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Curt Blefary

Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001)

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Born
July 5, 1943
Died
January 28, 2001
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1943

About Curt Blefary

Curtis Leroy "Clank" Blefary was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (1970–1971), Oakland Athletics (1971–1972) and the San Diego Padres (1972). A native of Brooklyn, New York, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Blefary had just won the Most Valuable Player award at Wagner during the 1962 season, hitting.338 in 17 games and led the Metropolitan Conference in fielding percentage. Johnson, the farm director, came to Blefary's house in New Shrewsbury and signed him to his first professional contract. In 1969, he and teammate Don Wilson became the first interracial roommates in National League history.

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Curt Blefary timeline

  1. Blefary had just won the Most Valuable Player award at Wagner during the 1962 season, hitting.338 in 17 games and led the Metropolitan Conference in fielding percentage.
  2. In 1969, he and teammate Don Wilson became the first interracial roommates in National League history.

The world when Curt Blefary was born

Curt Blefary 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.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

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

Measure19432026
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
Population136.7M341 million

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