Stan Musial

Jan. 21, 1960 - Stan Musial asks for, and receives, a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year. Musial says he was overpaid in 1957 and 1958, and his salary should be cut based on his 1959 performance. 

St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial in 1962. 

(Sporting News Archives) 

Julius Erving

Julius Erving of Massachusetts in 1970. (Sporting News Archives)

Dizzy Dean

Jan. 16, 1911 - Dizzy Dean was born

St. Louis Cardinals Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean in 1933.  (Charles Conlon/Sporting News Archives)

Babe Ruth

Jan. 15, 1934, Babe Ruth signed a 1934 contract for $35,000. 

New York Yankees’ Babe Ruth in 1934. (Charles Conlon/Sporting News Archives)