Leon Culberson Baseball player

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 buried in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, GA.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 06, 1919
Date of deathSeptember 17, 1989

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Baseball player

Career startMay 16, 1943
Career endMay 12, 1948
batting sideRight
former teams
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
position
Outfielder
teams
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
throwing sideRight

Leon Culberson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2DF1231F930A1575AC0A96F948260
  2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/culbele01.shtml
  3. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Culberson_Leon.stm