August 12 in St. Louis Cardinals History: Judge Irving Cooper upholds baseball’s reserve clause in turning back the lawsuit filed by Curt Flood (1970)

On August 12, 1970, Judge Irving Ben Cooper rules against Curt Flood in his antitrust suit. the former All-Star outfielder had objected to being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies without his consent. Cooper says “Decisions of the Supreme Court are not lightly overruled… We find no general or wides

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