On Feb. 29, 1972 he signed a new contract with Atlanta making him the highest paid player in baseball
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Hank Aaron record-breaking deal - Feb 29, 1972 - HISTORY.com  On February 29, 1972, Hank Aaron signs a three-year deal with the Atlanta ... making him the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball at the time. ... In May 1970, he became the first player in baseball to record 500 homers ... By comparison, Babe Ruth earned an annual salary of $70,000 from the New York Yankees...
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Baseball's Milestone Contracts | SI.com  Feb 16, 2011 ... Wagner was paid $10,000 per season from 1908 until he retired in 1917, ... Feb. 29, 1972: Hank Aaron signs a three-year contract with the ... him $200,000 per year, making him the highest-paid player in baseball. .... Rickey Henderson, Mark Langston and Mark Davis signed deals of .... New Password
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The Shadow League | This Day In Black Sports History: Hank Aaron  Feb 28, 2013 ... On February 29, 1972, Hank Aaron signed a three-year deal with the Atlanta Braves that paid him $200,000 per year, making him the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball at the time. ... Two years after signing the deal, Aaron became baseball's home run king when he .... New York, NY 10016...
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Money ball: Player compensation from 1869-2007 | St. Louis ...  Mar 31, 2011 ... Regardless, it made him the highest-paid player in the game, at age 40. ... Told he now makes more than President Herbert Hoover, Ruth famously replies: ... Hank Greenberg becomes baseball's first $100,000 player when Pittsburgh ... Feb. 29, 1972. Hank Aaron signs a three-year contract with Atlanta that...
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February 29, 1972 : Hank Aaron record-breaking deal  On February 29, 1972, Hank Aaron signs a three-year deal with the Atlanta Braves that pays him $200,000 per year, making him the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball at the time. Two years later, Aaron became baseball's home run king when he broke Babe Ruth's long-standing record. Aaron began his...
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier - Apr 15, 1947 ...  On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American in ... The next year he became the Dodgers' highest paid player, earning a salary of $35,000. In 1955, Robinson helped the Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees to win ... Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major...
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Hank Aaron - Wikipedia  The Braves returned to Atlanta, and on April 8, 1974, a crowd of 53,775 people showed up for the gamea Braves attendance record. The game was also broadcast nationally on NBC. In the fourth inning, Aaron hit home run number 715 off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing.
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Rocket relaunch: Clemens rejoins Astros  Jun 1, 2006 ... Roger Clemens is coming out of retirement for the third time, agreeing to a $22 million contract to ... the Astros reach their first World Series.
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Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher) - Wikipedia  Following the 1998 season, Brown again became a free agent. He signed a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 7 years/$105 million USD, becoming the first $100 million man in baseball.
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Alex Rodriguez - Wikipedia  Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an ... The 10-year, $252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history. ... He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, reaching the ... Rodriguez and his parents moved to the Dominican Republic, then to Miami,...
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier - Apr 15, 1947 ...  The next year he became the Dodgers' highest paid player, earning a salary of $35,000. ... In 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his historic first game in the majors, ... the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto ... Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1,517 people.
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The story behind Stan Musial's $100,000 | RetroSimba  Jan 31, 2011 ... 29, 1958, Musial, 37, became the first NL player to receive a six-figure ... record by signing a one-year, $100,000 contract, he received his first pay ... Baseball has rewarded me richly, Musial said after signing the $100,000 deal. ... that the highest-paid big leaguers that year were Red Sox outfielder Ted...
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Mike Piazza becomes one of highest-paid players in baseball  Jan 22, 1997 ... Catcher Mike Piazza and the Los Angeles Dodgers, for example. ``Obviously, it didn't hurt at all,'' Piazza said Tuesday at a Dodger Stadium news ... hearing with the Dodgers, agreeing to a $15 million, two-year contract. ... 24 hours after Piazza's agent said he was upset with the team over the negotiations.
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1998 Major League Baseball season - Wikipedia  The 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the San ... McGwire's record would last only three years, with Barry Bonds hitting 73 in ..... June 15  Sammy Sosa hits three home runs, helping the Chicago Cubs ... July 17  Rafael Palmeiro hits his 300th career home run, helping the...
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Barry Bonds - Wikipedia  1984 Cuba  Team. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder ... He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs, most .... on May 28, 1998, Bonds became only the fifth player in baseball history to be given an intentional walk with the bases loaded.
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Remembering 715: Hank Aaron rocked bias and hatred with mighty ...  Apr 5, 2014 ... Forty years ago, out in the Atlanta bullpen, every reliever had his territory, ... Braves slugger Hank Aaron watches flight of the ball as he breaks Babe ... Hank Aaron hits No. 715 off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing on April 8, 1974. ... Plenty of people believe Aaron is still the true home run king, not the Steroid...
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Beltran renews a La Russa tradition - SweetSpot- ESPN  Cleaning house: Diamondbacks, Rockies, White Sox make leadership changes ... Orioles win biggest game of year and help Red Sox clinch AL East ... second-slot virtue for hitting .255/.320/.321 as an everyday player during the '70s. ... As a 35-year-old everyday catcher, Pudge was about as unconventional a selection to...
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Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (12/18/1886-7/17/1961 ... - Pinterest  Famous Georgians ... During a major league record 27-yr baseball career, he pitched in 1966 and ... Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker - three of the best baseball players of all .... He still holds several records, highest career batting average (.366 or .367, ..... I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times.
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Hank Aaron Hit Home Run No. 715 on This Date 40 Years Ago ...  Apr 8, 2014 ... The Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron had hit 40 home runs in the 1973 ... 715 off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing to become the ... Aaron's career record of 755 home runs would stand until San Francisco Giants slugger...
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Season Records | History | Atlanta Braves  Most home runs, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Braves & opponent -- 211, 1970. Most home runs ... Most extra base hits -- 587, 2003 ... Most consecutive games hit safely to begin a season, Edgar Renteria, 2006 ... Most games lost, relief pitcher -- 16, Gene Garber, 1979. Longest winning streak -- 14, John Smoltz, 1996.
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Dansby Swanson pulled after being hit by throw | MLB.com  Sep 13, 2016 ... Gordon Beckham finished the game as Atlanta's shortstop. ... Mark Bowman has been covering the Braves for MLB.com since 2001. .... and even receive a White House invitation from President Obama himself. .... in relief, after taking endless foul balls off nearly every body part and calling zillions of pitches,...