Chandler Reserve Clause Lawsuits collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and legal documents of five separate lawsuits relating to the reserve clause. There were four against Happy Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball, American and National League presidents and the president of the National Association of Baseball Leagues. One lawsuit was against the New York Yankees. The four lawsuits against Chandler were filed by Danny Cordella, Fred Martin & Max Lanier, Jack Corbett & El Paso Baseball Club and Walter Kowalski. The NY Yankees were sued by George Toolson.
Dates
- 1948-1954
Language of Materials
English .
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Biographical / Historical
Players on the reserve list signed to play in the Mexican League rather than sit. When they returned to the US, they learned that they had been banned from organized baseball for five years in violation of the reserve clause. Their suits claimed this violated the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet (in 3 document boxes)
1.15 Cubic Feet
Abstract
This is a collection of correspondence, court documents and newspaper clippings relating to the lawsuits against A.B. Chandler et al. and the New York Yankees.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by lawsuit, in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 9, Range d, Shelf 3
- Title
- Guide to the Chandler Reserve Clause Lawsuits collection BA MSS 109
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- November 2010, with updates in February 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in: English, Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository