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HBO Sports, which has produced compelling character studies of baseball legends Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams, will explore the life and career of former St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Curt Flood, one of baseball's landmark figures.  The Curious Case of Curt Flood debuts Wednesday, July 13 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, exclusively on HBO.

While he did not hit 500 home runs and is not enshrined in Baseball's Hall of Fame, Flood's impact on the sport was substantial.  Interrupting his flourishing All-Star career to fight for free agency at age 31, he was a pioneering figure in challenging baseball's reserve clause, foreshadowing the emergence of free agents in professional sports.

The executive producers of The Curious Case of Curt Flood are Ross Greenburg and Rick Bernstein; senior producer, Joe Lavine; producer, Ezra Edelman; writer, Aaron Cohen; narrator, Liev Schreiber; editor, Charles Marquardt; original music composed by Gary Lionelli.