On This Day: January 21

1960

St. Louis Cardinals superstar and Hall of Fame member, Stan Musial, asks for, and receives, a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year. Musial says he was overpaid in 1957 and 1958 (though he led the NL in ’57 with a .351 BA), and his salary should be cut based on his 1959 performance.