This week we look at Curt Flood going to Washington. Bean Balls that changed lives â Ray Chapman and Tony C, Power steals by Vic Power, and lost icon as Mickey Mantle Passes away, One incredible streak by Jack Taylor. Listen to our new section on Fan Stories â today we thank Ray Wilson. OnâŠ
 Curt Flood Positions: OutfieldBats: R Throws: RHeight: 5âČ â 9âł Â Weight: 165Born: Tuesday, January 18, 1938 in Houston, TX USADied: January 20, 1997 in Los Angeles, CA USADebut: September 9, 1956Last Game: April 25, 1971Full Name: Curtis Charles Flood Nine Players Who Debuted in 1956 Frank RobinsonLuis AparicioBill MazeroskiCurt FloodDon DrysdaleMoe DrabowskyTito FranconaCharlie LauWhiteyâŠ
On April 8, 2008, Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco made a throwing error to snap his record errorless streak. Polanco had gone 186 games and 911 total chances without a miscue, dating back to July 1, 2006.
âIt is especially fitting that this legislation honors a courageous baseball player and individual, the late Curt Flood, whose enormous talents on the baseball diamond were matched by his courage off the field. It was 29 years ago this month that Curt Flood refused a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies. His bold stand set in motion the events that culminate in the bill I have signed into law.â â BILL CLINTON, U.S. president, commenting on the Curt Flood Act. President Clinton signs Curt Flood Act of 1998, revoking baseballâs antitrust exemption for labor matters, but not for issues involving relocation, expansion or the minor leagues. The passage of the legislation by the 105th Congress comes over seventy-five years after the Supreme Court ruled that the sport was not involved in interstate commerce or trade as customarily defined within the context of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Former outfielder Curt Flood, who played most notably with the Cardinals, dies of throat cancer at the age of 59. The baseball pioneer, after being traded to the Phillies in 1969, refused to play for Philadelphia and challenged the ownersâ reserve clause, taking the matter as far as the U.S. Supreme Court, where he lost the case but laid the groundwork which would lead to free agency in professional sports.
On June 19, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood, who had sued Major League Baseball over the reserve clause after being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. The ruling upholds baseballâs antitrust exemption, which was originally granted in 1922.  1972 June 19 Curt Flood case decided theâŠ
1971 â The dismissal of Curt Floodâs suit against Major League Baseball is upheld by a three-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The verdict will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On November 3, 1970 â The Philadelphia Phillies trade outfielder Curt Flood to the Washington Senators for first baseman Greg Goossen, OF Gene Martin, and pitcher Jeff Terpko. In 1969, the Phillies had acquired Flood from the St. Louis Cardinals but had been unable to convince him to report to the team. The embattled outfielderâŠ
udge Irving Cooper upholds baseballâs reserve clause in turning back the lawsuit filed by Curt Flood
On May 19, 1970, the lawsuit filed by former St. Louis Cardinals star Curt Flood against Major League Baseball begins its hearing in federal court. Judge Irving Ben Cooper presides over the case, which will result in the upholding of baseballâs reserve clause. Â
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