Stepping Up: The Story of All-Star Curt Flood and His Fight

Stepping Up: The Story of All-Star Curt Flood and His Fight for Baseball Players' Rights

A biography of the all-star baseball player who stood up to injustice.
Curt Flood was a dazzling center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals when, in 1969, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. But instead of accepting his fate, Flood shocked baseball by suing the sport over its Reserve Clause, an age-old rule that bound players to their teams in perpetuity. His extraordinary case went all the way to the Supreme Court and helped pave the way for major advancements in the rights of professional athletes.

Stepping Up is Flood's astonishing story. Accessible to teens but of interest to baseball fans of all ages, it begins with Flood as a an artistic black kid in Oakland, and continues with his eye-opening experience as a minor leaguer in the racist South. It describes Flood's years with the exciting Cardinals teams of the 1960s (with teammates like Stan Musial, Joe Torre, and Bob Gibson), and his increasing frustrations with baseball's mistreatment of playersâ€•especially blacks. The book culminates with his historic suit, which changed his life and the sports world forever.

In lively, conversational prose, Alex Belth provides fascinating details and anecdotes about Flood's Cardinals, the Negro Leagues, and many of the dramatic differences in baseballâ€•and Americaâ€•between Flood's era and today. Including a foreword by acclaimed broadcaster Tim McCarver (who, as a player, was traded with Flood to the Phillies), Stepping Up is the compelling tale of a ballplayer's desire to make a difference.

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Belth, Alex
EAN	9780892553211
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0892553219
Label	Persea
Manufacturer	Persea
MPN	9780892553211
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	224
PartNumber	9780892553211
PublicationDate	2006-03-20
Publisher	Persea
Studio	Persea
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Stepping Up: The Story of All-Star Curt Flood and His Fight for Baseball Players' Rights

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