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FEBRUARY
1981

Monday, February 9th

IN THE NEWS: Joe Morgan, 37, signs a one-year contract with the Giants.

Thursday, February 12th

IN THE NEWS: Arbitrator Raymond Goetz supports the Players' Association and declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent on the grounds that the club mailed his 1981 contract two days after the December 20th deadline.

Wednesday, February 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Executive Board of the Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29th if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved. That deadline will be extended briefly, however, when the Players' Association's unfair labor practices complaint is heard by the National Labor Relations Board.

Saturday, February 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets trade OF Steve Henderson and an estimated $100,000 to the Cubs for slugger Dave Kingman, who led the NL with 48 home runs in 1979.