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fromDodgers Nation
13 hours ago

60 Years Ago, 2 Legendary Dodgers Changed Baseball History

In 1966, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale were set to pitch for the defending World Series champion Dodgers. The only issue for the future Hall of Famers, though, was their compensation. The players were offered slight raises coming into 1966: From $85,000 to $100,000 for Koufax, and from $80,000 to $85,000 for Drysdale. Despite that, the pair of pitchers were determined to not let the team play them against each other in contract negotiations.
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fromDodger Blue
17 hours ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax Begin Spring Training Holdout

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax's 32-day holdout in 1966 marked the first collective player action and fundamentally transformed baseball's economic structure by leading to the elimination of the reserve clause and establishment of free agency.
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