 John Rogers , described as a " penny @-@ pinching " majority owner of the Phillies , assured Lajoie that he would make the same salary as Delahanty . However , Lajoie discovered that while he was earning $ 2 @,@ 600 ( $ 73 @,@ 954 in current dollar terms ) , Delahanty earned $ 3 @,@ 000 ( $ 85 @,@ 332 in current dollar terms ) ( contracts for NL players were not allowed to surpass $ 2 @,@ 400 ) . Rogers increased Lajoie 's pay by $ 200 but the damage had already been done . " Because I felt I had been cheated , I was determined to listen to any reasonable American League offer " , Lajoie said . 
