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Bob Tewksbury

Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach

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Born
November 30, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1960

About Bob Tewksbury

Robert Alan Tewksbury (born November 30, 1960) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and the Minnesota Twins. In his major league debut on April 11, 1986. Tewksbury was drafted by the NY Yankees out of Saint Leo University in the 19th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Bob Tewksbury has the second-lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any starting pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s, and the lowest ratio for any pitcher to pitch since the 1800s except for Deacon Phillip.

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Bob Tewksbury timeline

  1. Tewksbury was drafted by the NY Yankees out of Saint Leo University in the 19th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
  2. In his major league debut on April 11, 1986.

The world when Bob Tewksbury was born

Bob Tewksbury was born in 1960. 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 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Tewksbury's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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