Roy Cullenbine Notable

b. October 18, 1913 · Detroit Tigers 1938–1939, 1945–1947, Brooklyn Dodgers 1940, St. Louis Browns 1940–1942, Washington Senators 1942, New York Yankees 1942, Cleveland Indians 1943–1945

Roy Cullenbine played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1938 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1947.

Across 1,181 games he batted .276, with 1,072 hits and 627 runs. He finished with 110 home runs, 209 doubles, 853 walks and 26 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 1945, with 113. He played 843 games in the outfield, with 1,666 putouts and 57 errors. He also played 208 games at first base.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1941 and 1944.

He was born in Nashville, TN, USA on October 18, 1913, and died on May 28, 1991. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1941, 1944
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1945, 1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1938	DET	25	67	12	19	1	3	0	9	12	9	2	.284
1939	DET	75	179	31	43	9	2	6	23	34	29	0	.240
1940	BRO/SLB	108	318	49	70	12	2	8	40	73	45	2	.220
1941	SLB	149	501	82	159	29	9	9	98	121	43	6	.317
1942	NYY/SLB/WSH	123	427	61	118	33	1	6	66	92	40	1	.276
1943	CLE	138	488	66	141	24	4	8	56	96	58	3	.289
1944	CLE	154	571	98	162	34	5	16	80	87	49	4	.284
1945	CLE/DET	154	536	83	146	28	5	18	93	113	36	2	.272
1946	DET	113	328	63	110	21	0	15	56	88	39	3	.335
1947	DET	142	464	82	104	18	1	24	78	137	51	3	.224
Career	—	1181	3879	627	1072	209	32	110	599	853	399	26	.276

On this day & linked events

1913

Born October 18, 1913

Nashville, TN, USA

1991

Died May 28, 1991

1938

Major-league debut: Roy Cullenbine

Roy Cullenbine made a major-league debut on April 19, 1938.

1947

Final major-league game: Roy Cullenbine

Roy Cullenbine played a final major-league game on September 28, 1947.

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