1966 Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale End the Most Famous Holdout in Baseball History UPI Press photo
|
“On March 30, 1966, famed Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale ended their double holdout by signing new contracts for $130,000 and $105,000, respectively. Their holdout during Spring Training lasted 32 days.
The two future Hall of Famers demanded a combined $1 million over three years. They fell short of that but ultimately signed for more than what the Dodgers had initially offered to the hurlers.”
Above from Dodgerblue.com
This was the beginning of players testing the reserve clause (see Curt Flood a few years later).
Long story short, this HISTORIC photo shows these two Hall of Fame hurlers with Buzzy Bavasi after they ended their holdout and reported to Vero Beach.
This is a period 9” x 7” UPI telephoto from that historic day!
Item: 12677
|
| Price: $149.00 | | |