Hank Aaron baseball scout Ed Scott signed Aaron to a contract on behalf of the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League where he played three months. He started play as a , , shortstop, and earned $200 per month. As a result of his standout play with the Indianapolis Clowns, Aaron received two offers from MLB teams via telegram, one from the New York Giants and the other from the Boston Braves. Years later, Aaron remembered: I had the Giants' contract in my hand. But the Braves offered fifty dollars a month more. That's the only thing that kept Willie Mays
Major League (film) series "Young Guns", "Major League", and "Ace Ventura". The Team (by uniform number): Major League (film) Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, and Corbin Bernsen. Made for $11 million, "Major League" grossed nearly $50 million in domestic release. "Major League" deals with the exploits of a fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, and spawned two sequels ("Major League II" and ""), neither of which replicated the success