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| SALARY HISTORY www.mickey-mantle.com |
"I measure it by Cadillacs. I used to pay $5,000 for mine. They pay $20,000 now. So, if they make three times as much as I did, what's the difference?" Mickey Mantle '79
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"And never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would reach that stage. It was more money than I thought existed. It was almost too much." Mickey Mantle (about his 1957 salary)
| YEAR | SALARY |
| 1951 | $5,000 |
| 1952 | $7,500 |
| 1953 | $17,500 |
| 1954 | $21,000 |
| 1955 | $25,000 |
| 1956 | $32,000 |
| 1957 | $60,000 |
| 1958 | $65,000 |
| 1959 | $70,000 |
| 1960 | $60,000 |
| 1961 | $70,000 |
| 1962 | $90,000 |
| 1963 | $100,000 |
| 1964 | $100,000 |
| 1965 | $100,000 |
| 1966 | $100,000 |
| 1967 | $100,000 |
| 1968 | $100,000 |
