Price Tag on an All-Star Infield

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch
March 11, 1970, Billy Buckner
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March 10, 1970: How much would an all-star infield cost these days?

The Times' Ross Newhan heard what the Reds' assistant scouting director thought of young Dodgers Bill Buckner, Bill Grabarkewitz, Bobby Valentine and Bill Russell.

"I'll give $3-4 million for that infield," Rex Howen said.

What would $4 million get you on a baseball team now?

–Keith Thursby

 


March 10, 1970, Dodgers

 
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1 Response to Price Tag on an All-Star Infield

  1. A Scanner Darkly's avatar A Scanner Darkly says:
    March 10, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    The average major league baseball player salary was $3,240,000 in 2009.

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