Sports Illustrated and George Steinbrenner’s lawyer made...

Sports Illustrated and George Steinbrenner’s lawyer made a renewed attack on baseball’s investigation of the New York Yankee owner, but Commissioner Fay Vincent dismissed much of the criticism as “misleading, factually flawed and damaging.”

The magazine, in an eight-page story in this week’s issue, recounted many of the charges made by Steinbrenner’s lawyers against Vincent, lawyer John M. Dowd and their investigation of the owner. It also said Vincent telephoned the chairman of Capital Cities-ABC and asked him to review a “20-20” segment on the investigation.

Steinbrenner resigned as managing general partner of the Yankees on Aug. 20 as part of an agreement that concluded baseball’s investigation of his relationship with gambler Howard Spira.