For other people named Marvin Miller, see Marvin Miller (disambiguation).
Marvin Miller
Miller in 2003
Interim Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
In office December 9, 1983 – December 1, 1985
Preceded by
Ken Moffett
Succeeded by
Donald Fehr
1st Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
In office 1966–1982
Preceded by
position established
Succeeded by
Ken Moffett
Personal details
Born
(1917-04-14)April 14, 1917 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
November 27, 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 95) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Theresa Morgenstern
Children
2
Education
New York University (B.A.)
Baseball player
Baseball career
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2020
Vote
75%
Election method
Modern Baseball Era Committee
Marvin Julian Miller (April 14, 1917 – November 27, 2012) was an American labor union leader and baseball executive who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982. Miller led MLBPA during three strikes and two lockouts. Under Miller's direction, the players' union was transformed into one of the strongest unions in the United States.
Miller grew up in a working-class family in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, and began his career with positions at various prominent unions. In 1950, he became a key figure in the organized labor world when he was made the principal economic advisor of United Steelworkers, serving as one of its contract negotiators. In 1966, Miller departed from USW when he won a landslide victory in a players' vote to become leader of the MLBPA.
Miller advised St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood in his 1972 Supreme Court challenge against baseball's reserve clause that prevented players from entering free agency. The same year, Miller presided over the first-ever major league strike that yielded a pension fund increase. In 1974, Miller coordinated with players Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally in a bid for free agency that resulted in the abolition of the reserve clause in the 1975 Seitz decision.
Since his stint as the MLBPA leader, Miller has been well-received for his contributions to player rights. In 1992, Red Barber said, "Marvin Miller, along with Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson, is one of the two or three most important men in baseball history."[1] Miller was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in December 2019, for induction in 2020.
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Marvin Julian Miller (April 14, 1917 – November 27, 2012) was an American labor union leader and baseball executive who served as the executive director...
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After Miller retired, Ken Moffett became the new executive director in December 1982, but in November 1983 he was dismissed, and MarvinMiller was named...
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active philanthropist during his playing career, he was honored with two MarvinMiller Man of the Year Awards, a Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, and a Roberto Clemente...
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and "Green Eggs and Ham" – MarvinMiller (1965) Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book" – MarvinMiller (1966) Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch...
and "Green Eggs and Ham" – MarvinMiller (1965) Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book" – MarvinMiller (1966) Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch...
and "Green Eggs and Ham" – MarvinMiller (1965) Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book" – MarvinMiller (1966) Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch...
The committee elected former player Ted Simmons and former executive MarvinMiller. The formal induction ceremony was to be held at the Hall's facilities...
Bucket List Archived January 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, fair use clip Miller, Julie (September 16, 2013). "Jack Nicholson–Retirement Clarification: The...
McNally arbitration case (later known as the Seitz decision). In 1977, MarvinMiller hired Fehr as the Players Association general counsel. In December 1985...
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pot-bellied (I've Got Ants In My Plans, Odd Ant Out) Tiger (voiced by MarvinMiller) – a tiger that helped Charlie (Scratch a Tiger) A scientist with a...
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