And stayed the Yankees' high mark through Mickey Mantle's entire career!
The Mick said $100K was most he ever made (last 7 years of career) because "they didn't want to pay me more than him."

Nolan Ryan is baseball’s all-time strikeouts leader but he had control issues early in his career. Here is a quick moment he shared about his wildness in HS that had one hitter who “begged not to hit.”