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Leon Culberson
Delbert Leon Culberson (Lee)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 6, 1919 in Halls, GA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 1943
Final Game: May 12, 1948
Died: September 17, 1989 in Rome, GA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 23 BOS AL 80 346 312 36 85 16 6 3 34 13 0 30 35 .272 .336 .391 .727 111 122 5 0 4 O
1944 24 BOS AL 75 303 282 41 67 11 5 2 21 6 4 20 20 .238 .288 .333 .621 78 94 5 0 1 O
1945 25 BOS AL 97 355 331 26 91 21 6 6 45 4 3 20 37 .275 .316 .429 .745 114 142 14 0 4 O
1946 26 BOS AL 59 204 179 34 56 10 1 3 18 3 2 16 19 .313 .369 .430 .799 117 77 4 0 9 O/5
1947 27 BOS AL 47 102 84 10 20 1 0 0 11 1 1 12 10 .238 .354 .250 .604 65 21 2 3 3 O/5
1948 28 WSH AL 12 37 29 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 5 .172 .351 .172 .524 44 5 2 0 0 O
6 Seasons 370 1347 1217 148 324 59 18 14 131 27 10 106 126 .266 .327 .379 .705 100 461 32 3 21
162 Game Avg. 162 590 533 65 142 26 8 6 57 12 4 46 55 .266 .327 .379 .705 100 202 14 1 9
BOS (5 yrs) 358 1310 1188 147 319 59 18 14 129 27 10 98 121 .269 .326 .384 .710 101 456 30 3 21
WSH (1 yr) 12 37 29 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 5 .172 .351 .172 .524 44 5 2 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 26 BOS AL WS STL L 5 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 .300 .556 .856 5 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 5 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 .300 .556 .856 5 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 BOS AL 23 OF 79 226 211 10 5 2 .978 2.80 .977 2.39 28-51-0
1944 BOS AL 24 OF 72 192 182 6 4 2 .979 2.61 .974 2.35 0-72-0
1945 BOS AL 25 OF 91 241 219 14 8 6 .967 2.56 .978 2.27 1-89-1
1946 BOS AL 26 OF 49 91 87 1 3 0 .967 1.80 .977 2.24 6-18-26
1946 BOS AL 26 3B 4 13 2 9 2 2 .846 2.75 .954 2.90
1947 BOS AL 27 OF 25 38 35 2 1 0 .974 1.48 .979 2.35 5-4-16
1947 BOS AL 27 3B 4 6 1 4 1 1 .833 1.25 .967 2.90
1948 WSH AL 28 OF 11 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 1.55 .976 2.36 0-11-0
6 Seasons OF 327 805 750 34 21 10 .974 2.40 .977 2.32 40-245-43
2 Seasons 3B 8 19 3 13 3 3 .842 2.00 .958 2.90
6 Seasons TOT 335 824 753 47 24 13 .971 2.39 .947 2.34 40-245-43

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1943 AL--13--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL--3--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1945 AL--14--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2133), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2520), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Tom Poquette (978)
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  6. Gus Williams (972)
  7. Melky Cabrera (971)
  8. Hal Rice (970)
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Transactions

December 10, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Al Kozar to the Washington Senators for Stan Spence.

May 13, 1948: Traded by the Washington Senators with $20,000 to the New York Yankees for Bud Stewart.

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