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==1969 All-Star Game== | ==1969 All-Star Game== | ||
* Mays had one at-bat, pinch hitting for Don Kessinger in the top of the 5th. He hit a fly ball off Dave McNally for the 2nd out of the inning. President Nixon was scheduled to throw out the first pitch, but due to the delay he had to miss the game in order to greet the Apollo 11 astronauts after their splashdown. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President_Nixon_welcomes_the_Apollo_11_astronauts_aboard_the_U.S.S._Hornet.jpg link]) --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 12:01, 22 June 2024 (CDT) | * Mays had one at-bat, pinch hitting for Don Kessinger in the top of the 5th. He hit a fly ball off Dave McNally for the 2nd out of the inning. President Nixon was scheduled to throw out the first pitch, but due to the delay he had to miss the game in order to greet the Apollo 11 astronauts after their splashdown. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President_Nixon_welcomes_the_Apollo_11_astronauts_aboard_the_U.S.S._Hornet.jpg link]) --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 12:01, 22 June 2024 (CDT) | ||
==Mays contract== | |||
* Mays was the highest-paid member of the 1969 Giants, with a contract salary of $125,000 (worth $1,072,640 in 2024 dollars). His teammate, Jim Davenport, earned $28,000 ($240,271 in 2024 dollars). 3rd year infielder Bobby Etheridge was the lowest-paid starter on the roster, pulling in $4,500 ($38,615 in 2024 dollars). So in other words, Major League salaries have grown by about 20-25 times faster than the consumer price index over the last 55 years. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 12:23, 22 June 2024 (CDT) | |||
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1969 All-Star Game
- Mays had one at-bat, pinch hitting for Don Kessinger in the top of the 5th. He hit a fly ball off Dave McNally for the 2nd out of the inning. President Nixon was scheduled to throw out the first pitch, but due to the delay he had to miss the game in order to greet the Apollo 11 astronauts after their splashdown. (link) --Dystopos (talk) 12:01, 22 June 2024 (CDT)
Mays contract
- Mays was the highest-paid member of the 1969 Giants, with a contract salary of $125,000 (worth $1,072,640 in 2024 dollars). His teammate, Jim Davenport, earned $28,000 ($240,271 in 2024 dollars). 3rd year infielder Bobby Etheridge was the lowest-paid starter on the roster, pulling in $4,500 ($38,615 in 2024 dollars). So in other words, Major League salaries have grown by about 20-25 times faster than the consumer price index over the last 55 years. --Dystopos (talk) 12:23, 22 June 2024 (CDT)