[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 107 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 107

   Urging a home field advantage in the Major League Baseball league 
                          championship series.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 1995

   Mr. Hoke submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Urging a home field advantage in the Major League Baseball league 
                          championship series.

Whereas America's free enterprise system is based on the idea that those who 
        succeed should reap benefits in direct proportion to their level of 
        success;
Whereas rewarding excellence and creating incentives for success, hard work, and 
        fair play are the hallmarks of Major League Baseball;
Whereas, under the current Major League Baseball playoff system, a team with the 
        best record in its league may be penalized by not having a home field 
        advantage; and
Whereas baseball is the only major American professional team sport where a team 
        with the poorer record may have the home field advantage: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the home field advantage for the two Major League 
        Baseball league championship series should go to the team 
        having a better record; and
            (2) if two teams have identical records, home field 
        advantage should be determined by a head-to-head match-up 
        between those two teams during the regular season.
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