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"Cullenbine wouldn't swing the bat," Bill Dewitt, a Browns official, later recalled. True, Cullenbine drew 852 walks in ten seasons, including an AL-leading 112 with Cleveland and Detroit in 1945. But he also swung well enough to twice bat .300, and hit 24 HR for the 1947 Tigers. Cullenbine was with three teams in 1942, ending up with the AL Champion Yankees. (TJ)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » January 14, 1940: Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit players and farm hands. Citing cover-ups in its organization, Landis hands freedom to Roy Cullenbine, Benny McCoy, Lloyd Dietz, and Steve Rachunok from the parent roster and orders $47,250 paid as compensation to 14 players. Johnny Sain is one of 23 players who will later make it to the ML. Landis's edict nullifies a deal that would have brought Wally Moses to the Tigers for Benny McCoy and George Coffman. McCoy is considered the plum of the emancipation, and several clubs bid for the 2B. Connie Mack keeps Moses and signs McCoy for a $45,000 bonus and 2-season contract at $10,000 a year. » May 27, 1940: Brooklyn trades OF Roy Cullenbine to the Browns for OF Joe Gallagher. In two days the Dodgers will sell OF Gene Moore back to the Boston Bees. » December 17, 1942: The Yankees trade OF Roy Cullenbine and C Buddy Rosar to the Indians for Roy Weatherly and IF Oscar Grimes. With the draft in mind, all four players are married with one child each. As noted by historian Lyle Spatz, Rosar had been in the doghouse with Joe McCarthy for leaving the team without permission the weekend of July 18-19 to take a police examination in Buffalo. The leave-taking prompted the Yankees to sign vet C Rollie Hemsley. » April 30, 1945: The Tigers swap outfielder-3B Don Ross and 2B Dutch Meyer to the Indians for Roy Cullenbine, one of the Detroit players freed by Judge Landis in 1940. Landis had specified that none of the new free agents could play for the Tigers for three years. » August 20, 1945: Detroit's Hal Newhouser shuts out the A's 4–0 for his 20th win of the year. Greenberg has his 15 game hitting streak stopped, but Roy Cullenbine and Doc Cramer add home runs. » April 23, 1947: At Detroit, the Tigers use consecutive solo homers in the 8th from Roy Cullenbine, Dick Wakefield, and Hoot Evers to beat the White Sox, 7–4. Cullenbine adds an earlier homer and Eddie Lake adds a 5th Bengal blast to back Fred Hutchinson's win over Eddie Lopat.