Leon Culberson

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Leon Culberson
Outfielder
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 1943
for the Boston Red Sox
Final game
May 12, 1948
for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
AVG     .266
HR     14
RBI     131
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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 laid to rest in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, GA.[1]

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  1. ^ Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved October 20, 2006.

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