2000 Death Curt Siodmak, screenplay writer, The Wolf Man, dies at 98 1997 Death Curt Flood, centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59 1991 Death Curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90 1988 Event Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling 1982 Death Curt Jurgens, actor (Disorder), dies of an acute heart attack at 66 1974 Death Curt Conway, dies 1972 Event U.S. Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws 1971 Event Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark 1971 Event Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by 1970 Event Curt Flood loses his $41 million antitrust suit against baseball 1970 Event Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause 1969 Event New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause 1967 Event Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) 1967 Birthday Curt Schreiner, born in Albany, New York, biathelete, 1994 Olympics 1966 Birthday Curt Schilling, Anchorage AK, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Event Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins 1965 Event Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th home run off Curt Simmons 1965 Birthday Curt Harnett, born in Toronto, Ontario, sprint cyclist, Olympics-bronze-92/96 1964 Event St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader 1963 Event St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate 1961 Birthday Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears 1961 Birthday Curt Bader, born in Bloomfield, Iowa, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Curt Ford, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball teams 1958 Birthday Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic 1956 Event Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1953 Event Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row 1950 Event Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1950 Event 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) 1947 Birthday Curt Weldon, born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1987 - 2007 1926 Event Cincinnati Red Curt Walker ties record of 2 triples in an inning 1919 Birthday Curt Gowdy, Green River, Wyoming, sportscaster, ABC 1915 Birthday Curt Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Raw Deal 1893 Birthday Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor, Enemy Below, Longest Day