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Ron Hunt

Ron Hunt, American baseball player

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Born
February 23, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1941

About Ron Hunt

Ronald Kenneth (Ron) Hunt is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and St. Louis Cardinals. He batted and threw right-handed. In 1971 Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900. In his first season with the Giants in 1968, Hunt batted.250 with two home runs, and scored 79 runs. In something that would highlight his career, Stengel had offered a bonus to players willing to be hit by pitches (HBP) if it won a game.

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Ron Hunt timeline

  1. In his first season with the Giants in 1968, Hunt batted.250 with two home runs, and scored 79 runs.
  2. In 1971 Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900.

The world when Ron Hunt was born

Ron Hunt 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 Ron Hunt'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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