Leon Culberson

Leon Culberson

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Leon Culberson


position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 16
debutyear=1943
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 12
finalyear=1948
finalteam=Washington Senators
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.266
stat2label=HR
stat2value=14
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=131
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1943-by|1947)
*Washington Senators (by|1948)
highlights=
*July 3, 1943: Hit for the cycle

Delbert Leon Culberson (August 6, 1919 - September 17, 1989) was a Major League baseball outfielder. He was born in Halls, GA.

Culberson hit for the cycle on July 3, 1943. In 1946, he appeared in the World Series for the Boston Red Sox and was the outfielder who fielded Harry Walker's hit that resulted in Slaughter's Mad Dash.

He died in Rome, GA, at the age of 71. He was laid to rest in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, GA. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=culbele01 Baseball-Almanac.com] . Retrieved October 20, 2006.]

ee also

* Hitting for the cycle

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/culbele01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - career statistics and analysis
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Culberson_Leon.stm BaseballLibrary.com]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2DF1231F930A1575AC0A96F948260 New York Times Obituary]


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