Leon Culberson
Encyclopedia
Delbert Leon Culberson 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.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
. He was born in Halls, GA.
Culberson hit for the cycle on July 3, 1943. In 1946, he appeared in the World Series
1946 World Series
-Game 1:Sunday, October 6, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MissouriThe Red Sox won Game 1 when Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers.-Game 2:Monday, October 7, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St...
for the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and was the outfielder who fielded Harry Walker
Harry Walker
Harry William Walker, known to baseball fans of the middle 20th century as "Harry the Hat" , was an American baseball player, manager and coach.-Early life and family:...
's hit that resulted in Slaughter's Mad Dash
Slaughter's Mad Dash
The Mad Dash, or Slaughter's Mad Dash, refers to an event in the eighth inning of the seventh game of the 1946 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox.-Background:...
.
He died in Rome, GA
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
, at the age of 71. He was laid to rest in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, GA.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary.com
- New York Times Obituary