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First Year Rule Faces Heavy Fire At Baseball Meet
At the 1964 National Association of Baseball Convention in San Diego the debate focused on liberalizing the first year rule for minors. Key executives from the Giants Dodgers Yankees and others weighed amendments to ease farm-outs and drafts. Possible franchise shifts and ongoing intra league trades were also under discussion as veteran commissioner Ford Frick considered his term and succession.
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