logo
welcome
ABC News

ABC News

Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

85% Informative

Dick Moss won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players.

Moss argued the 1975 case involving pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally .

Moss died Saturday at an assisted-living residence in Santa Monica , California .

Moss had been in poor health for several years .

In 1987 , he helped expose owners' collusive activities by giving the Chicago Cubs a blank contract for Andre Dawson .

Owners lost three grievances and settled the cases with the union in 1990 for $280 million .

In 1992 , he argued the grievance that led arbitrator George Nicolau to overturn Steve Howe's lifetime ban.

VR Score

92

Informative language

96

Neutral language

35

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links