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 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.