Guy Curtright | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 18 October 1912 |
Birth Place: | Holliday, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Sun City Center, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 21 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 18 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .276 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 9 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 108 |
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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 5feet tall and weighed .
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.
Curtright died in Sun City Center, Florida, at the age of 84.