8 0 ▁spring ▁training , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁during ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁strike , ▁which ▁last ed ▁ 5 0 ▁days , ▁forced ▁the ▁total ▁can cellation ▁of ▁ 7 1 3 ▁games , ▁and ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁both ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁players ▁$ 1 4 6 ▁million . ▁Under ▁Mar vin ▁Miller ' s ▁ 1 6 - year ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers ▁Association , ▁the ▁own ers ▁engaged ▁in ▁two ▁lock outs , ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁spring ▁training ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁spring ▁training , ▁both ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁for ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁agre ements . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁During ▁Miller ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁ML B PA , ▁the ▁average ▁player ' s ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁rose ▁from ▁$ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁$ 3 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Miller ▁taught ▁ML B ▁players ▁the ▁bas ics ▁of ▁human ▁capital ▁as ▁a ▁comm od ity ▁they ▁were ▁s elling ▁to ▁club ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Working ▁with ▁ML B PA ▁general ▁coun sel , ▁Richard ▁M . ▁M oss , ▁Miller ▁educated ▁the ▁players ▁to ▁trade - union ▁thinking . ▁M oss ▁was ▁one ▁of