George Culver was born on Thursday, July 8, 1943, in Salinas, California. Culver was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1966, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Culver baseball stats page.
"Right now I don't even care about the ($1,000 bonus) money, but I'll take it if they want to give it to me. I don't even know right now what this all means to me. It's like I'm in another world. I was actually crying after the (no-hit) game." - George Culver in The Dayton Daily News (Jim Ferguson, Diary of a No-Hitter: Upset Stomach to Ingrown Toenail, July 30, 1968, Page 12)
George CulverGeorge Culver Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#92 | Checklist) |
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George CulverGeorge Culver Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1966 | 23 | Indians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1967 | 24 | Indians | 53 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.96 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 322 | 71 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - |
1968 | 25 | Reds | 42 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 226.1 | 980 | 229 | 81 | 95 | 8 | 84 | 7 | 114 | 5 | 14 | 0 | - |
1969 | 26 | Reds | 32 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101.1 | 470 | 117 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 0 | - |
1970 | 27 | Cardinals | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 252 | 64 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1970 | 27 | Astros | 32 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.0 | 200 | 44 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - |
1971 | 28 | Astros | 59 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 95.1 | 398 | 89 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1972 | 29 | Astros | 45 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97.1 | 401 | 73 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1973 | 30 | Dodgers | 28 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 185 | 45 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1973 | 30 | Phillies | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 94 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1974 | 31 | Phillies | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 98 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 335 | 57 | 127 | 48 | 49 | .495 | 3.62 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 789.0 | 3,451 | 793 | 317 | 354 | 42 | 352 | 54 | 451 | 43 | 43 | 1 | - |
George CulverGeorge Culver Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1966 | 23 | Indians | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1967 | 24 | Indians | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1968 | 25 | Reds | 49 | 66 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .121 | .159 | .136 |
1969 | 26 | Reds | 32 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .097 |
1970 | 27 | Cardinals | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .158 | .294 |
1970 | 27 | Astros | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1971 | 28 | Astros | 59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
1972 | 29 | Astros | 45 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .211 |
1973 | 30 | Dodgers | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1973 | 30 | Phillies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 31 | Phillies | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 342 | 161 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .124 | .144 | .149 |
George CulverGeorge Culver Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1966 Indians | P | 5 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.72 |
1967 Indians | P | 53 | 1 | 225 | 23 | 0.4 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.64 |
1968 Reds | P | 42 | 35 | 679 | 70 | 1.7 | 68 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.70 |
1969 Reds | P | 32 | 13 | 304 | 34 | 1.1 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.93 |
1970 Cardinals | P | 11 | 7 | 170 | 22 | 2.0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.34 |
1970 Astros | P | 32 | 0 | 135 | 7 | 0.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.20 |
1971 Astros | P | 59 | 0 | 286 | 27 | 0.5 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.27 |
1972 Astros | P | 45 | 0 | 292 | 20 | 0.4 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.66 |
1973 Dodgers | P | 28 | 0 | 126 | 17 | 0.6 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.64 |
1973 Phillies | P | 14 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1974 Phillies | P | 14 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .600 | 1.25 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 335 | 57 | 2,367 | 236 | 0.7 | 223 | 67 | 156 | 13 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.54 | |
9 Years | 335 | 57 | 2,367 | 236 | 0.7 | 223 | 67 | 156 | 13 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.54 |
George CulverGeorge Culver Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1966 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 5.59 | 6.52 |
1967 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 4.92 | 3.72 |
1968 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 33.0 | 1.36 | 4.53 | 3.34 |
1969 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.12 | 5.15 | 4.62 |
1970 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.96 | 3.65 | 3.81 |
1970 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.48 | 6.20 | 4.20 |
1971 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 5.38 | 3.59 |
1972 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 19.0 | 1.91 | 7.58 | 3.98 |
1973 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.10 | 4.93 | 4.50 |
1973 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.47 | 3.37 | 7.23 |
1974 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.56 | 3.74 | 6.65 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 1.28 | 5.14 | 4.02 |
George CulverGeorge Culver Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1966 Cleveland Indians | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
1968 Cincinnati Reds | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Cincinnati Reds | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Houston Astros | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Houston Astros | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Houston Astros | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
George Culver Stats by Baseball Almanac |
George Raymond Culver was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians (1966-1967), Cincinnati Reds (1968-1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1970), Houston Astros (1970-1972), Los Angeles Dodgers (1973) and Philadelphia Phillies (1973-1974).
Culver was an outstanding five-sport athlete at North High School (CA), where he was offered $1,000 to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies, but turned it down, played collegiate baseball at Bakersfield Junior College, and signed with the New York Yankees for $2,500 in 1963.
On July 29, 1968, George Culver woke up and felt sluggish. He was feeling sick, he was too nauseated to eat his lunch, he tried to ride to work with his roomie, Pat Corrales, but his stomach had other plans. He arrived late to the ballpark, then couldn't warm up as planned because his ingrown toenail flared up, requiring a novacaine injection. The AP wire said, "George Culver had himself quite a day - a lousy, sick, toe-hurtin', curve-ballin', no-hittin', glorious kind of day."
George Culver No Hitter | The Philadelphia Daily News | July 30, 1968 | Page 49Baseball Almanac Research Library
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