2006-11-07 12:09:48 · 9 answers · asked by ISEL 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Hank Greenberg's 1947 contract with the Pirates was for less than $100,000 but included incentives and attendance clauses that netted Greenberg more than six figures for the season. The first $100,000 straight salary contract was given to Joe DiMaggio by the Yankees for the 1949 season.
2006-11-07 13:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Babe Ruth. When questioned by a reporter that the amount then exceeded what President Herbert Hoover was making, the Babe responded, "I had a better year."
2006-11-07 12:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hank Greenberg of the Pirates in 1947, the person who referred to Ruth making more then the president, he was only getting paid around 52,000.
2006-11-07 12:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew B 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When Ruth first signed with the Yanks he was paid $105,000 a year. But $20,000 of that was expense money.
2006-11-07 23:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by 10 to 20 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nolan ryan 1979 for the Houston Astros
2006-11-07 17:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the babe, but Nolan Ryan was the better buy. He is the greatest.
2006-11-07 21:15:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
who cares
2006-11-07 15:10:38 · answer #7 · answered by decycle69_420 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
babe ruth i think 2 also.
2006-11-07 12:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
what they said
2006-11-07 12:18:47 · answer #9 · answered by Dr.j/MJ(bulls fan!!!) 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋