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Andy Pafko

Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (died 2013)

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Born
February 25, 1921
Died
October 8, 2013
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1921

About Andy Pafko

Andrew Pafko was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs (1943–51), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–52), and Milwaukee Braves (1953–59). He batted and threw right-handed and played center field. Nicknamed "Handy Andy", Pafko was a popular player well known for good hitting and fielding, and contributed to championship-caliber teams in three different cities. Pafko started in the first game at Milwaukee County Stadium on April 3, 1953. When the Cubs won their division in 1984, Pafko mused, "I never dreamed it would take them 39 years to win again. He had 12 home runs, 66 RBIs, while batting.349 on the team that won the league championship.

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Andy Pafko timeline

  1. Pafko started in the first game at Milwaukee County Stadium on April 3, 1953.
  2. When the Cubs won their division in 1984, Pafko mused, "I never dreamed it would take them 39 years to win again.

The world when Andy Pafko was born

Andy Pafko was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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