Bio

George Culver attended Bakersfield College in 1962-1963 and was named all-Metropolitan Conference both years. He signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees in 1963 and played 9 seasons in MLB. The highlight of his career was throwing a no-hitterr for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1968. He posted a record of 48 wins, 49 losses, and 27 saves with a career ERA of 3.30. George then went on to spend 30 years in the minor leagues as a manager, pitching coordinator, and pitching coach in both the Phillies and the Dodgers organizations. 

He has spent the last 22 years as a supporter of Bakersfield College, which started when he began the BC Baseball Hot Stove Dinner as a means to upgrade the baseball facilities. The Hot Stove dinners generated over a million dollars, which provided lights for the BC baseball field, a state of the art clubhouse complete with showers, restrooms, laundry facilities, lockers, and coaches offices along with two new scoreboards and dugouts. BC is now considered one of the top Community College facilities in the nation and will proudly host the State JC championship again this year.

His work in the Bakersfield community has also helped raise money for the Cal State Bakersfield University baseball program plus help for the local high schools and various youth baseball groups. He brought baseball to the Police Athletic League for inner city kids in the Bakersfield area and has raised funds to purchase equipment and helped coach players in the PAL program.

George Culver is a true Mr. Baseball in the Bakersfield community. He has had outstanding athletic success as a community college student and as a major league baseball player and has exhibited outstanding qualities of leadership and citizenship in the Bakersfield community.