Toolson V. New York Yankees
By: Blake Cassell
The Toolson V. New York Yankees case was a case in court in which George Earl Toolson, A pitcher for the Newark Bears (One of the Yankees' AAA farm teams), filed a lawsuit against the New York Yankees, arguing that the reserve clause was an restraint of trade, and that baseball should not be exempt from antitrust laws. This means that because of the reserve clause (A clause in the player contract that stated that until the expiration of the contract, that the rights of the player were retained by the team), Toolson was restricted from negotiating with other teams. The end of the trial resulted in the court upholding 7-2.
George Earl Toolson
This is a picture of the man in the case, George Earl Toolson, who argued about not being able to negotiate terms with other teams.
New York Yankees
This is the logo of the baseball franchise in the case, the New York Yankees.
The Trial
This is a picture of the records for the case between Toolson and the New York Yankees.
Citations
"Toolson V. New York Yankees Inc." Barnes & Noble. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
"Toolson v. New York Yankees." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 02 Oct. 2014. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
"YES Network.com." MyYESNetwork.com Thread This Week in Yankees History November 6th-12th. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
"Toolson v. New York Yankees." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 02 Oct. 2014. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
"YES Network.com." MyYESNetwork.com Thread This Week in Yankees History November 6th-12th. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.