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Joe Cunningham
Joseph Robert (Jr.) Cunningham

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut June 30, 1954
Final Game April 17, 1966
Born August 27, 1931 in Paterson, NJ
Died March 25, 2021 (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 22 PIN NL  104  234   24   61   7   4   5   33   0   0   30   43  .261  .345  .389  .733   100    91   0   2   4   1   5  
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 25 PIN NL  113  274   41   82  12   0   9   39   8   1   67   37  .299  .438  .442  .880   115   121   1   4   6   4  11  
 1958 26 PIN NL  142  356   59   98  18   2  11   45  13   9   97   37  .275  .431  .430  .861   119   153   7   3   1   3   9  
 1959 27 PIN NL  143  491   97  161  31   4   8   36   5  10   83   61  .328  .428  .456  .885   122   224   7   1   9   4  13  
 1960 28 PIN NL  132  445   61  125  20   4   7   36   1   5   50   52  .281  .358  .391  .749   105   174   5   4   0   6  10  
 1961 29 PIN NL  117  324   61   90   9   3   7   32   6   0   55   36  .278  .401  .389  .789   107   126   2   1   2  12   1  
 1962 30 BOA AL  146  545   81  151  31   3  11   55   4   4  105   63  .277  .400  .406  .805   111   221   5   1   5   7  10  
 1963 31 BOA AL   96  125   11   36   6   0   0   12   0   0   23   22  .288  .397  .336  .733    98    42   0   2   6   1   2  
 1964 32 WAA AL  133  239   27   59   9   0   0   15   0   0   33   22  .247  .343  .285  .627    88    68   0   2   0   3   9  
 1965 33 WAA AL   27   73    8   11   5   0   1    8   0   0   25   13  .151  .356  .260  .617    88    19   0   3   1   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1153 3106  470  874 148  20  59  311  37  29  568  386  .281  .397  .399  .796        1239  27  23  34  41  71
 Per 600 PA           495   75  139  24   3   9   50   6   5   91   62                                 197   4   4   5   7  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      751 2124  343  617  97  17  47  221  33  25  382  266  .290  .403  .419  .822         889  22  15  22  30  49
   With BOA      242  670   92  187  37   3  11   67   4   4  128   85  .279  .399  .393  .792         263   5   3  11   8  12
   With WAA      160  312   35   70  14   0   1   23   0   0   58   35  .224  .347  .279  .625          87   0   5   1   3  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1141 3362  525  980 177  26  64  436  16  27  599  369  .291  .403  .417  .820        1401  26  25  31  49  56
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1954 22 PIN NL  68   32   4.8  45  15   2  .333   7   17    7  .412    0    0  .000  1B   4e18      -86   
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 25 PIN NL  16   58   7.5  29   7   0  .241   5   23   14  .609    0    0  .000  UT             -38   
 1958 26 PIN NL  17   73   7.0  25   7   1  .280  11   31   16  .516    0    0  .000  1B   2e14      -84   
 1959 27 PIN NL  24   96   7.2  11   4   0  .364   3   33   19  .576    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e9   -47   
 1960 28 PIN NL  32   63   5.0  19   5   0  .263   6   33   17  .515    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e15    1   
 1961 29 PIN NL  20   58   6.6  23   6   0  .261   8   38   22  .579    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e13  -11   
 1962 30 BOA AL  20   95   6.2   3   0   0  .000  13   59   34  .576    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12   -32   
 1963 31 BOA AL  51   18   5.3  34  12   0  .353   3    9    4  .444    0    0  .000  1B   2e18      -21   
 1964 32 WAA AL  25   24   3.4  48   8   0  .167   2   10    8  .800    0    0  .000  1B   3e5         2   
 1965 33 WAA AL  26    9   3.8   4   0   0  .000   4    7    2  .286    0    0  .000  1B   3e24      -87   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          529   6.0 241  64   3  .266  62  260  143  .550    0    0  .000                 -37   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 20.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1954 22 PIN NL  1B    58   457    57    7   40   .987    52   451.1  10.25
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 25 PIN NL  1B    40   255    14    3   25   .989    29   273.0   8.87
                 RF    26    52     4    1    1   .982    24   184.1   2.73
                 LF    24    38     2    1    1   .976    16   155.1   2.32
 1958 26 PIN NL  1B    90   551    44    7   64   .988    54   572.1   9.36
                 RF    36    77     3    4    0   .952    32   274.2   2.62
                 LF     3     3     1    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   1.89
 1959 27 PIN NL  RF   102   158     4    2    0   .988   101   831.1   1.75
                 1B    27   169    17    1   19   .995    18   173.2   9.64
                 LF    25    28     3    0    0  1.000    11   130.0   2.15
 1960 28 PIN NL  RF    78   109     5    3    2   .974    75   655.2   1.56
                 1B    37   290    39    3   29   .991    32   296.1   9.99
 1961 29 PIN NL  RF    88   140     8    8    2   .949    86   726.1   1.83
                 1B    11    13     2    0    3  1.000     0    16.0   8.44
 1962 30 BOA AL  RF   124   233     5   11    1   .956   123  1070.2   2.00
                 1B    25   169    14    2   21   .989    17   174.1   9.45
 1963 31 BOA AL  1B    60   239    29    3   26   .989    20   254.1   9.48
 1964 32 WAA AL  1B    87   498    55    2   47   .996    47   511.2   9.73
 1965 33 WAA AL  1B    24   201    27    4   24   .983    22   185.0  11.09
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   454   769    29   29    6   .965   441  3743.0   1.92
                 1B   459  2842   298   32  298   .990   291  2908.0   9.72
                 LF    52    69     6    1    1   .987    29   304.1   2.22
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1954  PIN   55-99   Dennis Van Langen
 1957  PIN   75-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1960  PIN   72-82   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1962  BOA   83-79   Mike Tomeo
 1963  BOA   76-86   Mike Tomeo
 1964  WAA   68-94   Larry Cupp
 1965  WAA   81-81   Steve Bivens

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