LHP, b. 1959. These players' actions demonstrated that they were no friends of organized labor. Pitney served for ten years and delivered 244 majority opinions. The most significant is probably Coppage v. Kansas (1915), which overturned a Kansas law banning 'yellow dog' contracts, agreements between employers and workers requiring total abstention from union membership as a condition of employment. Perry tried to revive his once hopeful career, which had been cut short by injury, when he crossed the players' picket line during spring training 1994 and became a replacement player for the Royals. IF OF, 1899-1977. A dental student in college, hit a grand total of one homer in his career during the 1920s. LF, b. 1978. Finally broke into the bigs with KC in 2001, after brief call-ups during the previous three years. RHP, b. 1936. Brother of Hall-of-Famer Gaylord, won the Cy Young Award in 1970.