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How the holdout worked out
Considering how huge baseball & other sports salaries have become, Don & Sandy's demand for a bit more than $100,000in 1966 was a bargain for the Dodgers. The reserve clause allowed baseball teams to under pay their players. The players could not move to other teams for better pay. In essense, they were slaves owned by the teams. These union pickets were pointing out that Don's Dugout was non-union, but so was baseball back then. The O'malleys became very rich under paying their players. Good find noir noir. Thanks.
P.S...Don & Sandy's 1966 "holdout" strike worked...the Dodgers gave in and gave Don $105,000 and Sandy $125,000 for 1966, both breaking Babe Ruth's old salary record. They became the highest paid players in baseball, but small change by current baseball salaries, even allowing for inflation. Some pitchers earn a lot more than $100,000 for every start nowdays. $5 million a year is a middling salary for an average pitcher. Don and Sandy would be making better than $20 million a year today, or at least Sandy would.