![]() ![]() Team owner Gussie Busch generously instructed Devine to give Musial $100,000.Īccording to Bob Broeg in the Feb. In the book “Stan Musial: The Man’s Own Story,” Musial said he told Devine, “I’d like to be the highest-salaried player the National League has had. ![]() ![]() 29, 1958, Musial, 37, became the first National League player with a six-figure salary when the Cardinals agreed to pay him $100,000 to play first base.Īfter Musial won his seventh batting title by hitting .351 in 1957, Cardinals general manager Bing Devine asked him what salary he wanted for 1958. When Stan Musial established a National League record by signing a one-year, $100,000 contract, he got his first pay raise from the Cardinals in seven years. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |