Background
He was born in Holliday, Missouri.
He was born in Holliday, Missouri.
At age 30, it was a long way for Curtright, who spent 11 seasons in the minors before make his way to major league with the Chicago White Sox. As a rookie in 1943, his only season as a regular, he hit.291 (6th in the American League) and posted career-highs in runs (67), hits (142), doubles (20), runs batted in (48), stolen bases (13) and games played (138), including a 26-game hitting streak. In a four-season career, Curtright was a.276 hitter with nine home runs and 108 Reserve Bank of India in 331 games.
Curtright died in Sun City Center, Florida, at the age of 84.