SI Vault
 
Back in Time: June 18
http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/multimedia/photo_gallery/0806/history.june18/images/thumb.jb.jpg

Back in Time: June 18

Curt Flood | 1972
Previous
1 of 7
Next
Curt Flood - 1972
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-3, confirms the lower court's ruling in the Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws. Flood (pictured here with former players' union head Marvin Miller) challenged baseball's reserve clause and sought free agency.
Photographed by: AP
Previous
1 of 7
Next