On This Day
On January 11, 1932, New York Giants first basesman and future Hall of Famer bill Terry, the last National Leaguer to hit .400, refused the $13,500 contract tendered for him and sent it back to the giants. He fumed to writers that he was "thoroughly disgusted."
Terry had just been edged in the batting race by St. Louis outfielder Chick Haley (.34888 to 34860), and over the previous two years he had hit .401, led the league in runs and triples, and amassed 254 hits. Still, the Giants cut his pay $9,000 off the previous year, $22,500 to $13,500.
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