Delbert Leon Culberson was an American professional baseball player.
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11 Facts About Leon Culberson
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Leon Culberson played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1948 for the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators.
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Leon Culberson made his major league debut on May 16,1943, against the Chicago White Sox.
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Leon Culberson is credited with the noted appearance in the first game of the doubleheader, although Leon Culberson denied playing in the game.
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Leon Culberson was the starting center fielder in the second game of the doubleheader, thus his debut date is not in question.
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Leon Culberson played through the war years due to a trick knee condition that rendered him unfit for military duty, and sidelined him at times.
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In game seven, Leon Culberson was involved in a famous play known as the "mad dash".
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DiMaggio pulled a hamstring during the play and was forced to leave the game; he was replaced by Leon Culberson, who entered the game as a pinch runner and took over for DiMaggio in centerfield.
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Leon Culberson fielded the ball, and threw a relay to shortstop Johnny Pesky.
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Leon Culberson finished the series batting two-for-nine with one RBI and one walk; it was the only postseason series of his career.
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Leon Culberson died in Rome, Georgia, in September 1989, and is buried there in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
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