2006-12-22 07:40:03 · 13 answers · asked by Ron R 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It was Nolan Ryan in 1979.
2006-12-22 07:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by tkatt00 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On Nov 19, 1979, Nolan Ryan became the first player to sign a contract for more than a million dollars per year. Richard Moss, Ryan's agent, helped negotiate a 4-year, $4.5 million dollar contract for the future Hall of Famer, making him the highest paid player at the time.
2006-12-22 17:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by mopar13az 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan was the first to sign for a cool million and I think Ozzie Smith was the first to sign for 2 million
2006-12-22 16:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by caodancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan
2006-12-22 16:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by the waffle man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan he also was the first 2 mil and i believe first mil.and he would be worth at least twice the amount the t[p pitcher is getting for next season
2006-12-22 20:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan - 4 years $4.50 million
2006-12-22 18:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are correct! Nolan is the man. All of them owe it to Curt Flood, who sacrificed his baseball career to challenge the Reserve Clause(it stipulated a player was the absolute "property" of the team that had him under contract") , which is what eventually led to Free Agency.
2006-12-22 22:19:23 · answer #7 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan made the first mil in '79, while with the Astros.
2006-12-22 22:34:00 · answer #8 · answered by sicknstyfilipino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was either Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson
2006-12-24 01:41:52 · answer #9 · answered by wildwoodwon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dave Winfield with, of course, the Yankees
2006-12-25 19:58:28 · answer #10 · answered by ljjahn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋