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Beginning in 1969 winner and loser shares include League Championship Series. Loser's shares in 1903, 1905 and 1907 and winners' shares n 1906 and 1907 include club owners' slices, which were added to their teams' players' pool.
Under a voluntary arrangement made by the club owners, the players shared in the revenue from Game 5 of the 1910 World Series as compensation for the lowest-attended among the first four contests.
Players on second, third and fourth-place teams shared in receipts for the first time in 1918. From 1919-1925, only players on second and third-place teams shared in receipts, but fourth-place clubs were included again in 1926.
Currently, the players' pool for World Series shares is formed from 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series and 60 percent of the game receipts from the first four games from the League Championship Series and World Series. Sharing in the receipts are--the World Series winners and losers, League Championship Series runners-up, Division Series runners-up and second-place finishers (non-wild card teams).
Year Team Share 1903 Red Sox $1,182 1904 No Series Played 1905 Giants $1,142 1906 White Sox $1,874 1907 Cubs $2,143 1908 Cubs $1,318 1909 Pirates $1,825 1910 A's $2,068 1911 A's $3,655 1912 Red Sox $4,025 1913 A's $3,246 1914 Braves $2,812 1915 Red Sox $3,780 1916 Red Sox $3,910 1917 White Sox $3,669 1918 Red Sox $1,103 1919 Reds $5,207 1920 Indians $4,168 1921 Giants $5,265 1922 Giants $4,470 1923 Yankees $6,143 1924 Senators $5,970 1925 Pirates $5,333 1926 Cardinals $5,585 1927 Yankees $5,592 1928 Yankees $5,532 1929 A's $5,621 1930 A's $5,038 1931 Cardinals $4,468 1932 Yankees $5,232 1933 Giants $4,257 1934 Cardinals $5,390 1935 Tigers $6,545 1936 Yankees $6,431 1937 Yankees $6,471 1938 Yankees $5,783 1939 Yankees $5,542 1940 ...