Dick Bosman, this week’s guest on Stitch x Stitch, won an American League ERA title in 1969 and threw a 79-pitch no-hitter against Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando and the World Champion Oakland A’s in 1974, while armed with a fastball that topped out in the mid-80s. He was also a steadfast ally of Marvin Miller, at a time when taking a strong stance on labor matters could be hazardous to a player’s career aspirations. Dick weathered the 1972 strike as the Texas Rangers’ player representative, but he remains convinced that his union advocacy led to him being blackballed from the game at age 32. Fifty years later -- after a long and successful run as a pitching coach and mentor to many -- he shares his memories of a momentous time for baseball labor and the game.

Chapters

• (00:00:05) - Duane Bosman on the Players Association
• (00:07:06) - Strike 1, 1972
• (00:13:25) - Baseball Player in Labor
• (00:14:23) - Tim Rainey on Working Two Jobs
• (00:20:43) - Bob Kennedy on Being Blackballed by the Indians
• (00:25:41) - Tom Leyland on the Fight for Pension
• (00:31:24) - Stitch by Stitch