Team payrolls for 1989 are compiled as of opening day and are based only on players with contracts at that time. Players called up later in the season or added mid-season via trade are not considered as part of team payroll for a season.
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 21,584,161 77 83 4 8 17 21,618,704 Orel Hershiser (1)1989 New York Yankees team roster AL East 20,562,985 74 87 5 10 19 20,991,318 Don Mattingly (12)1989 New York Mets team roster NL East 20,013,212 87 75 2 4 8 22,518,834 Dwight Gooden (5)1989 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 18,553,385 83 79 3 7 12 20,983,333 Jim Rice (7)1989 Houston Astros team roster NL West 16,011,000 86 76 3 6 10 18,830,000 Mike Scott (63)1989 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 16,009,666 89 73 1 4 6 18,486,834 George Bell (28)1989 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL East 15,555,333 86 76 3 5 11 20,923,334 Dan Quisenberry (3)1989 Minnesota Twins team roster AL West 15,540,500 80 82 5 9 16 15,106,000 Frank Viola (2)1989 Kansas City Royals team roster AL West 15,421,662 92 70 2 2 4 23,873,745 Willie Wilson (16)1989 Detroit Tigers team roster AL East 15,099,596 59 103 7 14 26 18,092,238 Jack Morris (25)1989 California Angels team roster AL West 14,713,833 91 71 3 3 5 21,870,000 Chili Davis (44)1989 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 14,602,999 99 63 1 1 1 19,987,501 Jose Canseco (36)1989 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 14,094,000 92 70 1 2 3 20,942,333 Rick Reuschel (80)1989 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 13,094,000 89 73 2 3 7 18,588,334 Jack Clark (21)1989 Montreal Expos team roster NL East 12,305,389 81 81 4 7 14 16,656,388 Tim Raines (17)1989 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL East 11,993,500 74 88 5 10 20 15,656,000 Andy Van Slyke (14)1989 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL West 11,087,000 75 87 5 9 18 14,769,500 Eric Davis (40)1989 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 10,689,500 83 79 4 6 13 15,104,372 Nolan Ryan (32)1989 Milwaukee Brewers team roster AL East 10,373,000 81 81 4 8 15 20,019,167 Paul Molitor (18)1989 Chicago Cubs team roster NL East 10,165,500 93 69 1 1 2 14,496,000 Rick Sutcliffe (8)1989 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 9,640,000 67 95 6 11 24 13,953,667 Juan Samuel (45)1989 Atlanta Braves team roster NL West 9,551,334 63 97 6 12 25 13,328,334 Dale Murphy (21)1989 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 9,547,500 73 89 6 11 22 12,941,667 Alvin Davis (50)1989 Cleveland Indians team roster AL East 8,928,500 73 89 6 12 21 15,152,000 Joe Carter (35)1989 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 8,176,666 87 75 2 5 9 10,037,084 Cal Ripken (4)1989 Chicago White Sox team roster AL West 7,595,561 69 92 7 13 23 9,496,238 Harold Baines (76)26 record(s)
1 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers 2,766,667 2 Frank Viola Minnesota Twins 2,766,666 3 Dan Quisenberry St. Louis Cardinals 2,515,362 4 Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles 2,466,667 5 Dwight Gooden New York Mets 2,416,667 6 Gary Gaetti Minnesota Twins 2,400,000 7 Jim Rice Boston Red Sox 2,354,748 8 Rick Sutcliffe Chicago Cubs 2,340,000 9 Eddie Murray Los Angeles Dodgers 2,331,062 10 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 2,300,000 11 Ozzie Smith St. Louis Cardinals 2,240,000 12 Don Mattingly New York Yankees 2,200,000 13 Gary Carter New York Mets 2,198,572 14 Andy Van Slyke Pittsburgh Pirates 2,150,000 15 Rickey Henderson New York Yankees 2,120,000 16 Willie Wilson Kansas City Royals 2,112,205 17 Tim Raines Montreal Expos 2,104,889 18 Andre Dawson Chicago Cubs 2,100,000 18 Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers 2,100,000 20 George Brett Kansas City Royals 2,005,000 21 Keith Hernandez New York Mets 2,000,000 21 Dale Murphy Atlanta Braves 2,000,000 21 Kirby Puckett Minnesota Twins 2,000,000 21 Jack Clark San Diego Padres 2,000,000 25 Jack Morris Detroit Tigers 1,989,000 26 Kevin McReynolds New York Mets 1,966,666 26 Ron Darling New York Mets 1,966,666 28 George Bell Toronto Blue Jays 1,900,000 29 Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox 1,850,000 29 Fernando Valenzuela Los Angeles Dodgers 1,850,000 31 Pedro Guerrero St. Louis Cardinals 1,833,333 32 Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers 1,800,000 33 Jimmy Key Toronto Blue Jays 1,766,666 34 Bruce Hurst San Diego Padres 1,733,333 35 Joe Carter Cleveland Indians 1,630,000 36 Jose Canseco Oakland Athletics 1,600,000 37 Fred Lynn Detroit Tigers 1,590,000 38 Kent Hrbek Minnesota Twins 1,560,000 39 Teddy Higuera Milwaukee Brewers 1,525,000 40 Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds 1,515,000 41 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays 1,500,000 42 Darryl Strawberry New York Mets 1,495,000 43 Keith Moreland Detroit Tigers 1,483,333 44 Chili Davis California Angels 1,475,000 45 Juan Samuel Philadelphia Phillies 1,450,000 45 Eric Show San Diego Padres 1,450,000 45 Steve Bedrosian Philadelphia Phillies 1,450,000 45 Dave Righetti New York Yankees 1,450,000 49 Lee Smith Boston Red Sox 1,425,000 50 Willie McGee St. Louis Cardinals 1,400,000 50 Mike Witt California Angels 1,400,000 50 Jeff Reardon Minnesota Twins 1,400,000 50 Alvin Davis Seattle Mariners 1,400,000 50 Tony Fernandez Toronto Blue Jays 1,400,000 55 Lloyd Moseby Toronto Blue Jays 1,375,000 55 Mark Gubicza Kansas City Royals 1,375,000 55 Carney Lansford Oakland Athletics 1,375,000 55 Mike Boddicker Boston Red Sox 1,375,000 59 Mark Langston Seattle Mariners 1,350,000 59 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals 1,350,000 61 Kirk Gibson Los Angeles Dodgers 1,333,333 62 Willie Hernandez Detroit Tigers 1,310,000 63 Julio Franco Texas Rangers 1,300,000 63 Jesse Barfield Toronto Blue Jays 1,300,000 63 Mike Scott Houston Astros 1,300,000 63 Von Hayes Philadelphia Phillies 1,300,000 63 John Tudor Los Angeles Dodgers 1,300,000 68 Mike Moore Oakland Athletics 1,291,666 69 Brian Downing California Angels 1,250,000 69 Charlie Leibrandt Kansas City Royals 1,250,000 71 Tom Brunansky St. Louis Cardinals 1,240,000 72 Bert Blyleven California Angels 1,225,000 72 Jim Clancy Houston Astros 1,225,000 74 Tony Pena St. Louis Cardinals 1,220,000 75 Bob Welch Oakland Athletics 1,208,333 76 Harold Baines Chicago White Sox 1,204,281 77 Dave Stewart Oakland Athletics 1,200,000 77 Scott Fletcher Texas Rangers 1,200,000 77 Carlton Fisk Chicago White Sox 1,200,000 80 Rick Reuschel San Francisco Giants 1,175,000 81 Steve Sax New York Yankees 1,150,000 81 Danny Jackson Cincinnati Reds 1,150,000 81 Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers 1,150,000 81 Phil Bradley Baltimore Orioles 1,150,000 81 Rich Gedman Boston Red Sox 1,150,000 86 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 1,141,667 87 Will Clark San Francisco Giants 1,125,000 87 Dave Parker Oakland Athletics 1,125,000 89 Dave Smith Houston Astros 1,100,000 89 Mike Scioscia Los Angeles Dodgers 1,100,000 89 Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers 1,100,000 89 Mike Marshall Los Angeles Dodgers 1,100,000 89 Michael LaCoss San Francisco Giants 1,100,000 89 Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox 1,100,000 95 Glenn Davis Houston Astros 1,085,000 96 John Franco Cincinnati Reds 1,067,500 97 Dennis Eckersley Oakland Athletics 1,062,500 98 Rafael Ramirez Houston Astros 1,050,000 98 Ed Whitson San Diego Padres 1,050,000 100 Danny Tartabull Kansas City Royals 1,035,000 100 record(s)
