Born January 13, 1938
Proclaimed "baseball's best centerfielder" on a 1968 "Sports Illustraded" cover, three-time All-Star Curtis Charles Flood played 12 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinal. Flood won seven straight Gold Gloves from 1963-1969, hit .293 for his career and helped the Cardinals win the 1964 and 1967 World Series. Flood sued Major League Baseball when he was traded in 1969, asserting "I do not feel I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes." The legal battle effectively ended his playing career. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against his suit in 1972, but Curt Flood's stand helped the players win free agency in 1975, and passage of the Curt Flood Act in 1998 limited baseball's antitrust exemption.| HM Number | HM2CFE |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 2:04pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 735092 N 4281978 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65520000, -90.29833333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.312', W 90° 17.9' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 18.72" N, 90° 17' 54" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , St. Louis MO 63112, US |
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