Joe Cunningham Notable

b. August 27, 1931 · St. Louis Cardinals 1954, 1956–1961, Chicago White Sox 1962–1964, Washington Senators 1964–1966

Joe Cunningham played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1966.

Across 1,141 games he batted .291, with 980 hits and 525 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 177 doubles, 599 walks and 16 stolen bases.

He played 607 games at first base, with 4,564 putouts and 34 errors. He turned 424 double plays. He also played 440 games in the outfield.

He was an All-Star in 1959.

He was born in Paterson, NJ, USA on August 27, 1931, and died on March 25, 2021. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1959

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1954	STL	85	310	40	88	11	3	11	50	43	40	1	.284
1956	STL	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000
1957	STL	122	261	50	83	15	0	9	52	56	29	3	.318
1958	STL	131	337	61	105	20	3	12	57	82	23	4	.312
1959	STL	144	458	65	158	28	6	7	60	88	47	2	.345
1960	STL	139	492	68	138	28	3	6	39	59	59	1	.280
1961	STL	113	322	60	92	11	2	7	40	53	32	1	.286
1962	CHW	149	526	91	155	32	7	8	70	101	59	3	.295
1963	CHW	67	210	32	60	12	1	1	31	33	23	1	.286
1964	CHW/WSA	89	234	28	54	11	0	0	17	37	28	0	.231
1965	WSA	95	201	29	46	9	1	3	20	46	27	0	.229
1966	WSA	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Career	—	1141	3362	525	980	177	26	64	436	599	369	16	.291

On this day & linked events

1931

Born August 27, 1931

Paterson, NJ, USA

2021

Died March 25, 2021

1954

Major-league debut: Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham made a major-league debut on June 30, 1954.

1966

Final major-league game: Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham played a final major-league game on April 17, 1966.

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