Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment.

Flood signed with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956 and made a handful of appearances for the team in 1956-57 before being traded to the Cardinals in December 1957. In 1988 he was named commissioner of the short-lived Senior Professional Baseball Association. 310.

Flood became one of the pivotal figures in the sport's labor history when he refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season ultimately appealing his case to the U. Supreme Court. Curtis Charles Flood (January 18 1938 – January 20 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as a center fielder for the St.