1911
Born August 23, 1911
Kansas City, KS, USA
Cannonball Berry Notable
Cannonball Berry played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Stars in 1937 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1948.
He went 2 and 3 with a 5.85 earned run average, pitching 40 innings in 17 games. He struck out 24. Across 18 games he batted .125, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1947, with 3.
He was born in Kansas City, KS, USA on August 23, 1911, and died on May 2, 1992.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | SL2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | KCM | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1948 | CBE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | SL2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
| 1947 | KCM | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39.2 | 52 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 5.45 |
| Career | — | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 40.0 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 5.85 |
On this day & linked events
1992