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Had he not notably misjudged a Jim Northrup fly ball (ruled a triple) with two out in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, the Cardinals might have won their third championship of the decade Detroit scored twice on the play, with Northrup later coming in for a 3-0 lead, and won the game 4-1. The next day, he caught Willie McCovey's fly ball for the final out of Ray Washburn's 2-0 no-hitter. On September 17 he struck out for the final out of Gaylord Perry's 1-0 gem. Against the San Francisco Giants that year, Flood was involved in the final outs of the first back-to-back no-hitters in Major League history. As team co- captain (with Tim McCarver) in 1968 he had perhaps his best year, earning his third All-Star selection and finishing fourth in the MVP balloting (won by teammate Bob Gibson) on the strength of a. In Game 1, he advanced Brock to third base twice, putting him in position to score both runs in a 2–1 victory in Game 3, he drove in Brock with the first run of a 5–2 win. 179, but made some crucial contributions.
In the 1967 World Series against the Boston Red Sox he hit a woeful. 335 average, though his other batting totals fell off from previous years, in helping the Cardinals to another championship. In 1967 he had his highest batting mark with a. He made the All-Star team again in 1966, a season in which he did not commit an error in the outfield his record errorless streaks of 226 games (NL record) and 568 total chances (major league record) ran from Septemto June 4, 1967. In 1965 Flood had his greatest power output, with 11 home runs and 83 runs batted in while hitting. 200 but scored in three of the Cardinal victories as the team won in seven games for its first championship since 1946. Batting leadoff in the 1964 World Series against the New York Yankees, he hit only. His 679 at bats led the NL again and were the fifth highest total in league history to that point, setting a team record by surpassing Taylor Douthit's 1930 total of 664 Lou Brock broke the team record three years later with 689. He earned his first All-Star selection in 1964 while leading the NL in hits and batting. In that year he received the first of his seven consecutive Gold Gloves. 302 and scoring a career-high 112 runs, third most in the NL he also had career bests in doubles (34), triples (9) and stolen bases (17), and collected 200 hits in an NL-leading 662 at bats.
He continued to improve offensively in 1963, hitting. He had his breakthrough year after Johnny Keane took over as manager in 1961, batting. Louis although he struggled at the plate from 1958–1960, his defensive skill was apparent. For the next twelve seasons he became a fixture in center field for St. 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.
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Although his legal challenge was unsuccessful, it brought about additional solidarity among players as they fought against baseball's reserve clause and sought free agency.īorn in Houston, Texas and raised in Oakland, California, Flood played in the same high school outfield with Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson. He retired with the third most games in center field (1683) in NL history, trailing only Willie Mays and Richie Ashburn.įlood 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.S. 300 six times, and led the NL in hits (211) in 1964.
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A defensive standout, he led the National League in putouts four times and in fielding percentage twice, winning Gold Glove Awards in his last seven full seasons from 1963–1969. Please help Baseball Wiki by revising it.Ĭurtis 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.
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