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Read more about " Curt Flood v Bowie Kuhn, et al". Curtis Charles Flood (JanuJanuary 20, 1997) was a key figure in the establishment of free agency after he refused a 1969 trade to the Philadelphia Phillies citing Major League Baseball’s reserve clause was akin to slavery. Major League Baseball's counsel countered that Commissioner Kuhn had acted "for the good of the game." On June 19, 1972, the Supreme Court, invoking the principle of stare decisis ("to stand by things decided"), ruled 5-3 in favor of Major League Baseball, citing as precedent a 1922 ruling in Federal Baseball Club v. Flood's attorney, former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, asserted that the reserve clause depressed wages and limited players to one team for life. 258) was argued before the Supreme Court on March 20, 1972.
Flood was making $90,000 that season and likened the reserve clause to slavery. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,682,783 fans witnessed their 1969 Cardinals finish the season with a. 1969 Globe Imports Playing Cards 9D Curt Flood: 0.89: 0.66: 1969 Milton Bradley 83.
On January 16, 1970, Flood filed a $1 million lawsuit against Kuhn and Major League Baseball, alleging violation of federal antitrust laws. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fourth position.
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KuhnBaseball Almanac Research LibraryĬommissioner Kuhn denied Flood's request for free agency, citing the propriety of the reserve clause and its inclusion in Flood's 1969 contract. There are typically very few if any copies of this card available due to this one collector purchasing them.Curt Flood Letter to Commissioner Bowie K. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment Rookie cards, autographs and more.
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One collector has been buying copies of this seemingly $1 common (as most midgrade, lower series 61 Topps cards sell for) for $4-5. Shop COMCs extensive selection of baseball cards matching: curt flood from the 1960s. Several years ago before the typical asking price of this card went above the $20 mark(now very few, if any of the 50 or so copies currently on ebay are priced below $20) the hoarder of this card was a buyer.as the asking price of this card has escalated, he is not buying as many copies of this card and the supply (at $20+ asking price) has grown due to overall reduced demand.Īnother example of this type of hoarding by a single collector of one copy of a card is the 1961 Topps 242 Hal Smith card. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/97) where 2,090,145 fans witnessed their 1967 Cardinals finish the season with a. Unlike the 64 Flood, the demand for 64 Topps Harkness cards appears to have subsided.currently on ebay there are 20+ copies available in the $1-3 price range.įor whatever reason, the demand (and thus the price) of the Flood card IMO was dictated by one collector(hoarder) of this card. Louis Cardinals played 161 games during the regular season, won 101 games, lost 60 games, and finished in first position. Since all anybody ever wants to talk about is Mickey Mantle, I'll note that he appears 3 times.
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What's funny is, if he's a short print, then so are HOF'ers Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, Eddie Mathews, Walt Alston, Joe Torre, 'All Star Vets' (with Killer and Nellie Fox) and Hoyt Wilhelm, plus 2 separate leaders cards featuring Sandy Koufax and a couple of others with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Yaz, etc., on them. The Curt Flood card is highlighted in the yellow circles, and he appears in the blue sections. The cards outlined in blue appear only twice (I realize it's tough to make heads or tails out of the red and blue, so simply look to the far left and right edges to quickly make it easier on your eyes). With that said, the blocks of cards outlined in red appear on the sheets 3 times. Since I don't know the provenance of said sheets, we'll just have to accept that these are real and weren't changed at some point during printing.
I searched for uncut Topps sheets from 1964 and I found this image and analyzed it. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Contact the moderator at should you have any questions or concerns.
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