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Free-Agent Negotation
Many MLB players walk out of spring training, causing them to have to cancel the final eight days of the exhibition schedule -
Compensation Plan
Player-Management Panel cant come to a compromise, so they decide to use a compensation plan that would provide for a team signing a ranking free agent to give up a roster player, and an amateur draft choice as the price. -
NLRB Rejection Strike
Judge Werker rejects the National Labor Relations Board´s request to rescind the compensation plan two days prior. A good majority of the players strike, causing them to cancel the season until further notice -
Independence Day
The nation experiences their first Independence Day of the century without an MLB game -
Kenneth E Moffet Compromise
Kenneth E Moffet was a federal mediator who proposed a compromise to help settle the disputes and end the strikes. The players accept the proposal but the owners of their teams reject it. -
Reaching a Compromise
After over twelve hours of negotiations between the team owners and the players, they announce a compromise at 6.a.m. on July 31st. -
First Game Back
First All-Star game post-strike is played in Cleveland -
Regular Season Resumes