▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁General ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Ste el work ers ▁while ▁Mar vin ▁Miller ▁was ▁the ▁union ' s ▁chief ▁negoti ator . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Miller ▁took ▁his ▁union ▁on ▁a ▁" light ning " ▁strike ▁on ▁April ▁F ools ' ▁Day ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁April ▁ 1 ▁through ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁ball play ers ▁simply ▁stayed ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ball par ks ▁while ▁Miller ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁the ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁only ▁res umed ▁when ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁players ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁increase ▁in ▁p ension ▁fund ▁pay ments . ▁O wn ers ▁agreed ▁to ▁add ▁sal ary ▁arbitr ation ▁to ▁the ▁C BA . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁ 8 6 ▁exhibition ▁and ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁that ▁were ▁missed ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 3 - day ▁period ▁were ▁never ▁played ▁because ▁the ▁league ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁strike . ▁Most ▁teams ▁lost ▁anywhere ▁from ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁games ▁off ▁their ▁ 1 6 2 - game ▁schedule . ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decided ▁against ▁Flo od ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 – 1 ▁vote ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁sat ▁out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁season ▁because ▁no ▁owner ▁wanted ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁preced ent ▁by ▁flag r antly ▁dis ob ey ing ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause . ▁ ▁In