For each year of service, players who retired after 1981 receive annual pension payments of between $3,000 and $5,640. More recently-retired players receive annual payments closer to $5,640 for each year of service, while those who retired in the early '80s receive closer to $3,000 per year in the league. Players who played at least 10 seasons also receive a retirement bonus in the form of annuity income.
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The simple answer is back in the 50's they did not play for money! That's right! The game seems to only be about money now but not then. Some players were only paid $1.00 a MONTH! It's incredible!! Talk about For the love of the game"!
the average salary for a pro baseball player in 2005 is $1 (one dollar)
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Germany is one of the European super powers in soccer. On average the salary of a player in Germany is about 60 thousand dollars.
According to numbers published by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the average player salary in 1969 was $24,909. The league minimum that season was $10,000.