On a clear day…
You can put bleachers on top of your house and charge admission to watch a baseball game across the street.
So ruled the Michigan Supreme Court on 4/22/1886, 100+ years before the Cubs tried to stop rooftop sales across the street from #WrigleyField
#BaseballandtheLaw 860-61
Precursor case to free agency...
On 4/21/1902 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania enjoined Nap Lajoie from playing for the AL Phil Athletics after he jumped from the NL Philadelphia Phillies.
Phila Ball Club v Lajoie 51 A. 973 (Pa 1902)
#BaseballandtheLaw 34-38
"It belongs on the shelf of every lawyer who has ever loved the game." Mississippi Sports Law Review
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On a clear day…
You can put bleachers on top of your house and charge admission to watch a baseball game across the street.
So ruled the Michigan Supreme Court on 4/22/1886, 100+ years before the Cubs tried to stop rooftop sales across the street from #WrigleyField
#BaseballandtheLaw 860-61
Precursor case to free agency...
On 4/21/1902 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania enjoined Nap Lajoie from playing for the AL Phil Athletics after he jumped from the NL Philadelphia Phillies.
Phila Ball Club v Lajoie 51 A. 973 (Pa 1902)
#BaseballandtheLaw 34-38
Happy 4/20 Day for those who celebrate…
Marijuana was legalized in Colorado for personal use in 2012
But don't expect to go to the Mile HIGH city and use it at a Rockies game at Coors Field.
Photo below taken at Coors Field in 2021
#BaseballandtheLaw 745
"It belongs on the shelf of every lawyer who has ever loved the game." Mississippi Sports Law Review
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Not Fan Duel approved:
After the #BlackSox lost the 1919 #WorldSeries, Cubs Mgr Fred Mitchell said on 4/17/20 he wouldn't release the names of the Cubs pitcher until his line up card was handed to the umpire, in order to curtail gamblers from betting.
#BaseballandtheLaw 98-111
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"Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame"
"Overall, these essays are a fascinating look at a niche topic. Excellent notes and further reading for every subject." goodreads.com
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Anthony La Russa, is the 11th attorney & the only living attorney who is a Baseball Hall of Famer
4/16/24 Today @elonuniversity.bsky.social ran a story about his talk with Elon Law students "leadership, law school & baseball"
#AttorneysintheBaseballHallofFame 222 n 78
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Walter O'Malley the Boy Scout...
Did you know O’Malley earned 32 merit badges and reached the rank of “Life scout”?
When he was 14, the Brooklyn Eagle ran a story on 4/15/1918, about him receiving a service medal for selling Liberty Loan bonds
#AttorneysintheBaseballHallofFame 199-200 note 18
The 1st president to throw out an #OpeningDay pitch was William Taft. He did so on 4/14/1910 as he watched the Washington Senators beat the A's 3-0; thus starting one of the most famous traditions in #MLB
He also was the 10th Chief Justice of #SCOTUS
#BaseballandtheLaw 259
Meet the Mets
With a steady rain ☔️ & temperatures in the low 40's, NL baseball returned to #NYC on 4/13/62 as 12,477 fans went to the Polo Grounds to witness the Mets play their 1st ever home game, losing to the Pirates 4-3 on Friday the 13th
#LGM
#BaseballandtheLaw 484, 505
Death at the ballpark
Shibe Park opened on 4/12/1909 and A's catcher Doc Powers crashed into a wall while chasing a foul, sustaining internal injuries.
He died 2 weeks later from complications, becoming the 1st MLB player to die from an on-field injury
#BaseballandtheLaw 781
Cleanest promotion department…
“Holy Giveaway!” 🧼⚾️
The Charleston River Dogs celebrated the U.S. visit of #Pope Benedict XVI with "Pope Soap on a Rope" night on 4/12/08.
The first 1,0Oo fans received a soap figurine likeness of the #HolyFather
#BaseballandtheLaw 567
How Federal Base Ball lawsuit began
A jury awarded $240k in damages on 4/11/1919 in favor of the Baltimore Fed. L. club against the A.L. & N.L. for violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The award would eventually be overturned by the US Supreme Court
#BaseballandtheLaw 50-3
Law degree? ✅
Baseball legacy? ✅
Hall of Fame? Also ✅
Who are we talking about? 👀
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Hank Aaron experienced racial taunting during the 1973–74 #MLB seasons while he was chasing Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record
Aaron’s momentous 715th blast came on April 8, 1974. Hammering Hank finished his career with 755 homers.
#BaseballandtheLaw 338, 634
Cooperstown isn’t just about players.
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Every major part of modern baseball has a legal origin:
Free agency
Arbitration
Relocation
Rule Changes
None of it just “happened.”
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Most fans know the players in Cooperstown.
But did you know attorneys helped shape the game just as much?
From free agency to franchise moves—the courtroom changed baseball.
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Leland “Larry” MacPhail, Sr., is one of the 11 attorneys enshrined in baseball hall of fame.
On April 5, 1934 he hired 26 year old Red Barber to broadcast Reds games
Read about MacPhail and the 10 others in:
#AttorneysintheBaseballHallofFame Chapter 7
#BaseballandtheLaw 417-18
Some of the greatest legal minds are in Cooperstown.
Not for playing the game—
But for shaping it.
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