Benny Culp
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Benjamin Baldy Culp (January 19, 1914 - October 23, 2000) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1942) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943-1944).
Culp is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on September 17, 1942 in a home game against the Chicago Cubs at Shibe Park.
Career totals include 15 games played, 5 hits in 26 at bats (.192), a .276 on base percentage, 2 runs batted in, and 5 runs scored. In the field he handled 25 of 27 total chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .926, well below the league average at the time.
Culp passed away in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 86.
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