Senator Edwin C. Johnson backs the reserve clause in his testimony, citing his bill to exempt baseball from antitrust legislation.

On August 7, 1951 — Senator Edwin C. Johnson backs the reserve clause in his testimony, citing his bill to exempt baseball from antitrust legislation.

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Five players avoid salary arbitration by agreeing to one-year contracts: pitcher Mark Prior with the Chicago Cubs; pitcher Vicente Padilla and outfielder Gary Matthews with the Texas Rangers; reliever Jorge Julio with the New York Mets, and reliever Jesús Colome with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In a decision which team general manager Neal Huntington calls easy, the Pirates pick up John Russell’s contract option for this season. The sophomore skipper went 67-95 in his first season with the last-place Bucs.

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Five players avoid salary arbitration by agreeing to one-year contracts: pitcher Mark Prior with the Chicago Cubs; pitcher Vicente Padilla and outfielder Gary Matthews with the Texas Rangers; reliever Jorge Julio with the New York Mets, and reliever Jesús Colome with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In a decision which team general manager Neal Huntington calls easy, the Pirates pick up John Russell’s contract option for this season. The sophomore skipper went 67-95 in his first season with the last-place Bucs.

Hideki Irabu strikes out nine batters and gets the win in his major league debut as the Yankees defeat the Tigers, 10 – 3.

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