About Guy Curtright
Lived 1912 – 1997 (aged 84). Guy Curtright was an American baseball player.
Guy Paxton Curtright (October 18, 1912 – August 23, 1997) was an American professional baseball left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1943–1946). Born in Holliday, Missouri, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Career A rookie at age 30, it was a long way for Curtright, who spent 11 seasons in the minors before make his way to major league with the Chicago White Sox. As a rookie in 1943, his only season as a regular, he hit .291 (6th in the American League) and posted career-highs in runs (67), hits (142), doubles (20), runs batted in (48), stolen bases (13) and games played (138), including a 26-game hitting streak.
In his four-season MLB career, Curtright was a .276 hitter with nine home runs and 108 RBI in 331 games.
Death Curtright died in Sun City Center, Florida, at the age of 84.
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Who was Guy Curtright?
American baseball player (1912–1997)
When was Guy Curtright born?
Guy Curtright was born on 18 October 1912 in Holliday.
When did Guy Curtright die?
Guy Curtright died on 23 August 1997 in Sun City Center.
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Guy Curtright was a baseball player.
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Guy Curtright was American.
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