Benny Culp
Benjamin Baldy Culp (January 19, 1914 – October 23, 2000) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1942–1944).
Culp is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on September 17, 1942 in a home game against the Chicago Cubs at Shibe Park.
From 1944 to 1945 Culp would serve in the military during World War II.[1]
Career totals include 15 games played, 5 hits in 26 at bats (.192), a .276 on base percentage, 2 runs batted in, and 5 runs scored. In the field he handled 25 of 27 total chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .926, well below the league average at the time.
Culp died in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 86.
[edit] References
- ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. pp. 423. ISBN 0-4027-4771-3.
