This is a nice honor for Curley. He will go down as most likely the greatest Baybird in the team's history. And the 35-year-old is not done yet.
He was a 4th Round pick by Baltimore back in the 1962 Rookie Draft, and made his Big Leagues debut in 1967. He is a 7-time All-Star, as well as 7-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award.
Curley was a member of the 1970 World Series Champion Baybirds squad, and was also the 1972 Hickory League Division Series MVP.
He finished 3rd in voting for the 1971 Hickory League Player of the Year Award, and 2nd in 1974.
His career WAR of 59.6 is 27.4 wins greater than the 2nd highest Baybird, Don Galvin. His 1763 games as a Baybird are 400 more than any other player in the team's history, and he is the club leader in Runs, Hits, Singles, Doubles, RBI, Walks, and Strikeouts. He is one behind Jim Longo, the franchise leader, in Triples with 64, and 57 Home Runs shy of franchise leader Butch Winterstein. Winterstein has 285 to Curley's 228.