1894
Born July 13, 1894
Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA
George Cunningham Notable
b. July 13, 1894 · Detroit Tigers 1916–1919, 1921
George Cunningham played 1916 to 1921 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 16 and 25 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 477 innings in 123 games. He struck out 167. Across 162 games he batted .224, with 47 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA on July 13, 1894, and died on March 10, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | DET | 35 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .268 |
| 1917 | DET | 44 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .176 |
| 1918 | DET | 56 | 112 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 2 | .223 |
| 1919 | DET | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .217 |
| 1921 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 162 | 210 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 67 | 2 | .224 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | DET | 7 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 150.1 | 146 | 46 | 74 | 68 | 2.75 |
| 1917 | DET | 2 | 7 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 139.0 | 113 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 2.91 |
| 1918 | DET | 6 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 140.0 | 131 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 3.15 |
| 1919 | DET | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4.91 |
| Career | — | 16 | 25 | 123 | 36 | 8 | 477.0 | 444 | 166 | 178 | 167 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died March 10, 1972
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