▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁and ▁played ▁just ▁ 1 3 ▁lack l uster ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Sen ators . ▁ ▁After ▁that , ▁a ▁dis g usted ▁Flo od ▁never ▁played ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁again . ▁ ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁later , ▁Miller ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir ▁that ▁Flo od ▁told ▁the ▁players ▁union , ▁" I ▁think ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁black ▁conscious ness ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁made ▁me ▁more ▁sensitive ▁to ▁in just ice ▁in ▁every ▁area ▁of ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁Miller ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁Flo od ▁was ▁primarily ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁ball player . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause ▁Although ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁personal ▁legal ▁battle , ▁Flo od ▁had ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁other ▁ML B ▁players ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Miller ▁used ▁arbitr ation ▁to ▁resolve ▁a ▁dispute ▁when ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁owner ▁Charlie ▁Fin ley ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁ann u ity ▁payment ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁Cy ▁Young ▁Award ▁winning ▁pitch er ▁Cat fish ▁Hunter ' s ▁contract . ▁The ▁arbitr ator ▁ruled ▁that ▁Fin ley ▁had ▁not ▁met ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁so ▁Hunter ▁was ▁free ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁with ▁any ▁team   – ▁making ▁Hunter ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁Hunter ▁eventually ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁five - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁for ▁$ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1