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Former Negro Leaguers finally receive pensions
Owners, not union will pay some players
The Associated Press
SCOTTSALEA, Ariz. — Selecting the day before Martin Luther King Day to right a wrong, baseball owners will give an annual pension of $7,500 to $10,000 to Sam Jethroe and about two dozen other former Negro League players.
Jethroe, the 1950 National League Rookie of the Year, sued owners, claiming that discrimination left him short of qualifying for baseball's pension plan. But the suit was dismissed Oct. 4 by U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin in Erie, Pa.
Baseball's pension plan began in 1947. Depending on when a player was active, he needed four or five years of major league service to qualify. Since 1980, any player with at least one day in the majors qualifies for a pension.
"It's been on my mind for a long time, and it's something that's been long overdue," acting commissioner Bud Selig said Sunday while announcing the decision, which was approved last week by the ruling executive council.
"I spent a lot of time over the holidays thinking about it," Selig said. "It's just the right thing to do."
After spending several seasons in the Negro Leagues, Jethroe spent 3 years, 17 days with the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. He then played for seven years in the minor leagues.
Jethroe, who turns 75 on Monday, hit 273 with 18 homers, 100 runs scored and a league-leading 35 stolen bases in 1950 for the Braves.
"This is something that I've been bringing up for a long time," said Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, a member of the ruling executive council. "Of course, the union has always said no. Every time the union has been approached about this, they've been very negative."
"I got a call from (U.S. Sen.) Carol Mosley-Braun a few months ago. She's a friend of a lawyer who represents Sam Jethroe. I got to thinking about how ridiculous it is. There are so few of these guys, and they really did get screwed. Not just the Black guys, the White guys, too."
Reinsdorf then asked Selig to have the owners pay the money.
"I talked to Buddy and Buddy said, 'The hell with the union. If they don't want to do it, we should do it ourselves.'"
The decision by the owners covers players who spent a total of four years or more in the major leagues and Negro Leagues combined, with at least one day in the majors.
"On Dr. King's birthday, and in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson, I think it's very good that the owners have recognized the past service and contribution that these players made," said Player Relations Committee head Randy Levine, who formulated the plan with NL president Len Coleman and AL president Gene Budig.
At least two other groups of retired players will remain without pensions after this plan goes into effect: those with four years of Negro Leagues service and no time in the majors (about 25-30 players), and those players who appeared in the major leagues before 1947 (about 80).
A pair of class-action suits covering players in the latter group was filed against owners last year in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif.
An anonymous management source said owners estimated it would take $8 million to $10 million during the next 10 years to provide similar pensions for players in all three groups. Some owners would like to have the union contribute.
Gene Orza, the union's No. 2 official, wouldn't comment on the prospect of union contributions. The union has resisted because it was formed in 1966.
"I think it's great that the clubs are going to rectify their discrimination against Blacks that they practiced all those years," Orza said.
Gold Glove catcher has the Midas touch
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are discovering the high price of winning championships.
The Associated Press
They won the first division title in their 28-year history last year. Now their bank balance is feeling the pinch.
With Sunday's signing of catcher Ivan Rodriguez to a record one-year, $6.65 million deal, the AL West champions have 10 millionaires on
record one year, 100 million
ons have 10 millionaires on
their $43.4 million payroll.
Two more millionaires could be on the 1997 team as the Rangers worked hard yesterday to sign third baseman Dean Palmer and pitcher Roger Pavlik. Last year, Palmer made $1.92 million; Pavlik collected $1.1 million.
Signing All-Star Rodriguez to the richest one-year deal in baseball history was a good-faith measure as the Rangers hope to smooth the way for a longer pact later in the season. The 25-year-old Gold Glove catcher is a free agent after the 1997 season and has agent Jeff Moorad working with Texas Club president Tom Schieffer on a multi-year deal.
Now, I can come to spring training feeling good," Rodriguez said. "After this year, we'll see what happens. We'd like to stay with the Rangers."
Rodriguez received a 66 percent raise from the $4 million he made in 1996. The deal surpassed the previous high for a one-year deal, set by Toronto's Joe Carter at $6,5 million for 1997.
"We wanted to avoid the bitterness and animosity that can come out of an arbitration proceeding," Schieffer said. "I think it just puts everybody in a better frame of mind. Neither side really feels too good about the process afterward."
Rodriguez, a five-time All-Star, has won five straight Gold Gloves. He hit .300 last season with 19 homers, 86 RBI and 116 runs scored. His 47 doubles set a major league record for catchers.
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