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Show Charlie Comiskey Drew Highest Baseball Pay Charlie Comiskey, now president and owner of the Chicago White Sox, in the 'SOs and '90s was the highest-paid highest-paid player in baseball. As a first baseman and manager Commy was paid $1,0S3.33 by Chris Von Der Abe, owner of the St. Louis Browns, each month. When he took the management manage-ment of the Cincinnati club in 1892, John D. Brush paid him considerably more than that amount, and he was the highest salaried manager of his time. Anson of the Chicago club was a high-salaried player-manager, but his wages were less than the amount Comiskey received. |