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New National Agreement Signed

The conference committee met in August and worked out a new National Agreement, under which the Association once again accepted the reserve clause, beginning another uneasy truce. Meanwhile, the players were getting restless, mainly because of the reserve clause. Nine members of the New York Giants formed the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players after the 1885 season, with shortstop John Montgomery Ward as president. By 1887, the Brotherhood had members on every team in the major leagues. Ward tried to get the owners to recognize the Brotherhood as a union, but was turned down. The players did win one small victory: The reserve clause was formally written into the standard contract, rather than existing only as a semi-secret agreement among the owners themselves. When the owners adopted the Classification Plan, setting a limit of $2,500 on salaries for the 1889 season, the players talked about striking on July 4. At Ward's behest, they voted against the strike, though. Ward had another idea: A new league, to be operated as a cooperative of players and team backers. You can search for Baseball Tickets on this page. Click on click on any MLB Team link such as Dodgers Tickets or Angels Tickets to search for MLB Tickets for your team. MLB All Star Game Tickets are available. We also purchase Cheap MLB Tickets plus all other Sports Tickets, Concert Tickets and Theater Tickets

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