June 19 in St. Louis Cardinals History: U.S. Supreme Court rules against former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood (1972)

On June 19, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood, who had sued Major League Baseball over the reserve clause after being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies . The ruling upholds baseball’s antitrust exemption, which was originally granted in 192

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