Highlighted entries:
1989
Orel Hershiser becomes the first player in ML history to sign a contract that calls for a $3 million salary by inking a 3-year, $7.9 million contract with the Dodgers that will pay him $3,166,667 in 1991.
Bulldog got paid.
1953
The Braves send 1B Earl Torgeson to the Phils for P Russ Meyer. They then send Meyer to Brooklyn for Rocky Bridges and Jim Pendleton, and complete the day's activities by sending Bridges to the Reds for slugger Joe Adcock.
Does a player get a uniform from a team when he spends so little time with a team?
1889
Warrants are issued in Sacramento for the arrests of Joe Quest, Billy Alvord, and Harry Dooms for allegedly jumping their California League contracts. Alvord turns himself in and is released, but the Sacramento club is still seeking the other two players.
Arrested in a contract dispute? In 1789, there would have been a duel. In 1989, there would have been a lawsuit.
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