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Leon Culberson was born on 6 August, 1919 in Halls, Georgia, U.S., is an American baseball player. Discover Leon Culberson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 6 August 1919
Birthday 6 August
Birthplace Halls, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death 17 September, 1989
Died Place Rome, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1919

Delbert Leon Culberson (August 6, 1919 – September 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player.

1940

Culberson's first year in professional baseball was 1940, when he played for the Kannapolis Towelers of the Class D North Carolina State League.

He hit .307 with 14 home runs in 68 games, and was spotted by a Red Sox scout and acquired.

1941

In 1941, he played for the Scranton Red Sox of the Class A Eastern League, and hit .232 in 76 games.

During the season, he had an emergency appendectomy, which led to six weeks in the hospital.

1942

In 1942, he again played for Scranton and raised his average to .286 while playing 120 games.

1943

He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1943 to 1948 for the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators.

Listed at 5 ft and 180 lb, he both batted and threw right-handed.

In 1943, he moved up to the Louisville Colonels in Class AA.

He struggled in his first 10 games, hitting just 7-for-41 (.171), but was called up to the major league club when they sent down another outfielder, Tom McBride.

Culberson made his major league debut on May 16, 1943, against the Chicago White Sox.

Baseball records for many years credited a career minor league pitcher, Al Olsen, as appearing in the first game of that day's doubleheader as a pinch hitter who walked and had a stolen base.

Research later found that Olsen did not make any major league appearances, rendering him a phantom ballplayer.

Culberson is now credited with the noted appearance in the first game of the doubleheader, although Culberson denied playing in the game.

Culberson was the starting center fielder in the second game of the doubleheader, thus his debut date is not in question.

During the 1943 season, Culberson played in 81 games for Boston, hitting .272 and stealing 14 bases; third best on the team in each of those categories.

On July 3, he hit for the cycle against the Cleveland Indians.

Batting lead off, he hit a single in the 1st inning, a double in the 3rd inning, a triple in the 6th inning, and a home run (inside-the-park) in the 8th inning.

By collecting the hits in that order it was a rare "natural" cycle, the fifth in MLB history.

He remains the last player to have an inside-the-park home run as part of their cycle.

1944

In 1944, his average fell to .238 playing in 75 games, then in 1945 he raised his average to .275 while appearing in 97 games.

He played through the war years due to a trick knee condition that rendered him unfit for military duty, and also sidelined him at times.

1946

In 1946, Culberson hit .313 while appearing in 59 games for Boston.

That year, the Red Sox ran away with the American League crown by twelve games over the Detroit Tigers with a 104–50 record, and were heavy favorites in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, however the series went the full seven games.

In game seven, Culberson was involved in a famous play known as the "mad dash".

After Red Sox center fielder Dom DiMaggio drove in two runs in the top of the eighth, the score was tied 3–3.

DiMaggio pulled a hamstring during the play and was forced to leave the game; he was replaced by Culberson, who entered the game as a pinch runner and also took over for DiMaggio in centerfield.

Enos Slaughter led off the bottom half of the inning with a single.

After the next two batters failed to advance him, Slaughter found himself still on first base with two outs.

With outfielder Harry Walker at the plate with a two balls and one strike count, the Cardinals called for a hit and run.

With Slaughter running, Walker lined the ball to left-center field.

Culberson fielded the ball, and threw a relay to shortstop Johnny Pesky.

Slaughter rounded third base heading for home, running through the stop sign from his third base coach.

What exactly happened when Pesky turned around is still a matter of contention, but catcher Roy Partee caught a delayed throw up the line, allowing Slaughter to score what proved to be the winning run.

While "Pesky held the ball" became a catchphrase in Boston, a soft throw from Culberson (playing in place of the strong-armed DiMaggio) may have been more to blame.

Culberson finished the series batting two-for-nine with one RBI (a home run in game five) and one walk; it was the only postseason series of his career.

1947

Culberson's final season with Boston was 1947, when he appeared in 47 games and his hitting again dropped to a .238 average.

In the offseason he was traded to the Washington Senators.

1948

In 1948, Culberson played in just 12 games for the Senators, batting 5-for-29 (.172) before he was traded to the New York Yankees who designated him to Class AAA, playing for the Kansas City Blues.

He would not return to the major leagues.