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Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye
Back in 1902 the city of Hannibal honored Jake Beckley with a day when the Reds took a train up from St. Louis to play a team of locals here. They took up collection and gave him $50!
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Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye
I think that's about two thousand dollars in today's world.
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Actually, $1,495 in 2019 dollars. (I tried to get the figure in 2020 dollars but
the website I used said "We don't yet know the inflation rate for the current year! So we'll use last year, instead, okay?")