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The players' union became bolder under the leadership of former United Steelworkers chief economist and negotiator Marvin
MillerADDDXIS who was elected executive director in 1966fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 55 On the playing fieldUGMXAHT major league pitchers were
becoming increasingly dominant againfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 After the 1968 seasonVPDMJQH in an effort to restore balanceNULWOMB the strike zone
was reduced and the height of the pitcher's mound was lowered from 15 to 10 inchesfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 In 1969CLOHFTX both the National and
American leagues added two more expansion teamsAAMACTV the leagues were reorganized into two divisions eachMUPTIMG and a
post-season playoff system leading to the World Series was institutedfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 Also that same yearUIVMMAA Curt Flood of the Stfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 Louis
Cardinals made the first serious legal challenge to the reserve clausefa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 The major leagues' first general players' strike
took place in 1972fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 56 In another effort to add more offense to the gameBJFXJHA the American League adopted the designated
hitter rule the following yearfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 57 In 1975RFDDEQX the union's power???and players' salaries???began to increase greatly when
the reserve clause was effectively struck downVMJSQMP leading to the free agency systemfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 58 In 1977two more expansion
teams joined the American Leaguefa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 Significant work stoppages occurred again in 1981 and 1994FRWLPHU the latter forcing the
cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 yearsfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 59 Attendance had been growing steadily since the

player in 1959fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 47 With the integration of the majors drying up the available pool of playersPFFUAMY the last Negro league
folded the following yearfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 53 In 1961EMYXDMP the American League reached the West Coast with the Los Angeles Angels expansion
teamHWUWIBO and the major league season was extended from 154 games to 162fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 This coincidentally helped Roger Maris break Babe
Ruth's long-standing single-season home run recordPLYWQTW one of the most celebrated marks in baseballfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 54 Along with the
AngelsUBXMFNR three other new franchises were launched during 1961???62fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 With thisAHFYFEK the first major league expansion in 60
yearsGVSWCII each league now had ten teamsfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 Attendance records and the age of steroids edit