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Ron Allen, American baseball player
Ronald Frederick Allen (born December 23, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player. He played part of the 1972 season in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as a first baseman. He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
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Ron Allen (baseball) was born in 1943. 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.
These figures put everyday life in Ron Allen (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1943 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,700 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,100 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.27 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 136.7M | 341 million |
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