Clipping:World Series share, gate receipts, attendance
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Date | Thursday, October 31, 1889 |
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Text | ...the players assembled in the club-house and heard President Day read these figures: Gross receipts, world’s series.............................. $20,067.61 Expenses.............................................................. 7,902.86 ______________ Net profit............................................................. $12,055.15 Of this sum each player received $380.13. The attendance at the nine games was: At the Polo Grounds, 22,264; at Washington Park, 24,702; total, 47,266. New York World October 31, 1889 The Brooklyn players’ share of the gate receipts in the recent games for the world’s championship amounted to $6,228.65. This was divided among sixteen men, including Manager McGunnigle. Thus each man received $389.29. New York World November 1, 1889 |
Source | New York World |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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