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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 .
Jan 18, 2011 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Curt Flood. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Jul 12, 2011 · 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...
Jan 4, 2012 · Curt Flood. 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.
Dec 2, 2021 · 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.
Jan 17, 2023 · 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.
Curt Flood 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. Flood began playing baseball as a youth and was signed in 1956 by the National League Cincinnati Reds.
Jan 21, 1997 · Curt Flood, All-Star center fielder for St Louis Cardinals in the 1960's, dies at age of 59; he became a pioneering figure in legal attack on baseball's reserve clause that foreshadowed era of ...
Aug 18, 2021 · Curt Flood took a stand against baseball’s entrenched powers. His defiance cost him everything — and changed everything.
Curt Flood spent most of his baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing center field for them from 1958 to 1969. A three-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove recipient, he played on three National League pennant winners, two of which also won World Series titles.
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