[Mr_Moonlight]

and nobody made that much again for years. I remember when Mays and Mantle went over 100k in the mid-sixties.

Yep, they had eclipsed the Ruth 'benchmark' salary, and this was during booming times, before overall inflation reared its ugly head ... guess DiMaggio wasn't too thrilled about what Mantle and Mays were getting paid, ehhh ?

[gusopol3]

He probably made a heck of a lot more selling Mr. Coffee; plus, they never got the lease on Marilyn Monroe, for what it was worth (well, at least he seemed to cherish it)

[metesky]

Both DiMaggio and Ted Williams started making $100 grand in 1949.

Google: Ted Williams Salary