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The Chicago Cubs carried a $42,155,333 payroll in 1997 across 32 players, an average of $1,317,354 and a median of $350,000. The highest-paid player was Sammy Sosa at $5,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Sosa | $5,500,000 |
| 2 | Mel Rojas | $4,583,333 |
| 3 | Mark Grace | $4,525,000 |
| 4 | Brian McRae | $3,900,000 |
| 5 | Kevin Tapani | $3,750,000 |
| 6 | Ryne Sandberg | $3,250,000 |
| 7 | Terry Mulholland | $2,400,000 |
| 8 | Shawon Dunston | $2,325,000 |
| 9 | Steve Trachsel | $2,100,000 |
| 10 | Frank Castillo | $1,740,000 |
| 11 | Scott Servais | $1,370,000 |
| 12 | Rey Sanchez | $1,287,500 |
| 13 | Bob Patterson | $1,050,000 |
| 14 | Dave Clark | $450,000 |
| 15 | Jose Hernandez | $450,000 |
| 16 | Larry Casian | $350,000 |
| 17 | Turk Wendell | $350,000 |
| 18 | Dave Hansen | $325,000 |
| 19 | Kevin Foster | $275,000 |
| 20 | Terry Adams | $215,000 |
| 21 | Dave Stevens | $210,000 |
| 22 | Kent Bottenfield | $195,000 |
| 23 | Tyler Houston | $185,000 |
| 24 | Brant Brown | $155,000 |
| 25 | Doug Glanville | $155,000 |
| 26 | Dave Swartzbaugh | $153,500 |
| 27 | Miguel Batista | $153,000 |
| 28 | Mike Hubbard | $153,000 |
| 29 | Geremi Gonzalez | $150,000 |
| 30 | Kevin Orie | $150,000 |
| 31 | Marc Pisciotta | $150,000 |
| 32 | Ramon Tatis | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Chicago Cubs roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $42,155,333 total is the sum of these 32 salaries; the table lists every one of them, top contract first. Amounts are nominal US dollars; full source credits live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.