Born:(1943-07-05)July 5, 1943 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2001(2001-01-28) (aged 57) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1965, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average
.237
Home runs
112
Runs batted in
382
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968)
Houston Astros (1969)
New York Yankees (1970–1971)
Oakland Athletics (1971–1972)
San Diego Padres (1972)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1966)
AL Rookie of the Year (1965)
Curtis Leroy"Clank"Blefary (July 5, 1943 – January 28, 2001) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (1970–1971), Oakland Athletics (1971–1972) and the San Diego Padres (1972). A native of Brooklyn, New York, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Curtis Leroy "Clank" Blefary (July 5, 1943 – January 28, 2001) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball...
1969: Joe Pepitone was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros for CurtBlefary. December 5, 1969: Al Downing and Frank Fernández were traded by the...
Gold Glove Award, the Yankees traded Pepitone to the Houston Astros for CurtBlefary. Unhappy with how he was treated by the Astros, he threatened to retire...
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the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Shaw. May 17, 1972: CurtBlefary, Mike Kilkenny, and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics...
American League to win the AL Most Valuable Player award. April 29, 1963: CurtBlefary was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles as...
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Johnson (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for CurtBlefary and John Mason (minors). January 22, 1969: Rusty Staub was traded by...
Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern on December 2, 1965. Simpson replaced CurtBlefary as the young outfielder traded along with Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun...
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the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Felipe Alou. May 26, 1971: CurtBlefary was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Rob Gardner. May...
Rob Gardner was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for CurtBlefary. June 12, 1971: Champ Summers was signed by the Athletics as an amateur...
playing time in his career in 1968 when he platooned in left field with CurtBlefary. For the season, he batted only .198 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs...
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Cuellar, Enzo Hernández, and Tom Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles for CurtBlefary and John Mason. With Baltimore, Cuellar "blossomed into a star," according...
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Championship title over the high favored Baltimore Orioles. January 28 – CurtBlefary, 57, left fielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros...
Awards and achievements Preceded by CurtBlefary American League Rookie of the Year 1966 Succeeded by Rod Carew Preceded by Alex Johnson NL Comeback Player...