1943
Born July 8, 1943
Salinas, CA, USA
George Culver Notable
b. July 8, 1943 · Cleveland Indians 1966–1967, Cincinnati Reds 1968–1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1970, Houston Astros 1970–1972, Los Angeles Dodgers 1973, Philadelphia Phillies 1973–1974
George Culver played for six clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1966 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.
He went 48 and 49 with a 3.62 earned run average, pitching 789 innings in 335 games. He struck out 451 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 342 games he batted .124, with 20 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He threw a no-hitter in 1968.
He was born in Salinas, CA, USA on July 8, 1943. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CLE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | CLE | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1968 | CIN | 49 | 66 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .121 |
| 1969 | CIN | 32 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .097 |
| 1970 | HOU/STL | 43 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .190 |
| 1971 | HOU | 59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 1972 | HOU | 45 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .158 |
| 1973 | LAD/PHI | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | PHI | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 342 | 161 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 1 | .124 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8.38 |
| 1967 | CLE | 7 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | 71 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 3.96 |
| 1968 | CIN | 11 | 16 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 226.1 | 229 | 81 | 84 | 114 | 3.22 |
| 1969 | CIN | 5 | 7 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 101.1 | 117 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 4.26 |
| 1970 | HOU/STL | 6 | 6 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 101.2 | 108 | 45 | 45 | 54 | 3.98 |
| 1971 | HOU | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 95.1 | 89 | 28 | 38 | 57 | 2.64 |
| 1972 | HOU | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 97.1 | 73 | 33 | 43 | 82 | 3.05 |
| 1973 | LAD/PHI | 7 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 60.2 | 71 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 3.56 |
| 1974 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6.65 |
| Career | — | 48 | 49 | 335 | 57 | 23 | 789.0 | 793 | 317 | 352 | 451 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
1968
George Culver's No-Hitter
George Culver threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1968, winning 6–1.