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You may be right about the year that free agency started but here is the story of how it came about (for those who didn't know or don't remember)
In 1975 Marvin Miller asked Dave McNally and Andy Messersmith to play without a contract. After the year ended the players' union and the owners went in front of an arbitrator for a ruling to make them free to go to any team that they chosed. The arbitrator's ruling was in favor of the players.
The players' union president, Marvin Miller, then went to the owners to set up a meeting with them so that they could set up guidelines because the owners feared that there would be massive player movement.
I don't remember if the guidelines, which became part of the CBA, took effect in 1976 or 1977.
Also, if there are any openings in this, I would like to participate.
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