Hack Wilson in 1930 led NL in HR, RBI but his .356 BA was 10th.

Hack Wilson still holds the season record for Runs Batted In (RBI) with 191 in 1930.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/RBI_season.shtml

Rank	Player (age that year)	Runs Batted In	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Hack Wilson+ (30)	191	1930	709	R
2.	Lou Gehrig+ (28)	185	1931	738	L
3.	Hank Greenberg+ (26)	184	1937	701	R
4.	Jimmie Foxx+ (30)	175	1938	685	R
5.	Lou Gehrig+ (24)	173	1927	717	L
	Lou Gehrig+ (27)	173	1930	703	L
7.	Chuck Klein+ (25)	170	1930	722	L
8.	Jimmie Foxx+ (24)	169	1932	702	R
9.	Hank Greenberg+ (24)	168	1935	710	R
	Babe Ruth+ (26)	168	1921	693	L
11.	Joe DiMaggio+ (22)	167	1937	692	R
12.	Lou Gehrig+ (31)	166	1934	690	L

Ten of the top 12 were in the 1930s and the other two were in the 1920s.

Hack Wilson's 56 Home Runs (HR) in 1930 was the National League record until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both broke it in 1998 with 70 and 66 respectively.

In 1930 Hack Wilson led the NL in HR and RBI:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1930-batting-leaders.shtml

Home Runs

1.	Wilson • CHC	56
2.	Klein • PHI	40
3.	Berger • BSN	38
4.	Hartnett • CHC	37
5.	Herman • BRO	35
6.	Hafey • STL	26
7.	Ott • NYG	25
8.	Terry • NYG	23
9.	Wright • BRO	22
	Lindstrom • NYG	22
	O'Doul • PHI	22

Runs Batted In

1.	Wilson • CHC	191
2.	Klein • PHI	170
3.	Cuyler • CHC	134
4.	Herman • BRO	130
5.	Terry • NYG	129
6.	Wright • BRO	126
7.	Hartnett • CHC	122
8.	Berger • BSN	119
	Ott • NYG	119
	Comorosky • PIT	119
	Traynor • PIT	119

But Wilson did not lead NL in Batting Average (BA) in 1930:

Batting Average

1.	Terry • NYG	.401
2.	Herman • BRO	.393
3.	Klein • PHI	.386
4.	O'Doul • PHI	.383
5.	Lindstrom • NYG	.379
6.	Watkins • STL	.373
7.	Waner • PIT	.368
8.	Stephenson • CHC	.367
9.	Traynor • PIT	.366
10.	Wilson • CHC	.356

Hack Wilson .356 BA was 10th. 10th!

Bill Terry (.401) and Carl Yastrzemski (.301): BA leaders revisited with percent above league.  Saturday, May 10, 2025

In 1930 NL BA was .303.  In 1968 AL BA was .230.

Terry: (.401 - .303) / .303 = 0.323432343 - 32% above NL BA

Yastrzemski: (.301 - .230) / .230 = 0.308695652 - 31% above AL BA

Terry but not by nearly as much as you might expect.

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For single seasons, in 1930, Playing in the NL, Qualified for league batting title, in the regular season, requiring Batting Average >= .300, sorted by descending Batting Average.

In 1930 43 (11 had fewer than 483 PA; qualifying in 1930: at least 100 games) NL batters had BA at least .300 and the NL had only 8 teams, not the 15 it has in 2025.

One .300 Batting Average in a league: AL 1968, NL 2025.  Sunday, September 28, 2025

... in 2025 we have one .300 BA in NL and only six in the AL. But four with 50 HR, two in each league...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2025-batting-leaders.shtml

Batting Average

1.	Turner • PHI	.304
2.	Hoerner • CHC	.297
3.	Freeman • LAD	.294
4.	Arráez • SDP	.292
5.	Perdomo • ARI	.291
6.	Frelick • MIL	.290
7.	Burleson • STL	.290
8.	Turang • MIL	.287
9.	Bohm • PHI	.287
	Donovan • STL	.287

I think the players are better than ever in 2025 but the game isn't. It's amazing the batters can hit the ball at all with all the velocity pitchers have. But it's supposed to be about fielding and base running, not SO and HR trots.

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-batting-leaders.shtml

Home Runs

1.	Raleigh • SEA	60
2.	Schwarber • PHI	56
3.	Ohtani • LAD	55
4.	Judge • NYY	53
5.	Suárez • 2TM	49
6.	Caminero • TBR	45
7.	Soto • NYM	43
8.	Alonso • NYM	38
9.	Adell • LAA	37
10.	Kurtz • ATH	36
	Greene • DET	36
	Ward • LAA	36

2025 AB/HR for HR >= 30. Was Cal Raleigh the Home Run king?  Monday, September 29, 2025

Yankees payroll with Brian Cashman as general manager 2001-2025: highest in American League in 22 of 25 years.

The Yankees won the World Series in 2000 and in 2009. So, once in the last 25 years, the worst stretch since 1920 when Babe Ruth joined the team.

Brian Cashman has been general manager since February 1998. He inherited a championship team that won the World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000. But even the 2009 team had the core four, inherited by Cashman: Jeter, Posada, Pettitte and Rivera.

The Yankees led AL in payroll 2001-2025 every year except:

2016: 4th

2017: 3rd

2018: 4th

The Yankees lead over the second highest AL payroll in some years is astonishing:

2009:

Yankees $210

Boston $125

2008:

Yankees $212

Detroit $139

2007:

Yankees $207

Boston $143

Note: My friend Pat DeSena asked me to indicate which AL team made it to the World Series. I will do that by making the team name bold. If they won the the World Series, I'll add a *. In 2010 and 2008 the AL team with the lowest payroll went to the World Series. The 2025 season is not complete. 10/10/2025 4:30 PM

Look at American League (AL) team payrolls over 25 years:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,392,659	41,885	$265,827,533	Boone
Toronto Blue Jays	2,849,935	35,184	$242,062,381	Schneider
Texas Rangers	2,397,071	29,593	$208,110,000	Bochy
Houston Astros	2,727,877	33,677	$204,583,333	Espada
Boston Red Sox	2,776,496	34,278	$196,290,967	Cora
Los Angeles Angels	2,615,506	32,290	$172,808,094	Washington
Seattle Mariners	2,538,053	31,334	$144,980,714	Wilson
Baltimore Orioles	1,803,655	22,267	$138,037,000	Hyde and Mansolino
Minnesota Twins	1,768,728	21,836	$135,561,190	Baldelli
Detroit Tigers	2,413,442	29,796	$132,893,334	Hinch
Kansas City Royals	1,748,801	21,590	$110,574,444	Quatraro
Tampa Bay Rays	786,750	9,713	$90,516,213	Cash
Cleveland Guardians	2,051,360	25,325	$88,787,000	Vogt
Chicago White Sox	1,445,738	17,849	$63,430,000	Venable
Athletics	768,464	9,487	$58,178,571	Kotsay

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In 2024 the Yankees lost the World Series to the Dodgers.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,309,838	40,862	$291,463,084	Boone
Houston Astros	2,835,234	35,003	$275,678,766	Espada
New York Mets	2,329,299	28,757	$262,702,250	Mendoza
Los Angeles Dodgers	3,941,251	48,657	$262,386,278	Roberts

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2024-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,309,838	40,862	$291,463,084	Boone
Houston Astros	2,835,234	35,003	$275,678,766	Espada
Texas Rangers	2,651,553	32,735	$261,471,834	Bochy
Toronto Blue Jays	2,681,236	33,102	$225,628,287	Schneider
Los Angeles Angels	2,577,597	31,822	$165,637,050	Washington
Boston Red Sox	2,659,949	32,839	$160,834,775	Cora
Seattle Mariners	2,555,813	31,553	$142,547,548	Servais and Wilson
Minnesota Twins	1,951,616	24,094	$135,262,591	Baldelli
Baltimore Orioles	2,281,129	28,162	$131,181,049	Hyde
Tampa Bay Rays	1,337,739	16,515	$128,533,112	Cash
Chicago White Sox	1,380,733	17,046	$123,336,791	Grifol and Sizemore
Kansas City Royals	1,658,347	20,473	$113,442,261	Quatraro
Detroit Tigers	1,858,295	22,942	$105,584,833	Hinch
Cleveland Guardians	2,056,264	25,703	$94,230,728	Vogt
Oakland Athletics	922,286	11,386	$55,690,000	Kotsay

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2023-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,269,016	40,358	$259,417,008	Boone
Texas Rangers *	2,533,044	31,272	$248,537,867	Bochy
Houston Astros	3,052,347	37,683	$240,388,766	Baker
Los Angeles Angels	2,640,575	32,600	$218,537,055	Nevin
Toronto Blue Jays	3,021,904	37,307	$211,190,269	Schneider
Boston Red Sox	2,672,130	32,989	$181,282,500	Cora
Chicago White Sox	1,669,628	20,613	$140,725,951	Grifol
Minnesota Twins	1,974,124	24,372	$137,798,640	Baldelli
Seattle Mariners	2,690,418	33,215	$128,155,663	Servais
Detroit Tigers	1,612,876	19,912	$119,236,836	Hinch
Kansas City Royals	1,307,052	16,136	$88,186,975	Quatraro
Baltimore Orioles	1,936,798	23,911	$82,758,114	Hyde
Tampa Bay Rays	1,440,301	17,781	$75,441,212	Cash
Cleveland Guardians	1,834,068	22,643	$70,114,729	Francona
Oakland Athletics	832,352	10,276	$51,230,000	Kotsay

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2022-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,136,207	38,719	$238,950,714	Boone
Boston Red Sox	2,625,089	32,409	$188,420,000	Cora
Toronto Blue Jays	2,653,830	32,763	$172,705,857	Montoyo and Schneider
Chicago White Sox	2,009,359	24,807	$167,458,334	La Russa and Cairo
Los Angeles Angels	2,457,461	30,339	$167,063,095	Maddon and Nevin
Houston Astros *	2,688,998	33,198	$164,789,600	Baker
Texas Rangers	2,011,361	24,832	$120,176,667	Woodward and Beasley
Detroit Tigers	1,575,544	19,214	$117,740,000	Hinch
Minnesota Twins	1,801,128	22,236	$110,792,857	Baldelli
Kansas City Royals	1,277,686	15,774	$87,410,000	Matheny
Seattle Mariners	2,287,267	28,238	$78,285,000	Servais
Tampa Bay Rays	1,128,127	13,927	$73,004,211	Cash
Cleveland Guardians	1,295,870	15,998	$65,960,000	Francona
Oakland Athletics	787,902	9,849	$50,248,334	Kotsay
Baltimore Orioles	1,368,367	16,893	$48,000,000	Hyde

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2021-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	1,959,854	24,196	$209,799,047	Boone
Houston Astros	2,068,509	25,537	$190,400,000	Baker
Los Angeles Angels	1,515,689	18,484	$188,408,595	Maddon
Boston Red Sox	1,725,323	21,300	$156,095,000	Cora
Toronto Blue Jays	805,901	10,074	$121,694,071	Montoyo
Minnesota Twins	1,310,199	16,175	$120,158,333	Baldelli
Chicago White Sox	1,596,385	19,708	$115,546,333	La Russa
Oakland Athletics	701,430	8,660	$94,555,834	Melvin
Kansas City Royals	1,159,613	14,316	$86,820,000	Matheny
Detroit Tigers	1,102,621	13,613	$78,590,500	Hinch
Texas Rangers	2,110,258	26,053	$67,890,999	Woodward
Seattle Mariners	1,215,985	15,012	$64,605,500	Servais
Tampa Bay Rays	761,072	9,396	$52,937,166	Cash
Cleveland Indians	1,114,368	13,758	$50,425,500	Francona
Baltimore Orioles	793,229	9,793	$42,075,000	Hyde

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2020-misc.shtml  (60 game season)

Tm	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	$218,635,714	Boone
Houston Astros	$217,000,000	Baker
Los Angeles Angels	$181,254,762	Maddon
Boston Red Sox	$171,984,429	Roenicke
Minnesota Twins	$134,838,333	Baldelli
Texas Rangers	$122,326,667	Woodward
Chicago White Sox	$119,066,333	Renteria
Cleveland Indians	$101,991,668	Francona
Seattle Mariners	$92,310,000	Servais
Detroit Tigers	$88,385,000	Gardenhire and McClendon
Oakland Athletics	$85,683,333	Melvin
Toronto Blue Jays	$76,078,572	Montoyo
Kansas City Royals	$68,600,000	Matheny
Tampa Bay Rays	$56,351,667	Cash
Baltimore Orioles	$52,190,000	Hyde

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2019-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,304,404	40,795	$228,442,421	Boone
Boston Red Sox	2,915,502	35,994	$218,978,142	Cora
Houston Astros	2,857,367	35,276	$166,042,500	Hinch
Los Angeles Angels	3,023,012	37,321	$158,078,584	Ausmus
Cleveland Indians	1,738,642	21,465	$151,257,783	Francona
Seattle Mariners	1,791,109	22,112	$126,874,600	Servais
Minnesota Twins	2,303,299	28,436	$113,758,333	Baldelli
Texas Rangers	2,132,994	26,333	$104,433,499	Woodward
Oakland Athletics	1,670,734	20,626	$102,935,833	Melvin
Detroit Tigers	1,501,430	18,536	$100,618,500	Gardenhire
Kansas City Royals	1,479,659	18,267	$98,183,242	Yost
Baltimore Orioles	1,307,807	16,146	$82,696,100	Hyde
Chicago White Sox	1,649,775	20,622	$80,846,333	Renteria
Toronto Blue Jays	1,750,144	21,607	$62,180,671	Montoyo
Tampa Bay Rays	1,178,735	14,552	$57,098,067	Cash

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2018-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
Boston Red Sox *	2,895,575	35,748	$222,205,000	Cora
Houston Astros	2,980,549	36,797	$172,781,200	Hinch
Los Angeles Angels	3,020,216	37,287	$166,849,666	Scioscia
New York Yankees	3,482,855	42,998	$160,643,032	Boone
Seattle Mariners	2,299,489	28,389	$157,090,065	Servais
Toronto Blue Jays	2,325,281	28,707	$151,670,772	Gibbons
Cleveland Indians	1,926,701	23,786	$143,375,233	Francona
Baltimore Orioles	1,564,192	19,311	$141,555,833	Showalter
Detroit Tigers	1,856,970	22,926	$111,531,000	Gardenhire
Minnesota Twins	1,959,197	24,188	$110,275,000	Molitor
Texas Rangers	2,107,107	26,014	$106,099,628	Banister and Wakamatsu
Kansas City Royals	1,665,107	20,557	$95,199,167	Yost
Chicago White Sox	1,608,817	19,862	$75,092,000	Renteria
Oakland Athletics	1,573,616	19,427	$69,883,333	Melvin
Tampa Bay Rays	1,154,973	14,259	$46,569,867	Cash

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2017-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
Texas Rangers	2,507,760	30,960	$207,326,274	Banister
Boston Red Sox	2,917,678	36,021	$200,550,750	Farrell
New York Yankees	3,154,938	38,950	$182,424,700	Girardi
Los Angeles Angels	3,019,585	37,279	$181,125,500	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,135,445	26,364	$172,438,700	Servais
Baltimore Orioles	2,028,424	25,042	$161,621,633	Showalter
Toronto Blue Jays	3,203,886	39,554	$158,890,575	Gibbons
Houston Astros *	2,403,671	29,675	$157,656,400	Hinch
Kansas City Royals	2,220,370	27,412	$127,555,817	Yost
Detroit Tigers	2,321,599	28,662	$118,375,600	Ausmus
Cleveland Indians	2,048,138	25,286	$114,427,167	Francona
Minnesota Twins	2,051,279	25,324	$103,932,500	Molitor
Chicago White Sox	1,629,470	20,117	$97,842,000	Renteria
Tampa Bay Rays	1,253,619	15,477	$79,473,033	Cash
Oakland Athletics	1,475,721	18,219	$51,560,000	Melvin

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2016-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
Boston Red Sox	2,955,434	36,487	$218,682,750	Farrell
Texas Rangers	2,710,402	33,462	$212,117,760	Banister
Detroit Tigers	2,493,859	31,173	$199,902,000	Ausmus
New York Yankees	3,063,405	37,820	$193,229,350	Girardi
Toronto Blue Jays	3,392,099	41,878	$182,690,767	Gibbons
Baltimore Orioles	2,172,344	26,819	$153,744,833	Showalter
Los Angeles Angels	3,016,142	37,236	$139,712,000	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,267,928	27,999	$137,169,100	Servais
Kansas City Royals	2,557,712	31,577	$125,132,675	Yost
Chicago White Sox	1,746,293	21,559	$113,416,000	Ventura
Cleveland Indians	1,591,667	19,650	$94,511,067	Francona
Minnesota Twins	1,963,912	24,246	$93,333,700	Molitor
Houston Astros	2,306,623	28,477	$89,498,000	Hinch
Oakland Athletics	1,521,506	18,784	$54,969,067	Melvin
Tampa Bay Rays	1,286,163	15,879	$48,223,791	Cash

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2015-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,193,795	39,430	$214,051,957	Girardi
Boston Red Sox	2,880,694	35,564	$183,931,900	Farrell
Texas Rangers	2,491,875	30,764	$178,860,789	Banister
Detroit Tigers	2,726,048	33,655	$172,284,750	Ausmus
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,012,765	37,195	$131,522,500	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,193,581	27,081	$130,681,400	McClendon
Kansas City Royals *	2,708,549	33,439	$121,590,475	Yost
Toronto Blue Jays	2,794,891	34,505	$117,917,400	Gibbons
Baltimore Orioles	2,281,202	29,246	$112,989,833	Showalter
Chicago White Sox	1,755,810	21,677	$112,889,700	Ventura
Minnesota Twins	2,220,054	27,408	$107,755,000	Molitor
Houston Astros	2,153,585	26,587	$93,256,200	Hinch
Tampa Bay Rays	1,287,054	15,322	$64,571,233	Cash
Oakland Athletics	1,768,175	21,829	$64,016,001	Melvin
Cleveland Indians	1,388,905	17,361	$59,163,766	Francona

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2014-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,401,624	41,995	$258,118,959	Girardi
Detroit Tigers	2,917,209	36,015	$169,135,500	Ausmus
Toronto Blue Jays	2,375,525	29,327	$136,466,200	Gibbons
Boston Red Sox	2,956,089	36,495	$134,628,929	Farrell
Texas Rangers	2,718,733	33,565	$129,801,239	Washington and Bogar
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,095,935	38,221	$128,667,000	Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles	2,464,473	30,426	$109,097,500	Showalter
Seattle Mariners	2,064,334	25,486	$95,471,000	McClendon
Kansas City Royals	1,956,482	24,154	$89,804,075	Yost
Oakland Athletics	2,003,628	24,736	$89,160,900	Melvin
Chicago White Sox	1,650,821	20,381	$87,475,500	Ventura
Minnesota Twins	2,250,606	27,785	$87,044,000	Gardenhire
Tampa Bay Rays	1,446,464	17,858	$77,814,300	Maddon
Cleveland Indians	1,437,393	17,746	$73,509,399	Francona
Houston Astros	1,751,829	21,628	$44,736,800	Porter and Lawless

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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2013-misc.shtml

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,279,589	40,489	$246,534,750	Girardi
Boston Red Sox *	2,833,333	34,979	$175,395,500	Farrell
Detroit Tigers	3,083,397	38,067	$154,407,000	Leyland
Texas Rangers	3,178,273	38,759	$139,261,200	Washington
Toronto Blue Jays	2,536,562	31,316	$124,517,800	Gibbons
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,019,505	37,278	$116,532,500	Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles	2,357,561	29,106	$100,832,000	Showalter
Kansas City Royals	1,750,754	21,614	$87,426,250	Yost
Cleveland Indians	1,572,926	19,419	$87,342,433	Francona
Chicago White Sox	1,768,413	21,832	$81,401,900	Ventura
Seattle Mariners	1,761,546	21,747	$78,887,000	Wedge
Tampa Bay Rays	1,510,300	18,646	$71,163,500	Maddon
Oakland Athletics	1,809,302	22,337	$69,440,000	Melvin
Minnesota Twins	2,477,644	30,588	$63,042,500	Gardenhire
Houston Astros	1,651,883	20,394	$14,672,300	Porter

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,542,406	43,733	$197,977,900	Girardi
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,061,770	37,800	$141,073,500	Scioscia
Detroit Tigers	3,028,033	37,383	$131,394,000	Leyland
Texas Rangers	3,460,280	42,720	$124,119,900	Washington
Chicago White Sox	1,965,955	24,271	$118,208,000	Ventura
Boston Red Sox	3,043,003	37,568	$110,386,000	Valentine
Minnesota Twins	2,776,354	34,276	$99,066,000	Gardenhire
Toronto Blue Jays	2,099,663	25,922	$82,352,700	Farrell
Cleveland Indians	1,603,596	19,797	$78,911,300	Acta and Alomar
Seattle Mariners	1,721,920	21,258	$78,235,600	Wedge
Baltimore Orioles	2,102,240	25,954	$77,949,000	Showalter
Tampa Bay Rays	1,559,681	19,255	$63,368,700	Maddon
Kansas City Royals	1,739,859	21,480	$61,747,075	Yost
Oakland Athletics	1,679,013	20,729	$61,202,500	Melvin

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,653,680	45,107	$206,275,028	Girardi
Boston Red Sox	3,054,001	37,704	$166,662,475	Francona
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,166,321	39,090	$138,543,166	Scioscia
Chicago White Sox	2,001,117	24,705	$127,789,000	Guillén and Cooper
Minnesota Twins	3,168,116	39,113	$112,737,000	Gardenhire
Detroit Tigers	2,642,045	32,618	$106,875,231	Leyland
Texas Rangers	2,946,949	36,382	$93,799,264	Washington
Baltimore Orioles	1,755,461	21,672	$88,299,038	Showalter
Seattle Mariners	1,896,321	23,411	$86,110,600	Wedge
Oakland Athletics	1,476,791	18,232	$67,094,000	Geren and Melvin
Toronto Blue Jays	1,818,103	22,446	$64,567,800	Farrell
Cleveland Indians	1,840,835	22,726	$49,426,566	Acta
Tampa Bay Rays	1,529,188	18,879	$41,053,571	Maddon
Kansas City Royals	1,724,450	21,290	$35,712,000	Yost

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,765,807	46,491	$210,733,389	Girardi
Boston Red Sox	3,046,445	37,610	$164,507,333	Francona
Detroit Tigers	2,461,237	30,386	$124,039,928	Leyland
Chicago White Sox	2,194,378	27,091	$107,195,000	Guillén
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,250,814	40,134	$104,963,866	Scioscia
Minnesota Twins	3,223,640	39,798	$97,559,166	Gardenhire
Seattle Mariners	2,085,630	25,749	$86,510,000	Wakamatsu and Brown
Baltimore Orioles	1,733,019	21,395	$81,612,500	Trembley, Samuel and Showalter
Kansas City Royals	1,615,327	19,942	$73,105,210	Hillman and Yost
Tampa Bay Rays	1,864,999	23,025	$71,923,471	Maddon
Toronto Blue Jays	1,495,482	19,173	$62,734,000	Gaston
Cleveland Indians	1,391,644	17,181	$61,203,966	Acta
Oakland Athletics	1,418,391	17,511	$57,904,900	Geren
Texas Rangers	2,505,171	30,928	$56,474,374	Washington

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In 2009 the Yankees beat Philadelphia in the World Series.

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,719,358	45,918	$210,330,039	Girardi
New York Mets	3,168,571	39,118	$151,994,237	Manuel
Chicago Cubs	3,168,859	39,611	$139,652,000	Piniella
Boston Red Sox	3,062,699	37,811	$125,439,499	Francona
Detroit Tigers	2,567,165	31,693	$119,510,145	Leyland
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,240,386	40,005	$118,169,000	Scioscia
Philadelphia Phillies	3,600,693	44,453	$115,479,046	Manuel

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees *	3,719,358	45,918	$210,330,039	Girardi
Boston Red Sox	3,062,699	37,811	$125,439,499	Francona
Detroit Tigers	2,567,165	31,693	$119,510,145	Leyland
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,240,386	40,005	$118,169,000	Scioscia
Chicago White Sox	2,284,163	28,200	$101,081,000	Guillén
Seattle Mariners	2,195,533	27,105	$100,134,166	Wakamatsu
Cleveland Indians	1,766,242	21,805	$85,224,866	Wedge
Toronto Blue Jays	1,876,129	23,162	$83,964,500	Gaston
Texas Rangers	2,156,016	26,617	$79,723,548	Washington
Kansas City Royals	1,797,891	22,196	$76,817,333	Hillman
Baltimore Orioles	1,907,163	23,545	$69,904,166	Trembley
Minnesota Twins	2,416,237	29,466	$67,804,266	Gardenhire
Tampa Bay Rays	1,874,962	23,148	$67,270,334	Maddon
Oakland Athletics	1,408,783	17,392	$65,945,000	Geren

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	4,298,655	53,070	$212,286,789	Girardi
Detroit Tigers	3,202,645	39,539	$138,785,196	Leyland
Boston Red Sox	3,048,250	37,633	$133,390,035	Francona
Chicago White Sox	2,500,648	30,496	$121,189,332	Guillén
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,336,747	41,194	$119,216,333	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,329,702	28,762	$117,666,482	McLaren and Riggleman
Toronto Blue Jays	2,399,786	29,627	$97,793,900	Gibbons and Gaston
Cleveland Indians	2,169,760	26,787	$78,970,066	Wedge
Texas Rangers	1,945,677	24,021	$68,037,326	Washington
Baltimore Orioles	1,950,075	24,376	$67,196,246	Trembley
Kansas City Royals	1,578,922	19,493	$59,445,500	Hillman
Minnesota Twins	2,302,431	28,425	$56,932,766	Gardenhire
Oakland Athletics	1,665,256	20,559	$47,967,126	Geren
Tampa Bay Rays	1,811,986	22,370	$44,970,597	Maddon

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Last season for Joe Torre as manager: 1996-2007.

Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	4,271,083	52,729	$207,039,045	Torre
Boston Red Sox *	2,970,755	36,676	$143,026,214	Francona
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,365,632	41,551	$109,251,333	Scioscia
Chicago White Sox	2,684,395	33,141	$108,671,833	Guillén
Seattle Mariners	2,672,223	32,588	$106,460,833	Hargrove and McLaren
Detroit Tigers	3,047,133	37,619	$95,180,369	Leyland
Baltimore Orioles	2,164,822	26,726	$93,174,808	Perlozzo and Trembley
Toronto Blue Jays	2,360,644	29,144	$81,942,800	Gibbons
Oakland Athletics	1,921,844	23,726	$79,366,940	Geren
Minnesota Twins	2,296,383	28,350	$71,439,500	Gardenhire
Texas Rangers	2,353,862	29,060	$68,643,675	Washington
Kansas City Royals	1,616,867	19,961	$67,691,500	Bell
Cleveland Indians	2,275,912	28,449	$61,673,267	Wedge
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,387,603	17,131	$24,623,500	Maddon

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	4,248,067	52,445	$194,663,079	Torre
Boston Red Sox	2,930,588	36,180	$120,099,824	Francona
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,406,790	42,059	$103,472,000	Scioscia
Chicago White Sox	2,957,414	36,511	$102,750,667	Guillén
Seattle Mariners	2,481,165	30,632	$87,959,833	Hargrove
Detroit Tigers	2,595,937	32,049	$82,612,866	Leyland
Baltimore Orioles	2,153,139	26,582	$72,585,582	Perlozzo
Toronto Blue Jays	2,302,212	28,422	$71,365,000	Gibbons
Texas Rangers	2,388,757	29,491	$68,228,662	Showalter
Oakland Athletics	1,976,625	24,403	$64,843,079	Macha
Minnesota Twins	2,285,018	28,210	$63,396,006	Gardenhire
Cleveland Indians	1,997,995	24,667	$56,031,500	Wedge
Kansas City Royals	1,372,638	16,946	$47,694,000	Bell
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,368,950	16,901	$34,917,967	Maddon

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	4,090,696	50,502	$208,306,817	Torre
Boston Red Sox	2,847,888	35,159	$123,505,125	Francona
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3,404,686	42,033	$94,867,822	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,725,459	33,648	$87,754,334	Hargrove
Chicago White Sox *	2,342,833	28,924	$75,178,000	Guillén
Baltimore Orioles	2,624,740	32,404	$73,914,333	Mazzilli and Perlozzo
Detroit Tigers	2,024,431	24,993	$69,092,000	Trammell
Minnesota Twins	2,034,243	25,114	$56,186,000	Gardenhire
Texas Rangers	2,525,221	31,176	$55,849,000	Showalter
Oakland Athletics	2,109,118	26,038	$55,425,762	Macha
Toronto Blue Jays	2,014,995	24,876	$45,719,500	Gibbons
Cleveland Indians	2,013,763	24,861	$41,502,500	Wedge
Kansas City Royals	1,371,181	16,928	$36,881,000	Peña, Schaefer and Bell
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,141,669	14,095	$29,679,067	Piniella

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,775,292	46,609	$184,193,950	Torre
Boston Red Sox *	2,837,294	35,028	$127,298,500	Francona
Anaheim Angels	3,375,677	41,675	$100,534,667	Scioscia
Seattle Mariners	2,940,731	35,863	$81,515,834	Melvin
Chicago White Sox	1,930,537	23,834	$65,212,500	Guillén
Oakland Athletics	2,201,516	27,179	$59,425,667	Macha
Texas Rangers	2,513,685	31,033	$55,050,417	Showalter
Minnesota Twins	1,911,490	23,599	$53,890,000	Gardenhire
Baltimore Orioles	2,744,018	33,877	$51,623,333	Mazzilli
Toronto Blue Jays	1,900,041	23,457	$50,017,000	Tosca and Gibbons
Kansas City Royals	1,661,478	20,768	$47,609,000	Peña
Detroit Tigers	1,917,004	23,667	$46,832,000	Trammell
Cleveland Indians	1,814,401	22,400	$34,319,300	Wedge
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,274,911	15,936	$29,856,667	Piniella

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In 2003 the Yankees lost the World Series to the Florida Marlins.

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,465,600	42,263	$152,749,814	Torre
New York Mets	2,140,599	26,757	$117,176,429	Howe
Atlanta Braves	2,401,084	29,643	$106,243,667	Cox
Los Angeles Dodgers	3,138,626	38,748	$105,872,620	Tracy
Texas Rangers	2,094,394	25,857	$103,491,667	Showalter
Boston Red Sox	2,724,165	33,632	$99,946,500	Little
Seattle Mariners	3,268,509	40,352	$86,959,167	Melvin
St. Louis Cardinals	2,910,386	35,931	$83,786,666	La Russa
San Francisco Giants	3,264,898	40,307	$82,852,167	Alou
Arizona Diamondbacks	2,805,542	34,636	$80,657,000	Brenly
Chicago Cubs	2,962,630	36,576	$79,868,333	Baker
Anaheim Angels	3,061,094	37,330	$79,031,667	Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles	2,454,523	30,303	$73,877,500	Hargrove
Houston Astros	2,454,241	30,299	$71,040,000	Williams
Philadelphia Phillies	2,259,948	27,901	$70,780,000	Bowa
Colorado Rockies	2,334,085	28,816	$67,179,667	Hurdle
Cincinnati Reds	2,355,259	29,077	$59,355,667	Boone, Knight and Miley
Minnesota Twins	1,946,011	24,025	$55,505,000	Gardenhire
Pittsburgh Pirates	1,636,751	20,207	$54,812,429	McClendon
Montreal Expos	1,025,639	12,662	$51,948,500	Robinson
Toronto Blue Jays	1,799,458	22,216	$51,269,000	Tosca
Chicago White Sox	1,939,524	23,945	$51,010,000	Manuel
Oakland Athletics	2,216,596	27,365	$50,260,834	Macha
Florida Marlins	1,303,215	16,089	$49,450,000	Torborg and McKeon

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,465,600	42,263	$152,749,814	Torre
Texas Rangers	2,094,394	25,857	$103,491,667	Showalter
Boston Red Sox	2,724,165	33,632	$99,946,500	Little
Seattle Mariners	3,268,509	40,352	$86,959,167	Melvin
Anaheim Angels	3,061,094	37,330	$79,031,667	Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles	2,454,523	30,303	$73,877,500	Hargrove
Minnesota Twins	1,946,011	24,025	$55,505,000	Gardenhire
Toronto Blue Jays	1,799,458	22,216	$51,269,000	Tosca
Chicago White Sox	1,939,524	23,945	$51,010,000	Manuel
Oakland Athletics	2,216,596	27,365	$50,260,834	Macha
Detroit Tigers	1,368,245	16,892	$49,168,000	Trammell
Cleveland Indians	1,730,002	21,358	$48,584,834	Wedge
Kansas City Royals	1,779,895	22,249	$40,518,000	Peña
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,058,695	13,070	$19,630,000	Piniella

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,465,807	43,323	$125,928,583	Torre
Boston Red Sox	2,650,862	32,727	$108,366,060	Little
Texas Rangers	2,352,397	29,042	$105,726,122	Narron
Seattle Mariners	3,542,938	43,740	$80,282,668	Piniella
Cleveland Indians	2,616,940	32,308	$78,909,449	Manuel and Skinner
Toronto Blue Jays	1,637,900	20,221	$76,864,333	Martinez and Tosca
Baltimore Orioles	2,682,439	33,117	$64,493,487	Hargrove
Anaheim Angels *	2,305,547	28,464	$61,721,667	Scioscia
Chicago White Sox	1,676,911	20,703	$57,052,833	Manuel
Detroit Tigers	1,503,623	18,795	$55,048,000	Garner and Pujols
Kansas City Royals	1,323,036	16,334	$47,257,000	Muser, Mizerock and Peña
Minnesota Twins	1,924,473	23,759	$40,425,000	Gardenhire
Oakland Athletics	2,169,811	26,788	$40,004,167	Howe
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,065,742	13,157	$34,380,000	McRae

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In 2001 the Yankees lost the World Series to Arizona.

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,264,907	40,811	$112,787,143	Torre
Boston Red Sox	2,625,333	32,412	$110,035,833	Williams and Kerrigan
Los Angeles Dodgers	3,017,143	37,249	$109,105,953	Tracy
Cleveland Indians	3,175,523	39,694	$93,360,001	Manuel
New York Mets	2,658,330	32,819	$93,174,428	Valentine
Atlanta Braves	2,823,530	34,858	$91,936,166	Cox
Texas Rangers	2,831,021	34,525	$88,633,500	Oates and Narron
Arizona Diamondbacks	2,736,451	33,783	$85,082,999	Brenly

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Tm	Attendance	Attend/G	Est. Payroll ▼	Managers
New York Yankees	3,264,907	40,811	$112,787,143	Torre
Boston Red Sox	2,625,333	32,412	$110,035,833	Williams and Kerrigan
Cleveland Indians	3,175,523	39,694	$93,360,001	Manuel
Texas Rangers	2,831,021	34,525	$88,633,500	Oates and Narron
Toronto Blue Jays	1,915,438	23,359	$76,895,999	Martinez
Seattle Mariners	3,507,326	43,300	$74,720,834	Piniella
Baltimore Orioles	3,094,841	38,686	$74,279,540	Hargrove
Chicago White Sox	1,766,172	21,805	$65,653,667	Manuel
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,298,365	16,029	$56,980,000	Rothschild and McRae
Detroit Tigers	1,921,305	23,720	$53,416,167	Garner
Anaheim Angels	2,000,919	24,703	$47,735,167	Scioscia
Kansas City Royals	1,536,371	18,968	$35,422,500	Muser
Oakland Athletics	2,133,277	26,337	$33,810,750	Howe
Minnesota Twins	1,782,929	22,011	$24,130,000	Kelly

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