Strike Ends Early Friday Ends 50-Day MLB Walkout
The 50 day baseball strike ends with a 5 45 a m settlement. Play resumes August 9 with the All Star Game in Cleveland and regular season the next day. Players vote to ratify after a Chicago meeting while owners discuss season format and playoffs.
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New York
Cleveland
Major League Baseball Players Association
Players’ Union
Chicago
Lenny Randle
Seattle Mariner
Players Association
All-Star Weekend Looms Over Cleveland Sports Capital
Officials say the 1981 All-Star Game in Cleveland will be a one day event on August 9 replacing the strike disrupted July 14 plans. The weekend also features a Browns exhibition with the Steelers and Roberto Duran’s return at Public Hall. City officials forecast strong interest and note hotel rooms are nearly all booked as 76,685 seat Municipal Stadium awaits.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bob DiBiasio
Indians
Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard
Nino Gonzalez
Public Hall
George Voinovich
General Hospital
DiBiasio
Municipal
Fans react to MLB strike settlement news
Gazette wire services reports mixed fan responses as MLB plans an All Star game on August 9 and a resumption of play the next day. Some mourn the season, others cheer relief. several fans in New York, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh express disillusionment or dwindling interest in baseball’s return.
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William Zaza
Long Island City
N.Y
Yankee
Pat Palmassano
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
St. Louis County
Jerry Brindell
Cardinal
Don Smith
George Trocheck
Clairton
Trobheck
Baseball Strike Facts and Figures
Summary of the 1981 baseball strike covering season suspension 59 days 711 of 2106 games canceled, return dates August 9 for All-Star in Cleveland and August 10 for regular play, option to resume original season or start a second season, and a proposed division miniseries. It details compensation, service time, and extension of the basic union agreement to 1984 plus the chronology of key strike events through June 12, 1981.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Peter Seitz
National Labor Relations Board
U.S
Henry Werker
NLRB
Economic Impact of Baseball Strike Widens Across League
The long strike slashed Dodgers revenues by about 7.6 million and Winfield salary losses near 388500 while league cities lost stadium rents and hotels. Labor officials note broad damage as 650 players went unpaid and attendance fell nationwide. Insurance paid roughly 25 million of the 50 million policy, aiding owners.
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New York
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave Winfield
Dodgers
Winfield
Raymond J. Donovan
Cincinnati
David Mann
Major League Baseball Players Association
Lloyd’s of London
Local fans react to settlement
Local residents share views on the long awaited Major League Baseball strike settlement. Gordon Scott criticizes owners for delaying the free agent draft while supporting players, predicts a World Series but questions the All Star game. Stan Jones sees Triple A benefits from the disruption and notes public interest in rising talent.
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Gordon Scott
Cedar Rapids
American Legion Baseball
Scott
Legion Baseball
the Gazette
Bob Streeter
Streeter
Pete Rose
Rose
Stan Musial
Stan Jones
Palo
Cedar Rapids Reds
Jones
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Baseball Strike
N.Y. Times Service
Minnesota Twins
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