Richard Broadus Culler (January 15, 1915 – June 16, 1964), known outside of professional

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by his middle name, was an American pro baseball player who appeared in 472 Major League

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(primarily as a

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) for the

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(1936),

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(1943),

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(1944–1947),

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(1948) and

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(1949). The native of

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, stood tall and weighed . 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

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for several seasons with the

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. After his playing career, Culler founded and operated the Autographed Baseball Company, which still exists in High Point today. Culler died in

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at the age of 49.

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