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Ron LeFlore

Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager

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Born
June 16, 1948
Age in 2026
78
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1948

About Ron LeFlore

Ronald LeFlore is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. LeFlore retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 bases in his career and was an American League All-Star selection in 1976. In 1995, Leflore managed the Newburgh Night Hawks of the Northeast League to a 28–45 record. Incarcerated on April 28, 1970, the first organized baseball league LeFlore played in was for inmates. His 97 stolen bases for the Expos in 1980 are still a record for the Expos/Washington Nationals franchise.

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Ron LeFlore timeline

  1. Incarcerated on April 28, 1970, the first organized baseball league LeFlore played in was for inmates.
  2. His 97 stolen bases for the Expos in 1980 are still a record for the Expos/Washington Nationals franchise.
  3. LeFlore retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982.
  4. In 1995, Leflore managed the Newburgh Night Hawks of the Northeast League to a 28–45 record.

The world when Ron LeFlore was born

Ron LeFlore was born in 1948. 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 1948

  • #1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
  • Top movieHamlet
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
  • Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
  • Top headlineState of Israel declared
  • Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
  • Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
  • Notable inventionVelcro
  • World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
  • U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

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

Measure19482026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$8,300$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population146.6M341 million

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