Babe Ruth's 1921 auxiliary agreement specified monetary performance incentives while his ability to change teams was restricted by baseball's reserve clause.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Library of Congress exhibition materials and multiple SABR research articles detailing the specific terms of Ruth's 1921 contract, plus independent corroboration of the reserve clause's binding effect on players of that era. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- This Crackerjack Lineup of Baseball Memorabilia Drives ... (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/baseball-americana/about-this-exhibition/the-promise-of-baseball/the-business-of-baseball/mr-ruth-goes-to-washington/ (corroboration)
- https://sabr.org/research/article/bonus-performance-babe-ruth-and-his-1921-contract/ (corroboration)
- https://sabr.org/century/1921/yankees (corroboration)
- https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/major-league-baseball-tried-rein-babe-ruth/ (corroboration)