$1.9 Million to Yanks’ Mattingly

Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees today was granted the largest salary arbitration award in the 13-year history of the procedure, winning a $1.975-million one-year contract.

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner had offered $1.7 million to Mattingly, his All-Star first baseman who had a .352 batting average last year with 113 RBIs and 31 homers. The previous highest arbitration award was the $1.85 million granted to pitcher Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers last week.