Baseball players strike for first time in 102 years
Major league players walked out over pension funding after a 47 to 0 strike vote with one abstention. An emergency meeting in New York aimed to avert disrupting the start of the season. six Florida exhibitions were called off and a Sunday shutdown threatened if no settlement or binding arbitration is agreed.
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Major League Baseball Faces First Strike and Fallout
Management blames players attorney Marvin Miller as 48 players from 24 clubs strike after a Dallas meeting. The strike could wipe out spring exhibitions and affect the season. Emergency talks in New York may shape its duration. Officials estimate losses ranging from $20,000 to $60,000 per club and warn of potential emergency owner plans.
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Exhibition Baseball Results From Friday
Friday’s results include Cincinnati beating Kansas City 3 to 1 and Texas defeating Montreal 3 to 2. Chicago (N) routed Cleveland 7 to 3, Oakland won 8 to 6 against San Lego, Detroit edged Boston 6 to 2, and Roystond-Minnesota tied 2-2 with Chicago (A) versus Pittsburgh at Braden ton, Fla amid rain disruptions. Baltimore and New York (A) game at Fort Lauderdale faced rain delays.
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Panther Club to meet Tuesday at Elyria Catholic
The Elyria Catholic Panther Club will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m in the Health Room at the Colieum. Plans for new projects will be discussed. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Gomer Hodge vows end to baseball career soon
New Orleans UPI reports folk hero Gomer Hodge, once famed for his hot hitting with the Cleveland Incans, says this will be his last season. Assigned to the Portland farm club, he laments the drop to the minors, cites money, morale, and health issues, and jokes about new teeth aiding chewing.
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Reds May Use Emergency Plan If Strike Hits
Cincinnati Reds GM Bob Howsam said major league owners may implement an emergency plan if players defy their union and strike. He planned talks with players, first with the B team ahead of an exhibition against Philadelphia, then with the varsity vs the Cardinals in St Petersburg. Sparky Anderson avoided comment as owners, managers discuss the looming strike and possible local player service substitutions.
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Baseball strike disrupts spring training across MLB
AP report details a players strike beginning in all spring camps after impasse over pension increases. Quotes from Jim Campbell and others show mixed reactions among managers players and owners. The dispute centers on a 17 percent boost to pension benefits and the impact on fans and schedules.
Halt in action as Allen nears White Sox deal
Spring training pause prompts Dick Allen to emerge with his representative Alfred Morris to discuss terms with White Sox General Manager Stu Holcomb. No agreement reached. another meeting planned. News conference planned to outline Allen’s status if unsigned. Also notes a players strike looming and several exhibition results from various games across spring training. Mazeroski and Lyttle placed on disabled lists with back and knee injuries respectively.
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