Pitchers mound lowered by 5 inches, 51 years ago today
Major League Baseball lowered the pitchers mound height from 15 inches to 10 inches, 51 years ago today.
Koufax, Drysdale begin holdout, 50 years ago today
Fifty years ago today, Los Angeles Dodgers aces Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale refused to report to camp in Vero Beach, Florida, and began their holdout for a multi-year deal giving them a total of $1 million. The dispute was apparently over the length of the contract more than the pitchers’ potential $167,000 annual salaries,…