Antitrustworthiness, labor unrest, Billy the Marlin is hatched, how to use a slide rule, and other stories. Happy Birthday to Ron Santo and other Cubs!<\/p>\n
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue<\/a>\u00a0is pleased to present a\u00a0Cubs<\/a>-centric look at baseball\u2019s colorful past.\u00a0Here\u2019s a handy Cubs timeline<\/a>, to help you follow the various narrative paths.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe I called it wrong, but it\u2019s official.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Tom Connolly<\/a>, HoF Umpire.<\/p>\n Today in baseball history:<\/p>\n 1882\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Providence Grays<\/a>\u00a0players and their opponents will be expected to parade down the streets of\u00a0Providence<\/a>\u00a0in full\u00a0uniform<\/a>, accompanied by a brass band, on game days in order to encourage attendance. (2)<\/p>\n 1957 \u2013\u00a0The United States Supreme Court decides 6-3 that baseball is the only professional sport exempt from\u00a0antitrust<\/a>\u00a0laws. The issue arises when pro football seeks similar protection from the laws. (1,2)<\/p>\n 1965 \u2013\u00a0The MLB owners refuse to raise the minimum salary requested by the players to $7,000 from the current $6,000, a level that is only $500 more than the first minimum salary established 18 years ago. In 1968, thanks to the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in professional sport, the amount will be raised to $10,000, setting the tone for more rapid increases in the coming years. (1)<\/p>\n 1969 \u2013\u00a0Baseball avoids the first work stoppage in its history when the owners agree to increase their contribution to the newly revised pension plan. The plan for\u00a0Major League Baseball<\/a>\u00a0is agreed on, with players to receive $5.45 million per year. They also get a percentage of\u00a0television<\/a>\u00a0revenues, a reduction in the years necessary to qualify for a pension from five to four (retroactive to\u00a01959<\/a>), and a lowered minimum age for drawing a pension from 50 to 45. (1,2)<\/p>\n 1981 \u2013\u00a0The Executive Board of the\u00a0Players\u2019 Association<\/a>\u00a0votes unanimously to\u00a0strike<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0May 29th<\/a>\u00a0if the issue of\u00a0free agent<\/a>\u00a0compensation remains unresolved. That deadline will be extended briefly, however, when the Players\u2019 Association\u2019s unfair labor practices complaint is heard by the National Labor Relations Board.(2)<\/p>\n 1987 \u2013\u00a0Commissioner Ueberroth bans former Cy Young Award winner LaMarr Hoyt from major league baseball for the 1987 season due to multiple drug-related incidents during the past year. The\u00a0Padres<\/a>\u00a0are ordered to reinstate the right-hander after an arbitrator reduces the penalty to sixty days. (2)<\/p>\n 1993 \u2013\u00a0Resembling a marlin with arms and legs, \u2018Billy\u2019 is introduced as the mascot of the new National League franchise in Miami. Owner Wayne Huizenga selects the name partly because a dolphin is from the species of fish known as \u201cbillfish,\u201d and it was different from typical baseball mascot names like Smasher. (2)<\/p>\n 2016 \u2013\u00a0Major League Baseball<\/a>\u00a0announces changes to the\u00a0rules<\/a>\u00a0that touch on two aspects of play: first limiting the length of\u00a0mound visits<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0coaches<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0managers<\/a>, and the amount of time between innings, in order to speed up play; and second defining what constitutes a legal\u00a0slide<\/a>\u00a0into a\u00a0base<\/a>. The latter is the result of a number of injuries last season to\u00a0fielders<\/a>\u00a0attempting to complete a\u00a0double play<\/a>, notably Jung-ho Kang and\u00a0Ruben Tejada<\/a>. (1,2,3)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Cubs Birthdays: Howard Earl<\/a>, Monte Irvin<\/a>\u00a0HoF, Andy Pafko<\/a>, Ron Santo<\/a>* (HoF), Ed Lynch<\/a>, Henry Rodriguez<\/a>, Felix Pena<\/a>, Jorge Soler<\/a>, Erick Castillo<\/a>. Also notable: Bob Brenly<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today in history:<\/p>\n 1601\u00a0\u2013 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is executed for treason against the Crown of England.<\/p>\n 1836\u00a0\u2013 Samuel Colt\u00a0patents the first practical revolving-cylinder, multi-shot revolver, allowing it to fire multiple shots without reloading.<\/p>\n 1862\u00a0\u2013 First Legal Tender Act of 1862 is passed by US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that is legal tender in America.<\/p>\n 1969\u00a0\u2013 Mariner 6 launched for a fly-by of Mars.<\/p>\n Common sources:<\/p>\n *pictured.<\/p>\n Some of these items spread from site to site without being fact-checked, and that is why we ask for verifiable sources, in order to help correct the record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antitrustworthiness, labor unrest, Billy the Marlin is hatched, how to use a slide rule, and other stories. 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