Joe Cannon

Joseph Jerome Cannon
(J.J.)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 193 lb.
• School Pensacola Junior College
• High School Camp Lejeune High School
• Debut September 22, 1977
• Final Game October 5, 1980
• Born July 13, 1953 in Camp Lejeune, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Joe Cannon, a first rounder in January 1974, was in the majors from 1977 to 1980. His cousin, Willie Broughton, was an infielder in the San Francisco Giants chain in 1960.

Cannon moved his way up the Houston Astros organization from 1974-1977, hitting .306 with 39 stolen bases for Charleston in 1977. He made his major league debut on September 22, 1977, and appeared in 9 games for the Astros. He was four years younger than pitcher J.R. Richard. In 1978 he was mostly in the minors with Charleston again, this time hitting .293 with 18 triples. He played 8 more games in the majors, hitting .222 (4-for-18). After the season, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the deal that brought Alan Ashby to Houston. Joe saw most of his big league at bats in 1979, batting .211 with just three extra base hits, on a team which had 39-year-old Rico Carty at DH and 20-year-old Danny Ainge at second base. He also appeared in 59 games at Syracuse. Joe spent all of 1980 in the bigs, playing 70 games for the Blue Jays with only 50 at-bats. In 1981 and part of 1982 he was at Syracuse, and he spent part of 1982 with Knoxville. He finished his career in 1983 in A ball with the Kinston Blue Jays.

After years of coaching, he became a manager in 1991, and managed from 1991-1997 and 1999-2002. In 1991, a stadium in Hanover, MD was named after Joe.

• 1983 Player/coach Kinston Blue Jays
• 1984 Coach Kinston Blue Jays
• 1985-1990 Coach Knoxville Blue Jays
• 1991-1997 Manager in Blue Jays chain
• 1998 Coach Knoxville Smokies
• 1999-2000 Manager Danville Braves
• 2001-2002 Manager Lexington Legends
• 2007-2009 Coach Frederick Keys

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1991	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	Pioneer League	24-45	7th	Toronto Blue Jays
1992	St. Catharines Blue Jays	New York-Penn League	33-42	11th	Toronto Blue Jays
1993	St. Catharines Blue Jays	New York-Penn League	49-29	1st	Toronto Blue Jays	Lost in 1st round
1994	St. Catharines Blue Jays	New York-Penn League	35-39	10th	Toronto Blue Jays
1995	St. Catharines Stompers	New York-Penn League	38-27	6th	Toronto Blue Jays
1996	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	70-71	9th	Toronto Blue Jays
1997	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	65-73	10th	Toronto Blue Jays
1999	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	38-31	5th	Atlanta Braves
2000	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	37-29	3rd	Atlanta Braves	Lost League Finals
2001	Lexington Legends	South Atlantic League	92-48	1st	Houston Astros	League Champs
2002	Lexington Legends	South Atlantic League	81-59	2nd	Houston Astros