ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁That ▁C BA , ▁covering ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁seasons , ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁document . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁players ▁a ▁nearly ▁ 4 3 ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁minimum ▁sal ary ▁from ▁$ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁larger ▁exp ense ▁allow ances . ▁More ▁important ly , ▁the ▁deal ▁brought ▁a ▁formal ▁structure ▁to ▁owner – player ▁relations , ▁including ▁written ▁procedures ▁for ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁of ▁player ▁gr iev ances ▁before ▁the ▁commission er . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁C BA , ▁a ▁three - year ▁deal ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁built ▁on ▁this ▁gain . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁owner - player ▁disput es ▁not ▁involving ▁the ▁" integr ity ▁of ▁baseball " ▁could ▁be ▁arbitr ated ▁not ▁before ▁the ▁commission er , ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁own ers , ▁but ▁before ▁a ▁three - member ▁arbitr ation ▁panel ▁with ▁a ▁neutral ▁chairman ▁selected ▁joint ly ▁by ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Curt ▁Flo od ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁season , ▁Curt ▁Flo od , ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁stand out ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁power house ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁argued ▁with ▁Card inals ▁owner ▁August ▁Bus ch ▁and ▁General ▁Manager ▁B ing ▁Dev ine ▁over ▁a ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁raise ▁in ▁his ▁$ 9