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Roy Cullenbine

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right
6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)
Born: October 18, 1913 in Nashville, TN
Died: May 28, 1991 in Mount Clemens, MI
Buried: Christian Memorial Cultural Cemetery, Rochester, MI
Debut: April 19, 1938 (8,445th in major league history)
vs. CHW 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 28, 1947
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Roy Joseph Cullenbine
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Notable Events and Chronology 

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January 14, 1940

91 players in the Detroit farm system are set free by commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis

September 30, 1942

Yankees take game one behind Red Ruffing

October 1, 1942

Cardinals even series on Musial clutch hit

August 20, 1945

Detroit’s Hal Newhouser shuts out the A’s, 4 – 0, for his 20th win of the year. Hank Greenberg has his 15-game hitting streak stopped, but Roy Cullenbine and Doc Cramer add home runs.

October 10, 1945

The Detroit Tigers score five runs in the 1st inning of Game 7 of the World Series, and rout the Cubs, 9 – 3

Biography

Roy Cullenbine’s greatest skill was unappreciated in his time. Cullenbine walked in 17.8 percent of his plate appearances, the seventh-highest rate in history. He set a record by drawing walks in 22 consecutive games. But his extraordinary ability to get on base didn’t impress the people who signed his paychecks. One general manager said he was too lazy to swing the bat.

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