On This Day: January 16

January 16, 2018 by Baseballia

1970
Gold Glove winning outfielder Curt Flood of the St. Louis Cardinals files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball’s reserve clause, a suit that will have historic implications. Flood refused to report to the Phillies after he was traded by the Cardinals, contending the baseball rule violates federal antitrust laws.

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The Increasingly Admirable Mr. Curt Flood

March 20, 2017 by Baseballia

If you admire steadfast men, then it is hard not to admire former MLB outfielder Curt Flood. Regardless whether a person agrees with the stance he took regarding baseball’s labor system in late 1969 and through the early 1970s, the All-Star centerfielder made his stand consistently, with principle and at great personal cost. Indeed, his actions were in line with how the biblical psalm 15…

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On This Day: January 16

The Increasingly Admirable Mr. Curt Flood