Friday, February 06, 1970

1957: Big pay day for Ted Williams

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On this day in 1957, Ted Williams signed a one-year $100,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox.  He remained baseball's highest paid player.

Williams followed that contract by leading the AL in batting with a .388 average & 38 HR.   

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