Leon Culberson
[edit] Biography
Leon Culberson (Delbert Leon Culberson) was born on August 6, 1919 in Hall's Station, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on May 16, 1943 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 3 home runs and 34 RBI. Culberson played for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Leon Culberson's best season was 1945, when he hit for a .275 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 80
| 312
| 36
| 85
| 3
| 34
| .272
| .336
| .391
| 16
| 6
| 30
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 282
| 41
| 67
| 2
| 21
| .238
| .288
| .333
| 11
| 5
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
|
| 1945
| BOS
| A
| 97
| 331
| 26
| 91
| 6
| 45
| .275
| .316
| .429
| 21
| 6
| 20
| 37
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 14
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| 59
| 179
| 34
| 56
| 3
| 18
| .313
| .369
| .430
| 10
| 1
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 84
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 11
| .238
| .354
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 12
| 29
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .172
| .351
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 370
| 1217
| 148
| 324
| 14
| 131
| .266
| .327
| .379
| 59
| 18
| 106
| 126
| 3
| 21
| 27
| 0
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 211
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1945
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 14
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 327
| 0
| 0
| 750
| 34
| 21
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Al Kozar to Washington Senators in exchange for Stan Spence (December 10, 1947).
- Traded by Washington Senators with $20000 to New York Yankees in exchange for Bud Stewart (May 13, 1948).
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