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Originally Posted by Oriole1952
I could be wrong, but I thi nk this was an owner reaction to the union. The union made demands and the owners countered by chopping off the 3 extra roster spots for the first month. I remember those times well and it was almost like a June 15th time when 3 guys had to go. Lots of deals around the cut date and June 15th.
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May 15 (31st day of the season) or there abouts was the cut down date.
June 15 back then was the Trading Deadline (subsequently moved to
July 31 (usual date), but sometimes August 1).