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rank	player	team	salary
1	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	2,127,333
2	Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	2,110,000
3	Gary Carter	New York Mets	2,060,714
4	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	2,055,000
5	Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	2,044,757
6	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	1,975,000
7	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	1,940,000
8	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	1,925,000
9	Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	1,911,714
10	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	1,850,000
10	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	1,850,000
12	Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs	1,800,000
12	Keith Hernandez	New York Mets	1,800,000
14	Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	1,675,000
15	Rickey Henderson	New York Yankees	1,670,000
16	Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	1,666,333
17	Bill Caudill	Oakland Athletics	1,633,333
18	Jesse Barfield	Toronto Blue Jays	1,525,000
19	Pedro Guerrero	Los Angeles Dodgers	1,520,000
20	Dwight Gooden	New York Mets	1,500,000
21	Steve Garvey	San Diego Padres	1,450,000
22	Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals	1,389,706
23	Joaquin Andujar	Oakland Athletics	1,353,333
24	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	1,350,000
25	Fred Lynn	Baltimore Orioles	1,340,000
rank	player	team	salary
26	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	1,335,000
27	Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	1,310,000
28	Jack Clark	St. Louis Cardinals	1,300,000
28	Von Hayes	Philadelphia Phillies	1,300,000
28	Carney Lansford	Oakland Athletics	1,300,000
31	Rich Gossage	San Diego Padres	1,273,904
32	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals	1,262,350
33	Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	1,260,000
34	Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	1,245,000
35	Nolan Ryan	Houston Astros	1,225,000
36	Mario Soto	Cincinnati Reds	1,200,000
37	Leon Durham	Chicago Cubs	1,183,333
38	George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	1,175,000
39	Tony Pena	St. Louis Cardinals	1,150,500
40	Bert Blyleven	Minnesota Twins	1,150,000
40	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	1,150,000
42	Garry Templeton	San Diego Padres	1,143,225
43	Mike Witt	California Angels	1,133,333
44	Jerry Reuss	Los Angeles Dodgers	1,100,000
44	Andre Thornton	Cleveland Indians	1,100,000
44	Dave Parker	Cincinnati Reds	1,100,000
47	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	1,083,333
48	Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	1,075,000
49	Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	1,070,099
50	Willie Hernandez	Detroit Tigers	1,060,000
rank	player	team	salary
51	Steve Bedrosian	Philadelphia Phillies	1,050,000
51	Ron Cey	Oakland Athletics	1,050,000
51	Ron Darling	New York Mets	1,050,000
51	Doug DeCinces	California Angels	1,050,000
51	John Tudor	St. Louis Cardinals	1,050,000
56	Keith Moreland	Chicago Cubs	1,043,333
57	Terry Kennedy	Baltimore Orioles	1,020,000
58	Jody Davis	Chicago Cubs	1,008,333
59	Lance Parrish	Philadelphia Phillies	1,000,000
59	Bob Knepper	Houston Astros	1,000,000
59	Donnie Moore	California Angels	1,000,000
62	George Hendrick	California Angels	989,333
63	Jeffrey Leonard	San Francisco Giants	975,000
63	Dan Petry	Detroit Tigers	975,000
65	Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	950,000
65	Gary Gaetti	Minnesota Twins	950,000
67	Scott McGregor	Baltimore Orioles	940,016
68	Tom Brunansky	Minnesota Twins	940,000
68	Willie Upshaw	Toronto Blue Jays	940,000
70	Floyd Bannister	Chicago White Sox	930,000
71	Kent Tekulve	Philadelphia Phillies	925,000
71	Tom Herr	St. Louis Cardinals	925,000
71	Jesse Orosco	New York Mets	925,000
74	Carlton Fisk	Chicago White Sox	900,000
74	Brian Downing	California Angels	900,000
rank	player	team	salary
74	Willie Randolph	New York Yankees	900,000
74	Terry Puhl	Houston Astros	900,000
74	Bill Gullickson	Cincinnati Reds	900,000
79	Don Sutton	California Angels	890,000
79	Steve Trout	Chicago Cubs	890,000
79	Len Barker	Milwaukee Brewers	890,000
82	Bob Boone	California Angels	883,000
83	Frank White	Kansas City Royals	875,000
83	Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers	875,000
83	Rafael Ramirez	Atlanta Braves	875,000
86	Buddy Bell	Cincinnati Reds	870,000
87	Charlie Leibrandt	Kansas City Royals	850,000
87	Bill Madlock	Los Angeles Dodgers	850,000
87	Jim Clancy	Toronto Blue Jays	850,000
87	Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	850,000
87	Scott Sanderson	Chicago Cubs	850,000
92	Lee Smith	Chicago Cubs	840,000
93	Bob Welch	Los Angeles Dodgers	837,500
94	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics	833,333
95	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins	830,000
96	Bo Diaz	Cincinnati Reds	825,000
96	Mike Boddicker	Baltimore Orioles	825,000
98	Chili Davis	San Francisco Giants	815,000
99	Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	807,500
100	Johnny Ray	Pittsburgh Pirates	807,000
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