Curt Flood #21

HigherHustle salutes Curt Flood with our latest tshirt.

6.0 oz 100% cotton tubular jersey. Classic Raglan fit, double-needle sleeve opening, and curved saddle hem. Pre-shrunk to minimize shrinkage.

Curt Flood was as crucial to the economic rights of ballplayers as Jackie Robinson was to breaking the color barrier. A three-time All-Star and seven-time winner of the Gold Glove for his defensive prowess in center field, Flood hit more than .300 six times during a 15-year major league career that began in 1956. Twelve of those seasons were spent wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals. After the 1969 season, the Cardinals attempted to trade Flood, then 31 years of age, to the Philadelphia Phillies, which set in motion his historic challenge of baseball’s infamous "reserve clause." The reserve clause was that part of the standard player’s contract which bound the player.

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