Very nice piece Joe !!
My how salaries rose over ~20 years. Here is what the 1887 Wolverines came in at:
Manager
Bill Watkins => $3,000
Catchers
Charles Bennett => $3,000
Fatty Briody => $1,750
Charlie Ganzel => $2,000
Sy Sutcliffe => ?
Pitchers
Lady Baldwin => $3,200
Ed Beatin => ?
Bill Burke => $2,000
Pete Conway => ?
Charlie Getzien => $2,000
Henry Gruber => ?
Larry Twitchell => $1,200 (also played LF)
Stump Wiedman => $1,750
Fielders
Dan Brouthers => $4,000
Fred Dunlap => $4,500
Deacon White => $3,500
Jack Rowe => $3,500
Sam Thompson => $2,200
Ned Hanlon => $2,200
Hardy Richardson => $4,000
Billy Shindle => $1,750
Jimmy Manning => ?
Estimating an additional $7,000 for the five missing players and the team's total comes in at ~$55.5k. This information may seem a bit O/T but Joe might find it interesting.
So Joe, how and when did you acquire such a neat piece?
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Joe Gonsowski
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