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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-6 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (16-8-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
G Coan	1
M Vernon	1

Most Driven In By
T McBride	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	360	1	Apr 19	WSH		NYY	L,4-12	CG	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.800	.800	.800	1.600	5	.63	0.070	1.67	0.11%	1.84	CF
2	361	2	Apr 20	WSH		NYY	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.625	.667	.625	1.292	5	.53	0.020	1.28	0.03%	0.34	CF
3	362	4 (1)	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.571	.455	1.026	6	1.26	-0.095	3.52	-0.16%	-0.43	CF
4	363	5	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.556	.385	.940	6	.74	0.015	2.28	0.03%	0.06	CF
5	364	6	Apr 25 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.500	.313	.813	6	.70	-0.020	2.33	-0.04%	-0.56	CF
6	365	7	Apr 25 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	.263	.481	.263	.745	5	.93	0.135	2.83	0.25%	0.68	CF
7	366	8	Apr 26	WSH		BOS	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.419	.217	.637	5	.67	-0.073	2.15	-0.14%	-1.23	CF
8	367	9	Apr 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.406	.208	.615	9	3.07	-0.075	9.52	-0.14%	-0.31	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	368	12 (2)	May 2	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.406	.208	.615	6						CF
10	369	13	May 4	WSH		CHW	T,3-3	CG(5)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.185	.371	.185	.557	6	1.53	-0.171	3.15	-0.21%	-1.61	CF
11	370	19 (5)	May 10	WSH		SLB	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.361	.179	.540	8	.37	-0.009	.72	-0.01%	-0.37	CF
12	371	21 (1)	May 12	WSH		DET	L,9-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.351	.172	.524	8	.09	-0.002	.17	0.00%	-0.17	CF
							5-6		37	29	1	5	0	0	0	2	8	0	5	0	0		1	2	0	0	.172	.351	.172	.524		.89	-0.205	2.49	-0.29%	-1.76

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