Birthday profile

Ángel Torres (baseball)

Ángel Torres, Dominican baseball player

Born
October 24, 1952
Age in 2026
74
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1952

About Ángel Torres (baseball)

Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz was a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw left-handed. Torres had a 0–0 record, with a 2.16 ERA, in five games, in his one-year career. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971 as an amateur free agent. He was traded along with Bill Greif and Sam Mejías from the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Tony Scott, Steve Dunning and Pat Scanlon on November 8, 1976. He was then dealt to the Reds early in the 1977 season. Torres died on February 1, 2025, at the age of 72. Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz (October 24, 1952 – February 1, 2025) was a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Ángel Torres (baseball) timeline

  1. Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz (October 24, 1952 – February 1, 2025) was a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds.
  2. Torres died on February 1, 2025, at the age of 72.

The world when Ángel Torres (baseball) was born

Ángel Torres (baseball) was born in 1952. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1952

  • #1 song"You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford
  • Top movieThe Greatest Show on Earth
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRocky Marciano becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineDwight Eisenhower elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydrogen bomb tested
  • Defining fadMr. Potato Head
  • Notable inventionMr. Potato Head (first toy advertised on TV)
  • World population2.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population156.4M

1952 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ángel Torres (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19522026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$9,100$435,000
Average income$5,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population156.4M341 million

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