The Babe and Money
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A financial look at Babe Ruth, in today’s dollars:
Earnings as a Yankee: $7.9 million
Endorsement earnings: $19 million
His first pro contract: $9,800
Fines paid in mid-1920’s: $71,000
His 1927 salary: $642,000
Value of estate at death: $2.4 million
The Yankees earned $30 million while Ruth played; his major league career lasted from 1914-1935.
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Source: “Money Secrets of the Rich and Famous” (Michael Reynard, Allworth Press, 1999)
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