George Culver
[edit] Biography
Born on July 8, 1943 in Salinas, California, George Culver (George Raymond Culver) played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 9 year career. Culver broke into the bigs on September 7, 1966 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.96 ERA in 75 innings pitched in 1967, his rookie year.
Most people believe that George Culver's best season was 1968, when he posted a 3.22 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 114 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8.38
| 6
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 15
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3.96
| 41
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 75
| 71
| 2
| 31
| 9
| 8
| 6
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 35
| 11
| 16
| 3.22
| 114
| 95
| 81
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 226.1
| 229
| 8
| 84
| 7
| 5
| 14
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 32
| 13
| 5
| 7
| 4.26
| 58
| 55
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 101.1
| 117
| 8
| 52
| 6
| 7
| 9
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 11
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 4.61
| 23
| 31
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 56.2
| 64
| 6
| 24
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.20
| 31
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 45
| 44
| 1
| 21
| 2
| 8
| 3
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| 43
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 3.98
| 54
| 48
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 101.2
| 108
| 7
| 45
| 6
| 11
| 4
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 59
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 2.64
| 57
| 33
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 95.1
| 89
| 4
| 38
| 10
| 4
| 2
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 45
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 3.05
| 82
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 97.1
| 73
| 7
| 43
| 3
| 2
| 5
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.82
| 7
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 26
| 0
| 15
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 28
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.00
| 23
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 42
| 45
| 4
| 21
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 42
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 3.56
| 30
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 60.2
| 71
| 4
| 36
| 12
| 4
| 1
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.65
| 9
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 20
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 277
| 55
| 41
| 44
| 3.51
| 404
| 305
| 275
| 7
| 2
| 20
| 704.1
| 707
| 39
| 314
| 45
| 35
| 36
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 58
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 4.46
| 47
| 49
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 84.2
| 86
| 3
| 38
| 9
| 8
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 57
| 48
| 49
| 3.62
| 451
| 354
| 317
| 7
| 2
| 23
| 789
| 793
| 42
| 352
| 54
| 43
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| P
| 5
| 1
| 9.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| P
| 53
| 1
| 75
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .957
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| P
| 42
| 35
| 226
| 23
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 8
| 0
| .971
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| P
| 32
| 13
| 101.1
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 1
| .971
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| P
| 11
| 7
| 56.2
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .955
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 45
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| P
| 43
| 7
| 101.2
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .931
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 95.1
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .889
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 97.1
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .900
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 18.2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 42
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 60.2
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 21.2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .600
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 335
| 57
| 788.2
| 67
| 156
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 21
| 35
| 26
| 1
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 49
| 66
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .121
| .159
| .136
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .097
| .097
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 11
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 6
| .176
| .158
| .294
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| 43
| 21
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 6
| .190
| .174
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 59
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 45
| 19
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .158
| .200
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 284
| 155
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 11
| .123
| .143
| .148
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 59
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 58
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 342
| 161
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 11
| .124
| .144
| .149
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 63
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (May 9, 1963).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from New York Yankees in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Fred Whitfield and Bob Raudman to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tommy Harper (November 21, 1967).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Washburn (November 5, 1969).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Houston Astros in exchange for Jim Beauchamp and Leon McFadden (June 13, 1970).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Los Angeles Dodgers (March 26, 1973).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Los Angeles Dodgers (August 10, 1973).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 28, 1974).
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