The Indians sign high school star Billy Joe Davidson for a reported $150‚000

ByThis Day in Baseball May 29, 1951August 5, 2021

The Indians sign high school star Billy Joe Davidson for a reported $150‚000‚ eclipsing the $100‚000 the Pirates paid to Paul Pettit in 1949. Several teams sought the services of the tall lefty‚ alleged to be the best Indians prospect since Bob Feller.

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The Indians sign high school star Billy Joe Davidson for a reported $150‚000

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