1919 to 2021 US Dollars
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Originally Posted by Directly
Cicotte salary of $5,000 in 1919 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $150,719.78 today.
Comiskey partly blamed for his ball players low salaries for them to throw the Series doesn't add up.
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1919 to 2021
$5,000 = $79,280.35
$9,075 = $143,893.83
SABR has Cicotte's base salary at $5,000.
Baseball Reference has Cicotte's salary at $9,075.
SABR - Black Sox salaries
SABR - 1919 American League salaries
Baseball Reference - 1919 Chicago White Sox
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