Outbidding the Majors

 It was known that the baseball players in the Pacific Coast League could often pay stars, especially midlevel players, more than those players could earn in the Majors. Here's an example. 

"Seattle Outbid Majors for Bowman"

Like Cliff Brady, Elmer Bowman only saw time in the major leagues in the 1920.

For Bowman, however it started August 3 that year, and ended August 9. 

Here's his SABR Bio: Elmer Bowman – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)