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Tom Prince (baseball)

Tom Prince, American baseball player and manager

Born
August 13, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1964

About Tom Prince (baseball)

Thomas Albert Prince is an American former professional baseball player, and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1987 to 2003. Although Prince didn't produce impressive offensive statistics, he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a seventeen-year playing career with several major league teams. In 2005, he became the manager of the Williamsport Crosscutters in the New York–Penn League and in his first year, led them to the playoffs. After leading the Mud Hens to a first place in the division in 2021, Prince was released by the Tigers organization on October 6, 2021.

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Tom Prince (baseball) timeline

  1. In 2005, he became the manager of the Williamsport Crosscutters in the New York–Penn League and in his first year, led them to the playoffs.
  2. After leading the Mud Hens to a first place in the division in 2021, Prince was released by the Tigers organization on October 6, 2021.

The world when Tom Prince (baseball) was born

Tom Prince (baseball) was born in 1964. 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 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Prince (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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