# Curt Flood

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Phil Garner on Curt Flood, Free Agency & the Rise of Player Power

Phil Garner, the hard-nosed infielder known as “Scrap Iron,’’ joined Stitch x Stitch for a colorful look at the battles that shaped modern baseball, from the early fights over the reserve clause to the birth of free agency, the chaos of collusion, and the replacement spring of 1995. He explained ho…

Trey’s Table Episode 445: The Heroic Journey of Curt Flood

Most baseball fans know the name Curt Flood for his incredible 12-season run in center field for the St. Louis Cardinals. But his greatest victory happened off the diamond. ⚾️⚖️ In 1969, after being traded against his will, Flood did the unthinkable: he challenged Major League Baseball’s "reserve c…

Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals II

Dan Borus -- St. Louis Cardinals fan and retired former professor of history -- joins the show. He discusses Cardinals fandom from his start in the late 1950s through the Whitey Herzog-led teams of the late 1980s. Dan discusses attending games at both the original Sportsman's Park and the downtown …

Zozo Visits the Dugout for Trade Deadline Chaos... and Frustration

Glen Cove's own John "Zozo" Zozzaro -- whose rabid Mets fandom is known second only to his pizza -- visits the Donaldson Dugout to wait for trade news with our hosts... with 28 minutes left until the deadline. The Yankees disappoint, the Mets are still bad, and endless anecdotes ensue. Plus, we fin…

Ferguson Jenkins, Andre Dawson & Lee Smith on Legacy, MLBPA, and the Hall of Fame

In part 2 of their wide-ranging conversation, Ferguson Jenkins, Andre Dawson and Lee Smith delve further into baseball economics and the changing landscape that paralleled the growth of the MLBPA. Jenkins had to fight for compensation befitting his stature as one of baseball’s elite and most durabl…

1964 - Baseball Clip - 1964 St Louis Cardinals - Highlights

Announcers - Jack Buck - Harry Caray The Cardinals' 1964 pennant race and World Series win, presented as a season-ending recap by the club's radio team of Harry Caray and Jack Buck. Caray had already been the voice of the Cardinals for close to two decades by 1964, having joined the broadcast in t…

The 90s: The strike that changed baseball forever

When we think about baseball labor, everyone instantly goes to 1994 to point fingers. But how did we get there? As we laid out in the 80s episode, distrust between owners and players was bubbling over especially with collusion cases coming to light. Donald Fehr would be running the show now, Marvi…

October 8, 2026: The Trade Curt Flood Refused

A four a.m. phone call from a sportswriter was how Curt Flood learned he'd been traded, and his refusal to accept it eventually rewrote the economics of professional sports. On October 8, 1969, Flood found out the St. Louis Cardinals had sent him to the Philadelphia Phillies, and rather than report…

How we got free agents in baseball

Curt Flood was the best center fielder in baseball and one of the game’s highest paid players. He took the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series three times. Then he got traded to the Phillies. He didn’t want to go. But baseball’s rules said he had no say in the decision. He could either go to Ph…