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- Copy of a Letter from Curt Flood to Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn Requesting Free Agency, December 24, 1969 - In 1969, Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, decided to challenge Major League Baseball's Reserve Clause in the U.S. Supreme Court. The reserve clause was the key tool that owners used to restrict the movement of players from team to team and to control player salaries. Flood lost. But his actions put in motion changes that led to baseball's free agency a few years later.
- December 24, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Copy of a Letter from Curt Flood to Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn Requesting Free Agency, December 24, 1969
In 1969, Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, decided to challenge Major League Baseball's Reserve Clause in the U.S. Supreme Court. The reserve clause was the key tool that owners used to restrict the movement of players from team to team and to control player salaries. Flood lost. But his actions put in motion changes that led to baseball's free agency a few years later.