Nick Cullop (outfielder)
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 16, 1900 Weldon Spring, Missouri |
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Died: December 8, 1978 (aged 78) Westerville, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1926, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1931, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 11 | ||
| Runs batted in | 67 | ||
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Henry Nicholas Cullop (October 16, 1900 – December 8, 1978) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s. Cullop was better known, however, as a feared batsman in minor league baseball and as a longtime manager at the minor league level. He is the all-time minor league RBI king. He is not related to pitcher Nick Cullop.
Born in Weldon Spring, Missouri, as Heinrich Nicholas Kolop, Cullop began his professional career as a pitcher, second baseman and outfielder for the Madison Greys of the Class D South Dakota League in 1920. A right-handed batter and thrower, he hit .341 in 66 games. Although he was primarily an outfielder, Cullop continued to pitch sporadically through 1927, compiling a 49–50 record in 140 minor league games.
However, Cullop made his name as a batter. In 1924, he swatted 40 home runs and compiled 155 runs batted in with the Omaha Packers of the Class A Western League; the following season, 1925, he led the Southern Association with 30 home runs as a member of the Atlanta Crackers. His prodigious hitting led to major league trials with the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Robins and Cincinnati Reds (1926-1927; 1929-1931). In 173 games over all or parts of those seasons, Cullop batted only .249 with 11 home runs and 67 RBI.
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