Guy Curtright
Guy Paxton Curtright (October 18, 1912 – August 23, 1997) was a 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 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
| Guy Curtright | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 18, 1912 Holliday, Missouri, US | |
| Died: August 23, 1997 (aged 84) Sun City Center, Florida, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1943, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 18, 1946, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 108 |
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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.