Leon Culberson

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: August 6, 1918 in Hall's Station, GA us

Died: September 17, 1989 in Rome, GA

Buried: Oaknoll Memorial Gardens, Rome, GA

Debut: May 16, 1943 (Age 24-283d, 9,466th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1948 (Age 29-280d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Delbert Leon Culberson

Nicknames: Lee

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Relatives: Grandfather of Charlie Culberson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

1217

324

.266

148

RBI

131

OBP

.327

SLG

.379

OPS

.706

OPS+

100

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 22	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	8	Apr 23	BOS		WSH	L,2-8	CG	0	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	10 (1)	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	11	Apr 26	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	12	Apr 28 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	13	Apr 28 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	14	Apr 30	BOS		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	15	May 1	BOS		DET	W,13-1	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	17 (1)	May 3	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	21 (3)	May 7	BOS		SLB	W,10-6	GF	0		1	1	1	3	0
11	22	May 8	BOS		CHW	W,14-10	CG	48	9.0	0	3	1	4	2
12	23	May 9	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
13	24	May 10	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	31	6.2	0	3	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	47 (22)	Jun 8	BOS		DET	W,15-4	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	54 (6)	Jun 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	56 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-7	GF	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	57	Jun 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
18	58	Jun 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	59	Jun 20	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	60	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	63 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-0	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	66 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-16	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
23	68 (1)	Jun 28	BOS		WSH	W,12-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	69	Jun 29	BOS		WSH	W,12-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	70	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,15-8	GS	0		6	0	0	6	0
26	71	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-9	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	72	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	74 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	75	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
30	76	Jul 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	77	Jul 6	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	78	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,11-1	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
33	79	Jul 7 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-4	GF	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	80	Jul 11	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
35	81	Jul 12	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	82	Jul 13	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	83	Jul 14 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,11-10	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	84	Jul 14 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	127 (42)	Aug 25 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	128	Aug 26	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
41	129	Aug 28	BOS		DET	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	130	Aug 29	BOS		DET	L,8-9	CG	59	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	131	Aug 30 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	133 (1)	Aug 31	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	134	Sep 1	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	140 (5)	Sep 7	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	147 (6)	Sep 15 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	149 (1)	Sep 19	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	150	Sep 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	153 (2)	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	W,5-2	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	154	Sep 27	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
52	155	Sep 28	BOS		WSH	L,3-4	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	156	Sep 29	BOS		WSH	L,0-7	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
							54gm		37.0	86	10	5	101	2