- Guy Curtright
Guy Paxton Curtright (
October 18 ,1912 -August 23 ,1997 ) was aleft fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theChicago White Sox (1943-1946). He was born inHolliday, 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 theAmerican League ) and posted career-highs in runs (67), hits (142), doubles (20),runs batted in (48),stolen base s (13) andgames played (138), including a 26-game hitting streak.In a four-season 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.ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=curtrgu01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Curtright_Guy.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcurtg102.htm Retrosheet]
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