1941
Born August 6, 1941
Elgin, TX, USA
Ray Culp Notable
Ray Culp played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1963 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1973.
He went 122 and 101 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 1,898 innings in 322 games. He struck out 1,411, completed 80 of his 268 starts and threw 22 shutouts. Across 322 games he batted .123, with 74 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1963 and 1969.
He was born in Elgin, TX, USA on August 6, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1963, 1969 |
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | PHI | 34 | 66 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .136 |
| 1964 | PHI | 30 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .114 |
| 1965 | PHI | 33 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .088 |
| 1966 | PHI | 34 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .077 |
| 1967 | CHC | 30 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .098 |
| 1968 | BOS | 35 | 70 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | .114 |
| 1969 | BOS | 32 | 79 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .152 |
| 1970 | BOS | 33 | 97 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | .124 |
| 1971 | BOS | 35 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 0 | .118 |
| 1972 | BOS | 16 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .212 |
| 1973 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 322 | 602 | 40 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 292 | 0 | .123 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | PHI | 14 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 203.1 | 148 | 67 | 102 | 176 | 2.97 |
| 1964 | PHI | 8 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 135.0 | 139 | 62 | 56 | 96 | 4.13 |
| 1965 | PHI | 14 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 204.1 | 188 | 73 | 78 | 134 | 3.22 |
| 1966 | PHI | 7 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 110.2 | 106 | 62 | 53 | 100 | 5.04 |
| 1967 | CHC | 8 | 11 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 152.2 | 138 | 66 | 59 | 111 | 3.89 |
| 1968 | BOS | 16 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 216.1 | 166 | 70 | 82 | 190 | 2.91 |
| 1969 | BOS | 17 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 227.0 | 195 | 96 | 79 | 172 | 3.81 |
| 1970 | BOS | 17 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 251.1 | 211 | 85 | 91 | 197 | 3.04 |
| 1971 | BOS | 14 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 242.1 | 236 | 97 | 67 | 151 | 3.60 |
| 1972 | BOS | 5 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 105.0 | 104 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 4.46 |
| 1973 | BOS | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 50.1 | 46 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 4.47 |
| Career | — | 122 | 101 | 322 | 268 | 1 | 1898.1 | 1677 | 755 | 752 | 1411 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: Ray Culp
Ray Culp made a major-league debut on April 10, 1963.
1973
Final major-league game: Ray Culp
Ray Culp played a final major-league game on September 3, 1973.
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