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Richard Cannon Notable

b. September 1, 1909 · St. Louis Stars 1928–1929, Cleveland Cubs 1931, Birmingham Black Barons 1932, Nashville Elite Giants 1932, Louisville Black Caps 1932

Richard Cannon played for five clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Stars in 1928 and closing with the Louisville Black Caps in 1932.

He went 6 and 9 with a 7.34 earned run average, pitching 146 innings in 31 games. He struck out 69 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 31 games he batted .146, with 7 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Mount Vernon, IN, USA on September 1, 1909, and died on February 3, 1935.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1928 SLS 111922 000 0100 .105
1929 SLS 91011 100 1100 .100
1931 CCU 2500 000 0000 .000
1932 BBB/LVB/NEG 91404 100 0100 .286
Career 314837 200 1300 .146

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1928 SLS 23117 055.272 5146208.25
1929 SLS 1296 035.143 1921284.84
1931 CCU 1021 011.016 5324.09
1932 BBB/LVB/NEG 2497 044.057 4421199.00
Career 693121 0146.0188 1199169 7.34

On this day & linked events

1909

Born September 1, 1909

Mount Vernon, IN, USA

1935

Died February 3, 1935