1972 Major League Baseball strike
- 1972 Major League Baseball strike
The by|1972 baseball strike was the first players' strike in Major League Baseball history. The strike occurred from April 1, by|1972 to April 13, by|1972.
Overview
Agreement and number of games missed
Baseball resumed when the owners and players agreed on a $500,000 increase in pension fund payments. Owners agreed to add salary arbitration to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/05/25/work_stopppages/ CNNSI.com - Baseball - Baseball's Work Stoppages - Thursday August 08, 2002 05:00 AM ] ] The 86 games that were missed over the 13-day period were never played because the league refused to pay the players for the time they were on strike. As a result, some teams only played 153 games, nine fewer than normal.
Major effects from the uneven schedule
One major effect of the uneven schedule was that the Detroit Tigers played one more game than the Boston Red Sox, and thereby won the American League East Division by 1/2 game over the Red Sox. The Tigers won the division on the next-to-last day of the season when they beat Boston, 3-1, at Tiger Stadium.
See also
* 1972 in baseball
* 1981 Major League Baseball strike
* 1994 Major League Baseball strike
* [http://www.sportsmogul.com/content/labor_history.htm Baseball's Labor History]
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