Guy Curtright
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Guy Paxton Curtright was a left fielder
in Major League Baseball
who played for the Chicago White Sox
(1943-1946). He was born in Holliday, Missouri
.
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 base
s (13) and games played
(138), including a 26-game hitting streak.
In a four-season career, Curtright was a .276 hitter with nine home run
s and 108 RBI in 331 games.
Curtright died in Sun City Center, Florida, at the age of 84.
Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
(1943-1946). He was born in Holliday, Missouri
Holliday, Missouri
Holliday is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holliday is located at ....
.
At age 30, it was a long way for Curtright, who spent 11 seasons in the minors
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
before make his way to major league with the Chicago White Sox. As a rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
in 1943, his only season as a regular, he hit .291 (6th in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
) and posted career-highs in runs
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
(67), hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
(142), doubles
Double (baseball)
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
(20), runs batted in (48), stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
s (13) and games played
Games played
Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.-Baseball:In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game,...
(138), including a 26-game hitting streak.
In a four-season career, Curtright was a .276 hitter with nine home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
s and 108 RBI in 331 games.
Curtright died in Sun City Center, Florida, at the age of 84.