Curt Flood and His Fight For Free Agency By Yippydo01 Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Jan 25, 2014 January 1, 1938 - January 25, 2014 Jan 18, 1938 Flood was born in Houston Jan 1, 1940 Flood moved to Oakland Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier Feb 15, 1956 Flood signs as an amateur free agent with the Cincinnati Reds Sep 9, 1956 Flood makes his MLB debut Dec 5, 1957 Curt Flood is traded to the St Louis Cardinals Oct 15, 1964 Cardinals win World Series Oct 1, 1967 Curt Flood had his best season with a career high .335 average Oct 12, 1967 Flood wins his second World Series Dec 24, 1969 Flood is traded to the Philadelphia Phillies Jan 4, 1970 Flood challenges baseball in court Nov 3, 1970 Flood signs with the Washington Senators Apr 25, 1971 Flood retires Mar 20, 1972 Flood vs. Kuhn case argued Sep 28, 1975 Messersmith and McNally challenge the reserve clause Dec 23, 1975 Arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled in favor of the players Jan 27, 1997 Curt Flood dies Jan 1, 1998 The Curt Flood Act is signed into law Dec 13, 2007 Alex Rodriguez signs a $250,000,000 contract with New York
