1948– Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial ends his holdout, signing a contract for $31,000, the same salary he made last season. ‘Stan the Man’, after be assured by new owners Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh that his salary will be increased based on his performance, gets a pay raise of $5,000 when he is hitting .403 at the All-Star break, en route to being named the National League’s MVP.
Birthdays
Red Murray
Jeff Pfeffer
Dazzy Vance
Art Rebel
Bob Johnson
Danny Frisella
Tom Grieve
Leron Lee
Tom Lampkin
Brian Hunter
Nerio Rodriguez
Deaths
- Lon Ury
- Jack Taylor
- Kiddo Davis
