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Curt Flood: Media

The baseball player to whom all major leaguers owe a debt

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A player and an advocate
Curt Flood's success on the field is eclipsed by the impact his court case had on...
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Plaintiff in historic antitrust case
Curt Flood, shown here in the 1960s, sued Major League Baseball, stating that players...
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