This day in baseball: Koufax and Drysdale sign
Posted: March 30, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Don Drysdale, history, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sandy Koufax, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentSandy Koufax and Don Drysdale signed for $130,000 and $105,000, respectively, on March 30, 1966 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The agreements ended a 32-day holdout in which the two pitchers had refused to report for Spring Training. Their actions would pave the way for other players to be more aggressive when negotiating with team owners.
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale (LA Times)
