Baltimore Baseball Club v. John Pickett

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Pre-modern reserve-clause-adjacent case from 1894 — Baltimore Baseball Club's suit against player John Pickett. Part of the same legal lineage as Allegheny Base-Ball Club v. Bennett (1882, also in this archive) — late-19th-century litigation testing whether baseball clubs could obtain specific performance / injunctive relief against players attempting to break their contracts. The 3-page document is a short opinion or court report.

Background

Companion to Allegheny v. Bennett (1882) in the pre-modern reserve-clause supersession chain. Worth detailed content review for early reserve-clause doctrine.

Key provisions

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Notable provisions

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References

  1. Primary source: sabr.box.com — Unknown — pre-modern law report, retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. Confirmation source: sabr.box.com — Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Business of Baseball Files. SABR-hosted Box link. 3-page document. Pre-1900 baseball-player-contract specific-performance case.
  3. File fingerprint: SHA256 36c294d42d28eed2647ee097f38464143503cd54d0a6ecee3daba9b3906374c2.

Evidence trail

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File integrity

SHA256
36c294d42d28eed2647ee097f38464143503cd54d0a6ecee3daba9b3906374c2
Filename
1894_caselaw_baltimore-baseball-club-v-pickett.pdf
Format
PDF · 3 pp · 348 KB
Retrieved
2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28 (uploaded by alex)
Primary URL
https://sabr.box.com/s/ogcoga7cy6sv1s9cbuzrfzssmxugojf9

Confirmation sources (1)

Publisher Retrieved URL Notes
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Business of Baseball Files 2026-05-17 https://sabr.box.com/s/ogcoga7cy6sv1s9cbuzrfzssmxugojf9 SABR-hosted Box link. 3-page document. Pre-1900 baseball-player-contract specific-performance case.

Most recent status change

needs_review on 2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28.

PDF acquired via SABR upload; pre-modern reserve-clause-adjacent case.

Source provenance