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Curt Flood and His Fight For Free Agency

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    January 1, 1938 - January 25, 2014

  • Flood was born in Houston

  • Flood moved to Oakland

  • Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier

  • Flood signs as an amateur free agent with the Cincinnati Reds

  • Flood makes his MLB debut

  • Curt Flood is traded to the St Louis Cardinals

  • Cardinals win World Series

  • Curt Flood had his best season with a career high .335 average

  • Flood wins his second World Series

  • Flood is traded to the Philadelphia Phillies

  • Flood challenges baseball in court

  • Flood signs with the Washington Senators

  • Flood retires

  • Flood vs. Kuhn case argued

  • Messersmith and McNally challenge the reserve clause

  • Arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled in favor of the players

  • Curt Flood dies

  • The Curt Flood Act is signed into law

  • Alex Rodriguez signs a $250,000,000 contract with New York