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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 19 quotes by Curt Flood MLB debut September 9, 1956 for the Cincinnati Redlegs Last MLB appearance April 25, 1971 for the Washington Senators Career statistics Batting average .293 Hits 1,861 Runs batted in 636 Teams Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1957) St. Louis Cardinals (1958–1969) Washington Senators (1971) Career highlights and awards 3× All-Star (1964, 1966, 1968) 2× World Series champion (1964, 1967) 7× Gold Glove Award (1963–1969) Curtis... Read full biography of Curt Flood → 1 2 Ctrl → Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it. 0 Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public... → 0 People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy. 0 I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods. 0 I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. 0 I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than... → 0 Baseball regards us as sheep. 0 I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart at the seams. We were in... → 0 I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life. 0 All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they gave it to two white guys. I think... → 0 Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not... → 0 Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough and kicked yourself in the butt, you'd... → 0 And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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