Nick Cullop (culloni02)
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Henry Nicholas Cullop (Tomato Face)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.
- Debut April 14, 1926
- Final Game September 27, 1931
- Born October 16, 1900 in St. Louis, MO USA
- Died December 8, 1978 in Westerville, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Nick Cullop played in the majors from 1926-31 but perhaps is more noted for his 23 years in the minors, hitting .312 with 420 home runs.
Cullop was already an established minor league star by the time he came to the majors. In 1924, for example, he had hit 40 home runs for Omaha. In 1930 he hit 54 home runs for Minneapolis.
Nick didn't get much playing time during his five seasons in the majors except in his last year, 1931, when he had 334 at-bats for the 1931 Reds. He hit .263 for a team which hit .269. He was eight years younger than 38-year-old Edd Roush, who hit .271 that year.
Cullop originally broke into the majors for two games with the 1926 Yankees, but did not appear in the 1926 World Series with them.
He was also a pitcher in his early years in the minors, winning 49 games before giving up pitching.
He stopped playing after 1944 but continued to manage, with 18 years total in the minors. He managed at Milwaukee from 1945-49.
He is not to be confused with an earlier Nick Cullop, who played for some of the same major league teams around a decade earlier.
- 1939 MVP Texas League Houston Buffaloes
- 2nd all-time in RBI, Minor Leagues (1857)
Nick Cullop was named Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year in 1943 and 1947.
