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Art Shamsky

Art Shamsky, American baseball player and manager

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Born
October 14, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1941

About Art Shamsky

Arthur Louis Shamsky, nicknamed "Sham" and "Smasher", is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played right field, left field, and first base from 1965 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at bats in 1966. He was an integral player on the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, batting.300 with 14 home runs while platooning, and then hitting.412 in the post-season batting cleanup and.368 overall. In 2007, he was the manager of the Modi'in Miracle of the Israel Baseball League. Shamsky played with the AAA San Diego Padres in 1963 and 1964, where he hit.267 with 18 home runs his first year and.272 with 25 home runs (7th in the league) his second year. Shamsky tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at-bats for the Reds on August 12 and 14, 1966.

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Art Shamsky timeline

  1. Shamsky played with the AAA San Diego Padres in 1963 and 1964, where he hit.267 with 18 home runs his first year and.272 with 25 home runs (7th in the league) his second year.
  2. Shamsky tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at-bats for the Reds on August 12 and 14, 1966.
  3. He tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at bats in 1966.
  4. He was an integral player on the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, batting.300 with 14 home runs while platooning, and then hitting.412 in the post-season batting cleanup and.368 overall.

The world when Art Shamsky was born

Art Shamsky was born in 1941. 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 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

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

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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