Here's what a superstar like Ernie Banks earned back in the old days:
Ernie Banks
Year - Team - Number - Salary
1953 Chicago Cubs 14 $2,000.00
1954 Chicago Cubs 14 $6,000.00
1955 Chicago Cubs 14 $10,000.00
1956 Chicago Cubs 14 $17,500.00
1957 Chicago Cubs 14 $20,000.00
1958 Chicago Cubs 14 $27,500.00
1959 Chicago Cubs 14 $45,000.00
1960 Chicago Cubs 14 $50,000.00
1961 Chicago Cubs 14 $57,500.00
1962 Chicago Cubs 14 $55,000.00
1963 Chicago Cubs 14 $55,000.00
1964 Chicago Cubs 14 $57,500.00
1965 Chicago Cubs 14 $52,500.00
1966 Chicago Cubs 14 $55,000.00
1967 Chicago Cubs 14 $65,000.00
1968 Chicago Cubs 14 $65,000.00
1969 Chicago Cubs 14 $60,000.00
1970 Chicago Cubs 14 $85,000.00
1971 Chicago Cubs 14 $85,000.00
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