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Everyone knows that the price/value of almost everything is going UP, UP and UP some more, but consider the following with regard to major-league baseball salaries.
Keep in mind that the MINIMUM SALARY for ANY major-league baseball player is now $507,500 -- a ridiculous figure, in my opinion. However, looking back a half-century ago, in 1966, consider the salary of Frank Robinson, who played for the Baltimore Orioles.
In the 1966 season, with a salary of $64,000, Robinson WON THE TRIPLE CROWN (batting average, home runs and runs batted in), led the league in runs scored, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, was league MVP (his second MVP in six seasons) and World Series MVP as Baltimore won four straight, the final game 1-0 on a Robinson home run.
So what was his salary the following season? A "paltry" $100,000 -- which would be considered "chicken feed" in comparison to today's top-to-bottom salaries.
Keep in mind that the MINIMUM SALARY for ANY major-league baseball player is now $507,500 -- a ridiculous figure, in my opinion. However, looking back a half-century ago, in 1966, consider the salary of Frank Robinson, who played for the Baltimore Orioles.
In the 1966 season, with a salary of $64,000, Robinson WON THE TRIPLE CROWN (batting average, home runs and runs batted in), led the league in runs scored, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, was league MVP (his second MVP in six seasons) and World Series MVP as Baltimore won four straight, the final game 1-0 on a Robinson home run.
So what was his salary the following season? A "paltry" $100,000 -- which would be considered "chicken feed" in comparison to today's top-to-bottom salaries.