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Jim Lonborg

Jim Lonborg, American baseball pitcher

Born
April 16, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1942

About Jim Lonborg

James Reynold Lonborg (born April 16, 1942) is an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Phillies. Though nicknamed "Gentleman Jim", he was known for fearlessly pitching on the inside of the plate throughout his fifteen-year career. == Early life == Lonborg was born on April 16, 1942, in Santa Maria, California. His father was a professor of agriculture. Lonborg attended San Luis Obispo High School in San Luis Obispo, California, where he excelled in both baseball and basketball. One of his teammates was future major league pitcher Mel Queen, who would also become his brother-in-law. Lonborg attended Stanford University as a pre-med student on an academic scholarship, graduating in 1963. He pitched on the school's baseball team as a walk-on, and was its MVP as a junior. He was a walk-on player on the basketball team as well, but did not see a future as there was a star player ahead of him. He has been inducted into Stanford's Athletics Hall of Fame as a baseball player.

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Career and life highlights

Jim Lonborg timeline

  1. Lonborg outdueled Twins ace Dean Chance in that finale, while the Tigers defeated the Angels in the first game but lost the second, putting the Red Sox in the World Series for the first time since 1946.
  2. It was degrading." Lonborg received the 1967 Cy Young Award, becoming the first Red Sox pitcher so honored since its 1956 creation, receiving 90% of the votes.

The world when Jim Lonborg was born

Jim Lonborg was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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