Andy Benes

Andy Benes, American baseball player

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Born: August 20, 1967
Age in 2026: 59
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1967

About Andy Benes

Andrew Charles Benes is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres, who selected Benes as the first overall pick in the 1988 MLB draft. With the Padres, he was named to the National League (NL) All-Star team in 1993 and led the league in strikeouts in 1994. He also played for the Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He had a 16–3 record with 188 strikeouts, including 21 strikeouts in a game against UNC-Wilmington. He finished the season with a 6–3 record. The Americans eventually won their first baseball Olympic gold medal.

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The world when Andy Benes was born

Andy Benes was born in 1967. 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 1967

#1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

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

Measure	1967	2026
Gas	$0.33	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,800	$435,000
Average income	$9,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.22	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	198.7M	341 million

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