Biography of curt flood
Curt flood hall of fame 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 by the National League Cincinnati Reds.
Curt flood children Charles Curtis Flood (Curt Flood), three-time All-Star Major League Baseball centerfielder and labor rights advocate, was born on January 18, , in Houston, Texas, to Herman and Laura Flood. Flood and his mother lived in Houston for nearly two years before returning to the family’s home in Oakland, California.
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Curt Flood spent most of his baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing center field for them from to 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.Curt flood cause of death As the author of The Curt Flood Story: The Man Behind the Myth, I want to correct a key date on page It could not be more significant. It was central to my argument that Flood sued baseball because he became bitter and angry, even unreasoning, after he misplayed Jim Northrup's line drive in the World Series.