Birthday profile

Kevin Jarvis

Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player and scout

Born
August 1, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1969

About Kevin Jarvis

Kevin Thomas Jarvis is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for many teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. As of 2015, he is a scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. At the end of the season, Jarvis ended up with an 0–4 record from 27 games pitched. He made his major league debut in the strike-affected 1994 season, posting a 1–1 record in 6 games from 17+2⁄3 innings pitched, playing for the Cincinnati Reds. He played with the Reds until 1997, posting an overall record of 12–15, before being claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on May 2, but was claimed again by the Minnesota Twins just one week later.

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Kevin Jarvis timeline

  1. He made his major league debut in the strike-affected 1994 season, posting a 1–1 record in 6 games from 17+2⁄3 innings pitched, playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
  2. He played with the Reds until 1997, posting an overall record of 12–15, before being claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on May 2, but was claimed again by the Minnesota Twins just one week later.

The world when Kevin Jarvis was born

Kevin Jarvis was born in 1969. 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 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

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

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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