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On February 28, 1966 — Refusing to report to spring training, Los Angeles Dodger pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin their joint holdout, asking for a $1 million, three-year contract, to be divided equally between them. The deal, equivalent to an annual salary of $167,000 for each hurler, will make them the best-paid players in baseball, easily surpassing Willie Mays’ $125,000 yearly paycheck with the Giants. Although the deal didn’t happen, On March 30, Drysdale and Koufax will end their holdouts, with each signing one-year contracts worth under $150,000. Koufax, however, will become the highest-paid player in the game.
Sandy Koufax Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/sandy-koufax-biography/
Don Drysdale Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/tag/don-drysdale/
February 28 Events -
https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-february-28/
August 16 - Mays ties Foxx
August 15 - Frank Thomas becomes White Sox Homerun King
August 14 - Yaz passes Babe Ruth
August 13 - Mickey Mantle passes away
Curt Flood Goes to Washington
August 12 - Mickey Mantle sets switch hitting mark
August 11 - DiMaggio benched
August 10 Pete Rose passes Stan Musial
August 9 Jack Taylor hurled his 187th consecutive complete game
August 8 - Ernie Banks is inducted into the Hall of Fame
August 7 - Bonds becomes all Time HR king
Willie Mays Joins the Hall of Fame
August 6 Tony Gwynn 3000 hit
August 5 Willie Mays is inducted into the Hall of Fame
August 4 Bonds Ties Aaron amd Seaver wins 300th
August 3 - Phil Niekro, Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie Wells are inducted the Hall of Fame
August 2 - Thurman Munson dies in plan crash
August 1 - Nate Colbert sets MLB record
July 31, 2003 Gary Carter Number Retired - Vintage Baseball Reflections
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds extends his hitting streak to 44 game - Vintage Baseball Reflections
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