Dick Culler
Shortstop, Baseball Player
1915 – 1964
Who was Dick Culler?
Richard Broadus Culler, known outside of professional baseball by his middle name, was an American pro baseball player who appeared in 472 Major League games for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs and New York Giants. The native of High Point, North Carolina, stood 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 155 pounds.
In eight MLB seasons he played in 472 games and totalled 1,527 at-bats, 195 runs, 372 hits, 39 doubles, 6 triples, 2 home runs, 99 RBI, 19 stolen bases, 166 walks with a .244 batting average, a .320 on-base percentage and a .281 slugging percentage.
Culler attended High Point College, where he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He was best known for his exploits as captain of the basketball team and his No. 9 was the first ever retired at the school. He was player and coach of the soccer team, and was a pitcher and infielder for the baseball team.
Culler also played in the independent Carolina League for several seasons with the Concord Weavers.
After his playing career, Culler founded and operated the Autographed Baseball Company, which still exists in High Point today.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1915
High Point - Profession
- Education
- High Point University
- Lived in
- High Point
- Died
- Jun 16, 1964
Chapel Hill
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on July 23, 2013
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