[DOC] [TLE] Baseball's Major Salary Milestones | Society for American Baseball ... [PAR] Thus a player may have signed a contract for a $6,000 salary, but if he was 
waived ... As the highest paid salaries have increased, so has the average salary. 
... Cobb became the first baseball player to earn a five-figure salary when he 
signed a one year ... The $100,000 barrier was first achieved by another Yankee 
in 1949. [DOC] [TLE] The story behind Stan Musial's $100,000 | RetroSimba [PAR] Jan 31, 2011 ... 29, 1958, Musial, 37, became the first NL player to receive a six-figure ... record 
by signing a one-year, $100,000 contract, he received his first pay ... Baseball 
has rewarded me richly, Musial said after signing the $100,000 deal. ... that the 
highest-paid big leaguers that year were Red Sox outfielder Ted... [DOC] [TLE] A Chronological History of Baseball's Best Paid Players [PAR] Jan 27, 2012 ... Note: Roger Clemens signed a pro-rated $28,000,022 deal with the Yankees in 
2007, but he was only paid $17,400.000. ... Red Sox GM Joe Cronin looks on as 
Ted Williams signs a contract for $125,000 in 1950, ... In 1966, Willie Mays 
became the highest paid player in baseball history with a salary of... [DOC] [TLE] Clemens and Red Sox Agree On 3-Year, $7.5 Million Deal ... [PAR] Feb 16, 1989 ... LEAD: The Boston Red Sox and Roger Clemens, their two-time Cy Young Award 
... major notch yesterday, agreeing to a three-year, $7.5 million contract. ... the 
Red Sox gave Clemens a $300,000 signing bonus and salaries of $2.2 ... 
Clemens, however, did not become the highest-paid player in baseball. [DOC] [TLE] Bonilla Chooses the Mets : Baseball: He becomes highest paid in ... [PAR] Dec 3, 1991 ... Bonilla became the game's highest-paid player late Monday, when he agreed ... 
when he agreed to a five-year contract with the Mets guaranteed to pay him $29 
million. ... he signed a five-year, $23.5-million deal with the Oakland Athletics. ... 
Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens by the Boston Red Sox. [DOC] [TLE] Bonilla Chooses the Mets : Baseball: He becomes highest paid in ... [PAR] Dec 3, 1991 ... Bonilla became the game's highest-paid player late Monday night, when ... he 
agreed with the Mets on a five-year contract that is guaranteed to pay him $29 
million. ... he signed a five-year, $23.5-million deal with the Oakland Athletics. ... 
given to two-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens by the Red Sox. [DOC] [TLE] List of highest paid Major League Baseball players - Wikipedia [PAR] The highest paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2013 season is 
New York ... First, he signed a $252 million, 10-year contract with the Texas 
Rangers in December .... Nolan Ryan (pictured) became the first player to earn 
an average salary above ..... Yankees, Red Sox loom large for smaller market 
teams". [DOC] [TLE] Al Kaline - Wikipedia [PAR] Albert William "Al" Kaline nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", is an American former Major 
League Baseball ... Immediately after retiring from playing, he became the Tigers' 
TV color .... hitting .294 in 1971, Kaline became the first Tiger to sign a $100,000 
contract. .... Jump up ^ "Tigers Pay $95,000 Bonus Money For School Hurler and
... [DOC] [TLE] Money ball: Player compensation from 1869-2007 | St. Louis ... [PAR] Mar 31, 2011 ... Regardless, it made him the highest-paid player in the game, at age 40. ... In his 
biography, Bob Feller wrote he made $150,000 in salary, ... Hank Greenberg 
becomes baseball's first $100,000 player when Pittsburgh buys his contract ... 
Red Sox's Ted Williams and the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio get raises to... [DOC] [TLE] Baseball's Milestone Contracts | SI.com [PAR] Feb 24, 2014 ... He was also the first player

Question: Signing a $100,000 contract with the Red Sox, he became the highest paid player in baseball
Answer: Ted Williams