March 4th
A big day for Tram, Straw and Mex make up, and Schmitty’s outrageous salary highlight March 4th in 1980s Baseball.
A big day for Tram, Straw and Mex make up, and Schmitty’s outrageous salary highlight March 4th in 1980s Baseball.
967-1. That was the vote. On April 1st, 1980, players across the major leagues voted on whether or not to strike that season. Of the 968 votes cast, there was but one dissenter. As spring training wound down, one issue loomed above all others: The threat of a players’ strike. Ever since Peter Seitz’s ruling …