The Ballplayers Go Fishing Amid Baseball Strike Chaos
The 1981 Major League Baseball season halted as 650 players from 26 teams struck, leaving stars like Yastrzemski Rose Sutton and Jackson to head home or wait, with pay and travel halted and ballparks off-limits. Players scattered to stay fit or seek homes while unions and clubs navigate chaotic splits.
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New York Times
New York
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Pete Rose
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
Randy Jones
New York Mets
San Diego
Don Sutton
Houston Astros
Los Angeles
Dallas
Craig Swan
Mets
Greenwich
Conn
Shea Stadium
Sutton
Astros
Swan
Tim Leary
Oakland
Cleveland Indians
New York City
Cincinnati Reds
O'Hare
Chicago
San Francisco Giants
Greg Minton
Yankees
Minnesota
Reggie Jackson
St. Louis
Dodgers
Bob Bailor
Yankee Stadium
Cedric Tallis
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Rose defers 3631st hit as MLB strike blocks record
Pete Rose says he waited 18 years for a chance to break Stan Musial’s NL hit record but will wait through the MLB strike. He tied the record at 3,630 with a single off Nolan Ryan, while celebrating a delay and discussing future goals and fan impact as games are canceled and players protest.
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Philadelphia
Pete Rose
Stan Musial
Rose
Musial
Houston
Nolan Ryan
Atlanta
Gaylord Perry
Major League Baseball Players Association
Phillies
Cincinnati
Reds
Ryan
Players Association
Players rights in baseball spark a century old strike issue
The long running dispute over free agency and compensation pits players led by the Players Association against club owners. It traces from the 1879 reserve clause to the 1975 Seitz ruling and the 1976 Basic Agreement establishing free agency for players with six years in the majors.
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New York Times
New York
Players Association
Arthur Soden
Boston
Andy Messersmith
Dave McNally
Players Union
Brotherhood of Professional
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Danny Gardella
Mexico
Gardella
Jerome N. Frank
Frank
Happy Chandler
Congress
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Brooklyn
Preme Court
Allie Reynolds
Yankees
Ralph Kiner
Cubs
Curt Flood
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Flood
Bowie Kuhn
Peter Seitz
Messersmith and McNally
Padres Fans Turn to Fantasy Baseball In Strike Era
KFMB in San Diego aired a pretend game titled Fantasy Baseball to keep Padre fans engaged during the strike. The Padres supposedly beat the Cubs 7 to 0 as rookie Chris Welsh pitched and hit a grand slam, narrowing the gap to within 1% games of the fifth place Giants, with a fifth win teased for Saturday.
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San Diego
KFMB
Padres
Chicago Cubs
Paul Palmer
Palmer
Cubs
Chris Welsh
San Francisco Giants
Long strike risks pitchers more than hitters, experts say
Mariners manager Rene Lachmann warns pitchers will lose sharpness quickly without real game situations if the strike lasts beyond a week. Expo boss Dick Williams argues bats suffer more, but many players can maintain conditioning. Baseball figures emphasize varied routines, with pitchers potentially most affected if delay extends beyond eight to ten days.
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New York Times
New York
Rene Lachmann
Seattle Mariners
Dick Williams
Montreal Expos
Expo
Williams
Marvin Miller
Players Association
Lachmann
Ken Boyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Boyer
Strike Ripples Beyond Baseball Impacting Many Groups
New York Times reports the first day of a major league baseball strike shows widespread effects. Owners, hotdog vendors, TV executives, airlines, players, and fans feel the pinch as insurance funds back up to 50 million dollars and a strike fund tallies 10 to 15 million.
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New York Times
New York
Steve Holt
Oakland A’s
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins
Peter Leitch
Reed, Stanhouse Inc
Major League Baseball
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Shea Stadium
New York Mets
New York Yankee
New York Sheraton
Astros
Yankees
Mets
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