Clipping:World Series share, gate receipts, attendance

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Date Thursday, October 31, 1889
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...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

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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

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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