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Originally Posted by teak88
Won't fall on my sword over it, but '57-'67 doesn't sound right to me.
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From the Dec. 19, 1956 issue of
The Sporting News:
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Majors' Early Trim Hailed as Minors' Gate Aid
Minor league races will get away to their best start in years next season because the majors extended a helping hand to their staggering little bretheren.
The big lift to the minors came at the major leagues' joint meeting concluding the annual winter baseball conclave when the big leagues agreed to cut their rosters to 28 players by the opening day of the championship season...
Most major league clubs, however, have been in the habit of returning from their spring tours with 30 and sometimes as many as 32 players on their squads...
Technically, of course, major league clubs under the old rule could carry their maximum rosters of 40 until the regular 25-player limit went into effect 30 days after the opening of the season. The majors' 25-player limit rule is unaltered.
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From the Dec. 16, 1967 issue of
The Sporting News:
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In other legislation, the majors;- Cut opening-day rosters from 28 to 25. This frees three players for Triple-A play at the start of the season.
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