Birthday profile

Derek Aucoin

Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player (died 2020)

Born
March 27, 1970
Died
December 26, 2020
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1970

About Derek Aucoin

Derek Alfred Aucoin (March 27, 1970 – December 26, 2020) was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in two games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos during the 1996 season. He had a 0–1 record, in 2+2⁄3 innings, with a 3.38 ERA. He was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1989. == Professional baseball career == === Montreal Expos === In his first professional season, 1989, with the Gulf Coast League Expos he went 2–1 with a 2.66 ERA in seven games, three starts. While with the Short-Season Jamestown Expos in 1990 Aucoin compiled a record of 1–3 with a 4.46 ERA in eight games, all starts. His next two seasons, 1991 and 1992, were spent at the Class-A level. In 1991, he went 3–6 with a 4.28 ERA in 41 games, four starts with the Sumter Flyers. In 1992, he went 3–2 with a 3.00 ERA in 39 games, two starts with the Rockford Expos. Aucoin was promoted to the Advanced-A West Palm Beach Expos in 1993. He compiled a record of 4–4 with a 4.24 ERA in 38 games, six starts.

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The world when Derek Aucoin was born

Derek Aucoin was born in 1970. 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 1970

  • #1 song"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
  • Top moviePatton
  • Top TV showMarcus Welby, M.D.
  • Best-selling bookLove Story – Erich Segal

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé leads Brazil to 3rd World Cup title in Mexico
  • Top headlineThe Beatles officially break up
  • Technology milestoneFloppy disk invented by IBM
  • Defining fadBell-bottom pants
  • Notable inventionFloppy disk
  • World population3.70 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population205.1M

1970 versus 2026

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

Measure19702026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$17,000$435,000
Average income$11,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population205.1M341 million

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