Guy Curtright Explained

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.

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