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Curt Flood was a very good outfielder in the MLB. Trailing only third to Willie Mays in the most games starting at an outfield position.
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Curt Flood was also a very good hitter. He finished his career with a .293 batting average. That was pretty good for back then.

                                                           Curt Flood Career Stats

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                 Curt Flood was a very productive player for every team he played on. He played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1956-1957), the St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1969), and also with the Washington Senators in 1971. He led the National League in putouts four times and in fieldng percentage twice.  He also won the Gold Glove Award in each of his last seven seasons. Curt Flood was one of the best players of his time and also one of the most high payed. Since he was such a great player, the court's decision to overrule him was more challenging.