Test 1 Flashcards
What was the Reserve Clause?
The clause that guaranteed a team the right to keep a player without letting the player explore free agency
What group helped remove the reserve clause and let players pursue free agency?
Floyd, Messersmith, and McNally
What was the other option for players who didn’t want to stay with their team during the Reserve Clause area?
The Federal Reserve
What famous case led to the idea of “seperate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Where were African American players respected and welcomed
Negro League Baseball
What did the Collective Bargaining Agreement do in 1976
Allows free agency for all players after 6 years with a team.
What did Branch Rickey do?
Owner of the Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson
Also brought up idea of farm systems and statistical analysis
What stadium the Federal League leave behind in its legacy
Wrigley Field
What did the Federal league do in terms of affects on MLB
Established higher salaries through “free agency bargaining power”
When was the “hayday of steroids”
90s and early 2000s
When was the first sample test on PED’s
2003
When did the MLB start cracking down on steroids
2006 with the Mitchell Report
Who was involved in the BALCO investigation
Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi
Who was involved in the Biogenisis Scandal
Nelson Cruz, Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez
When was the longeset and most famous strike?
1994-95
