Lip Man 1 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago February 27, 1973 - Coming off of his 1972 M.V.P. season, Dick Allen signed a three-year, 750,000 contract with the White Sox, making him the highest-paid player in baseball. While contract details for early baseball are sketchy, this is believed to be the first time a White Sox player had been the highest-paid in the game. Allen earned his deal by leading the A.L. in homers (37), RBIs (113), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.603) and OPS (1.023). It would be 24 years before the White Sox would boast the highest-paid player in the game again, when Albert Belle signed a deal that paid him 11 million for the 1997 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Funny I already knew it was Belle but I had no idea Allen was the original highest paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago We didn't get a 2/26 thread so i'll just post this here 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 15 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said: We didn't get a 2/26 thread so i'll just post this here Haha, I so remember this interview. “That man has tried my patience…” ”He better stay out of White Sox business!” Kenny was such a clown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 15 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Haha, I so remember this interview. “That man has tried my patience…” ”He better stay out of White Sox business!” Kenny was such a clown. KW was many things but clown is not one of them. He was upset and got emotional but the man brought us the only WS we've ever seen on the South Side. That's not clown s%*#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: KW was many things but clown is not one of them. He was upset and got emotional but the man brought us the only WS we've ever seen on the South Side. That's not clown s%*#. It can be both. Obviously he did a great job with 2005 but shitting on the greatest player in franchise history publicly because of his ego was an embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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