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Curt Flood. Curtis Charles Flood Sr. (January 18, 1938 – January 20, 1997) was an American professional baseball player and activist. [1][2][3] He was a center fielder who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators. Flood was a three-time All-Star, a Gold Glove winner ...
Curt Flood. Position: Centerfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg) Born: January 18, 1938 in Houston, TX us. Died: January 20 1997 in Los Angeles, CA. Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA. High School: Debut: September 9, 1956 (Age 18-235d, 11,386th in major league history)
Over 25 years of experience in sports including coach, athletic director, game day operations, media relations, football operations, and scout. Curt Flood was an All-Star outfielder for 15 years. However, his actual claim to fame was challenging MLB's Reserve Clause. This is his story.
He was on three pennant-winning teams with the Cardinals and earned two World Series rings. But it's what Curt Flood didn't do in 1969 that helped change the game forever: He did not accept a...
Curt Flood (born Jan. 18, 1938, Houston, Texas, U.S.—died Jan. 20, 1997, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American professional baseball player whose antitrust litigation challenging the major leagues’ reserve clause was unsuccessful but ultimately led to the clause’s demise.
Curt Flood was a vital cog in the 1964 Cardinals’ world championship run, but that achievement may have been all but forgotten in light of Flood’s subsequent role in the arrival of free agency for baseball players. Curtis Charles Flood was born in Houston, Texas, on January 18, 1938.
Curt Flood. Curtis Charles Flood Sr. (January 18, 1938 – January 20, 1997) was an American professional baseball player and activist. [1][2][3] He was a center fielder who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators. Quick Facts MLB debut, Last MLB appearance ...
ST. LOUIS -- There's likely no one in Cardinals history with a legacy more complex than Curt Flood, who sacrificed his standout career for a greater good from which he never personally benefited. Flood remains one of the finest center fielders in franchise history.
When Curt Flood penned the missive that would alter baseball – and all of sports – forever, he was alone in a Copenhagen hotel room, soon to be estranged from his children, fully aware he was...
Curtis Charles (Curt) Flood. Cincinnati—St. Louis—Washington, 1956-1971. A defensive genius in center field who led the Cardinals of the 1960s to three pennants and two World Series titles.