This day in baseball: Feller’s contract
Posted: January 21, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, Dazzy Vance, history, Lefty Grove, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports 2 CommentsTwenty-two-year-old Bob Feller signed a deal with the Indians on January 21, 1941 reportedly worth $30,000. This made Feller the highest paid pitcher in baseball history. The previous high salary for a single season of pitching had been $27,500 to Dazzy Vance and Lefty Grove.

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