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Timothy Leo Cullen
Washington Senators
Second Base-Shortstop
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'1" Weight: 185
Born: February 16, 1942, San Francisco, CA
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1966-67; Chicago White Sox 1968; Washington Senators 1968-71; Oakland Athletics 1972
Second Base-Shortstop
Born: February 16, 1942, San Francisco, CA
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1966-67; Chicago White Sox 1968; Washington Senators 1968-71; Oakland Athletics 1972
Originally drafted by the Red Sox, Tim Cullen joined the Senators' organization in late 1964 when the club selected him during the first-year draft. Cullen appeared briefly with the Senators in 1966 before earning a spot on Washington's opening day roster for 1967. In his rookie season, Cullen batted .236 in 124 games with a career-high 31 home runs, earning a spot on the Topps 1967 All-Rookie Team. In February 1968, Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy (#248) were traded to the White Sox for Ron Hansen (#566), Dennis Higgins (#441) and Steve Jones (#49). After spending the first part of the season in Chicago, he and Hansen were again exchanged for each other in early August, making them the only players to have been traded for each other twice in the same season.
Cullen led all second baseman with a .994 fielding percentage in 1970. He was the Senators' most frequently used second baseman in 1970 and 1971, appearing in 125 games the latter season and batting just .191. His final season in the majors saw him as a back-up infielder with the eventual 1972 World Champion Oakland Athletics. Cullen batted .261 that season, with his final big league action coming in two games in the ALCS against the Tigers. For his career, Cullen batted .220 in 700 games, with 387 hits.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 50th of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little over a dollar.
Cullen is demonstrating the rare field a ground ball while wearing a batting helmet pose, complete with warm-up jacket under the jersey. The write-up on the back highlights his pinch-hitting skills. Cullen was only called upon to pinch hit five times in 1968, getting the two hits mentioned in his five at-bats. He was a lifetime .171 (7 for 41) batter in the pinch.
Accuracy Index: Cullen's card earns a +5, and the cards in the higher series of the set are definitely now way more accurate than the cards in the lower series.
1969 Season
Back with the Senators after his brief tenure in Chicago, Cullen was the club's opening day second baseman, but soon lost significant playing time to Bernie Allen (#27). Allen made 102 stars at second, with Cullen getting 56 starts. In 119 games overall, Cullen batted .209 with seven doubles, a home run and 15 RBIs.
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #167
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1967-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #461
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 22 in the Beckett online database as of 5/3/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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