Curt Flood was born on Tuesday, January 18, 1938, in Houston, Texas. Flood was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1956, with the Cincinnati Redlegs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Curt Flood baseball stats page.
"Today's players should know Curt Flood. Few do. It was Flood who, when the Cardinals traded him to the Washington Senators after the 1969 season, first challenged baseball's reserve clause-which bound players for life to the clubs that first signed them-in court. He lost, but baseball was shaken. Five years later, a federal court effectively killed the reserve clause. Salaries skyrocketed." - Solomon, Alan. Chicago Tribune Staff Writer. Flood Proud Of Rebel Role. 25 July 1993.
Curt FloodCurt Flood Autograph on a 1992 Action Packed Baseball Card (#72) |
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Curt FloodCurt Flood Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Curt FloodCurt Flood Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1956 | 18 | Redlegs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1957 | 19 | Redlegs | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
1958 | 20 | Cardinals | 121 | 422 | 50 | 110 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .261 | .317 | .382 |
1959 | 21 | Cardinals | 121 | 208 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .305 | .418 |
1960 | 22 | Cardinals | 140 | 396 | 37 | 94 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .237 | .303 | .354 |
1961 | 23 | Cardinals | 132 | 335 | 53 | 108 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .322 | .391 | .415 |
1962 | 24 | Cardinals | 151 | 635 | 99 | 188 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 42 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | .296 | .346 | .416 |
1963 | 25 | Cardinals | 158 | 662 | 112 | 200 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .302 | .345 | .403 |
1964 | 26 | Cardinals | 162 | 679 | 97 | 211 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .311 | .356 | .378 |
1965 | 27 | Cardinals | 156 | 617 | 90 | 191 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .310 | .366 | .421 |
1966 | 28 | Cardinals | 160 | 626 | 64 | 167 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 78 | 26 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .267 | .298 | .364 |
1967 | 29 | Cardinals | 134 | 514 | 68 | 172 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .335 | .378 | .414 |
1968 | 30 | Cardinals | 150 | 618 | 71 | 186 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .301 | .339 | .366 |
1969 | 31 | Cardinals | 153 | 606 | 80 | 173 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | .285 | .344 | .366 |
1971 | 33 | Senators | 13 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .300 | .200 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,759 | 6,357 | 851 | 1,861 | 271 | 44 | 85 | 1 | 636 | 444 | 22 | 609 | 72 | 33 | 52 | 117 | .293 | .342 | .389 |
Curt FloodCurt Flood Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1957 Redlegs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1957 Redlegs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1958 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1958 Cardinals | CF | 120 | 110 | 3,024 | 371 | 3.1 | 363 | 347 | 16 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.24 |
1959 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1959 Cardinals | CF | 103 | 48 | 1,590 | 153 | 1.5 | 148 | 147 | 1 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.51 |
1959 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1959 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1960 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1960 Cardinals | CF | 132 | 116 | 3,099 | 293 | 2.2 | 291 | 284 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.54 |
1960 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1961 Cardinals | CF | 119 | 84 | 2,385 | 257 | 2.2 | 253 | 240 | 13 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.86 |
1962 Cardinals | CF | 151 | 151 | 4,032 | 398 | 2.6 | 394 | 385 | 9 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.64 |
1963 Cardinals | CF | 158 | 157 | 462 | 420 | 2.7 | 415 | 403 | 12 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 24.25 |
1964 Cardinals | CF | 162 | 160 | 471 | 401 | 2.5 | 396 | 388 | 8 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 22.70 |
1965 Cardinals | CF | 151 | 151 | 4,062 | 361 | 2.4 | 356 | 349 | 7 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.37 |
1966 Cardinals | CF | 159 | 155 | 459 | 399 | 2.5 | 399 | 394 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 23.47 |
1967 Cardinals | CF | 126 | 124 | 3,276 | 323 | 2.6 | 319 | 315 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.63 |
1968 Cardinals | CF | 149 | 147 | 4,026 | 402 | 2.7 | 395 | 384 | 11 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.65 |
1969 Cardinals | CF | 152 | 149 | 3,996 | 382 | 2.5 | 378 | 366 | 12 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.55 |
1971 Senators | CF | 10 | 8 | 213 | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.15 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,692 | 1,560 | 31,095 | 4,178 | 2.5 | 4,124 | 4,019 | 105 | 54 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.58 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 | |
LF Totals | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
14 Years | 1,703 | 1,561 | 31,155 | 4,183 | 2.5 | 4,129 | 4,024 | 105 | 54 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.58 |
Curt FloodCurt Flood Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1956 Redlegs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1957 Redlegs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
1958 Cardinals | 2 | 12 | .143 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 42.2 | 7.5 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1959 Cardinals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 12 | 25 | n/a | 29.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Cardinals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 8 | n/a | 49.5 | 7.3 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1961 Cardinals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 12 | 16 | n/a | 167.5 | 10.2 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1962 Cardinals | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.9 | 11.1 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1963 Cardinals | 17 | 12 | .586 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 132.4 | 11.6 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1964 Cardinals | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 135.8 | 12.8 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
1965 Cardinals | 9 | 3 | .750 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 56.1 | 12.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1966 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 62.6 | 12.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1967 Cardinals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 102.8 | 11.2 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1968 Cardinals | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 123.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1969 Cardinals | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 151.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1971 Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 88 | 73 | .547 | 56 | 61 | n/a | 74.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Curt FloodCurt Flood Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs | 27 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs | 14 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 42, 21 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1959 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1960 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $12,500.00 | - | - |
1961 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1962 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1963 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $17,500.00 | - | - |
1964 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $23,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1965 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1966 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $45,000.00 | Stats | - |
1967 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $50,000.00 | - | Stats |
1968 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $72,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1969 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Washington Senators | 21 | $110,000.00 | - | - |
Curt Flood Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Curtis Charles Flood was a Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1957), St. Louis Cardinals (1958–1969), and Washington Senators (1971). Did you know that Curt, his nickname, was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2015, alongside Bob Forsch (P), George Kissell (Coach), and Ted Simmons (C)?
Curt Flood Rookie Card | 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#464 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Curt Flood was an exceptional outfielder winning seven Gold Gloves (all consecutively, 1963-1969) and in 1966, he entered the record books as only the second National League outfielder (Danny Litwhiler in 1942 was the first) in history to play in at least 150 games without committing a single error (Outfielder Error Records)?
Curt Flood Notice to Player of Release or TransferBaseball Almanac Research Library
Curt Flood, on October 8, 1969, was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. His Notice to Player of Release or Transfer can be seen above. Flood was a St. Louis Cardinals team captain and learned of the trade from a reporter. He did not want to be traded and sent the letter seen below to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn:
Curt Flood Letter to Commissioner Bowie K. KuhnBaseball Almanac Research Library
Commissioner Kuhn denied Flood's request for free agency, citing the propriety of the reserve clause and its inclusion in Flood's 1969 contract. On January 16, 1970, Flood filed a $1 million lawsuit against Kuhn and Major League Baseball, alleging violation of federal antitrust laws. Flood was making $90,000 that season and likened the reserve clause to slavery. Flood v. Kuhn (407 U.S. 258) was argued before the Supreme Court on March 20, 1972. Flood's attorney, former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, asserted that the reserve clause depressed wages and limited players to one team for life. 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. National League (259 U.S. 200). Read more about "Curt Flood v Bowie Kuhn, et al".
The St. Louis Cardinals have had eight players with two-or-more back-to-back 200-hit seasons: Lou Brock (1970-1971), Jesse Burkett (1899-1900-1901), Taylor Douthit (1929-1930), Rogers Hornsby (1920-1921-1922 & 1924-1925), Curt Flood (1963-1964), Joe Medwick (1935-1936-1937), Stan Musial (1948-1949), and Joe Torre (1970-1971).