Professional Baseball Player. The right-handed-hitting Boston Red Sox outfielder was best remembered for being in the spotlight in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. He entered the game in the eighth inning as a pinch runner for Dom DiMaggio, who was injured while hitting a two-run double to tie the score at 3-3. In the bottom of the inning he replaced the superior fielding DiMaggio in center field. With St. Louis' Enos Slaughter on first base with a leadoff single, Harry Walker delivered a two-out double to left-center field that Culberson fielded cleanly and relayed to Johnny Pesky. The shortstop, though, was surprised to see Slaughter hadn't stopped at third base, hesitated for a split second and then threw wildly to the plate for the run that gave Eddie Dyer's Cardinals the title. Culberson played for Boston from 1943-47 and was traded with Al Kozar to Washington on Dec. 10, 1947 for outfielder Stan Spence. He finished his career with the Senators in 1948. He had a lifetime batting average of .266.
Professional Baseball Player. The right-handed-hitting Boston Red Sox outfielder was best remembered for being in the spotlight in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. He entered the game in the eighth inning as a pinch runner for Dom DiMaggio, who was injured while hitting a two-run double to tie the score at 3-3. In the bottom of the inning he replaced the superior fielding DiMaggio in center field. With St. Louis' Enos Slaughter on first base with a leadoff single, Harry Walker delivered a two-out double to left-center field that Culberson fielded cleanly and relayed to Johnny Pesky. The shortstop, though, was surprised to see Slaughter hadn't stopped at third base, hesitated for a split second and then threw wildly to the plate for the run that gave Eddie Dyer's Cardinals the title. Culberson played for Boston from 1943-47 and was traded with Al Kozar to Washington on Dec. 10, 1947 for outfielder Stan Spence. He finished his career with the Senators in 1948. He had a lifetime batting average of .266.
Bio by: Ron Coons
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