WorksheetsBaseball's Con Game How did America's pastime get anti-trust
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the main reason baseball has an antitrust exemption?
Baseball is considered a commercial enterprise.
Baseball is seen as merely an amusement.
Baseball players are highly paid.
Baseball teams are part of the government.
In what year did the American and National Leagues unite to form Major League Baseball?
1903
1914
1922
1930
What was the Federal League's main argument against Major League Baseball in 1915?
MLB was paying players too much.
MLB was violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
MLB was not popular enough.
MLB was not following federal regulations.
Who wrote the 1922 decision in Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore v. National League?
Bud Selig
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Oliver Wendell Holmes
David Greenberg
What did the 1922 Supreme Court ruling state about baseball?
It is a subject of commerce.
It is not a subject of commerce.
It is a federal enterprise.
It is a state-regulated sport.
In what year did the Supreme Court have a chance to revisit its decision regarding baseball's antitrust exemption?
1953
1969
1972
1998
Who was the star outfielder traded by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969?
Curt Flood
George Toolson
Jackie Robinson
Peter Seitz
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Flood v. Kuhn?
The court upheld Flood’s trade by a vote of 5-3.
The court overturned Flood’s trade by a vote of 5-3.
The court upheld Flood’s trade by a vote of 7-2.
The court overturned Flood’s trade by a vote of 7-2.
Which act did President Clinton sign into law in 1998 to address the labor problem in baseball?
Curt Flood Act
Federal Baseball Act
Toolson Act
Blackmun Act
What did the 1998 act explicitly leave untouched in baseball?
Player salaries
Team relocation
Stadium construction
Player draft rules
Why do minor league players continue to be tied to the club that signs them?
Due to free agency
Because of the antitrust exemption
Because of player contracts
Due to league expansion
What was the proposed reason for eliminating the Minnesota Twins and Montreal Expos?
To increase player salaries
To improve team performance
To raise other owners' profits and competitive prospects
To expand the league
What might curtailing the antitrust exemption achieve according to the text?
Increase player salaries
Humble the owners and Commissioner Selig
Expand the league
Improve team performance
