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Tommy John’s 1987 New York Yankees Contract.
Lot 28. Tommy John’s 1987 New York Yankees Contract. John inked a contract for the 1987 season for $300,000. That’s the equivalent of about $615,000 in 2012 dollars, or about 30 percent more than the current major league MINIMUM salary. John, as Thomas E. John Jr., and Woody Woodward, the Yankees’ general manager, each signed the contract twice. They and Robert E. Quinn also put their signatures to a list of “special covenants.” Quinn signed as a witness; he succeeded Woodard as GM. Robert Fishel, the A.L. executive vice president, signed for Bobby Brown, the league president. The signatures are mint 9. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $148.
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