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Andy Messersmith – Society for American Baseball Research
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This Day in Braves History: Atlanta signs Andy Messersmith - Battery Power
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Ballparks Atlanta Fulton County Stadium - This Great Game
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54 Andy Messersmith Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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Andy Messersmith Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac
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Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally Free Agency upheld by Federal Judge - This Day In Baseball
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Andy Messersmith becomes one of the first free-agents – April 10th, 1976
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Braves Flashback Friday: Andy Messersmith, baseball's first true free agent, comes to Atlanta - Battery Power
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CardCorner: 1979 Topps Andy Messersmith
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