It shows. The strike was in 1994.
Baseball survived the 232-day strike of 1994-95. While full recovery of the game to its former stature remains problematic, it is surely dependent on a prolonged period of labor-management peace. Using a model of collective bargaining set forth in the next section, this article examines the strike and its aftermath, in order to analyze what happened and why. Since 1972, negotiation between the union and owners over contract terms has led to eight work stoppages that have plagued baseball. Hence, there is a clear need for a critical review of the bargaining process