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John Cumberland

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 10, 1947 in Westbrook, ME us

Died: April 5, 2022 in Lutz, FL

High School: Westbrook HS (Westbrook, ME)

School: University of Maine (Orono, ME)

Debut: September 27, 1968 (Age 21-140d, 12,767th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1974 (Age 27-078d)
vs. KCR 5.1 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: John Sheldon Cumberland

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.82

110

334.1

137

WHIP

1.241

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-12 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
T Munson	2
G Michael	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	4	15 (14)	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	18-GF(18)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	5	16	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSA	W,11-6	3-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.77	0.040	.79	0.03%	-0.05	P
3	6	20 (3)	Apr 29	NYY		CAL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.53	-0.105	2.08	-0.05%	-0.94	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	7	25 (4)	May 3 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.87	-0.001	1.98	0.00%	-0.36	P
5	8	34 (8)	May 13	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.16	-0.055	1.51	-0.04%	-0.43	P
6	9	38 (3)	May 19	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.00	-0.048	2.31	-0.07%	-0.35	P
7	10	44 (5)	May 24 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.40	-0.020	.63	-0.02%	-0.20	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	11	55 (10)	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.72	-0.043	1.19	-0.04%	-0.57	P
9	12	71 (15)	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
10	13	72	Jun 28 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
11	14	74 (1)	Jun 30	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	15	78 (3)	Jul 4	NYY		WSA	W,4-2	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
13	16	80 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,3-7	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
14	17	83 (2)	Jul 9	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.24	-0.006	.53	-0.01%	-0.10	P
15	18	91 (7)	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CAL	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.29	-0.064	2.18	-0.07%	-0.47	P
				Player went from New York Yankees to San Francisco Giants
16	19	93	Jul 24 (1)	SFG	@	MON	W,8-7	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
17	20	95 (1)	Jul 25	SFG	@	MON	L,5-10	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	21	140 (44)	Sep 7 (2)	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
19	22	149 (8)	Sep 16	SFG		ATL	L,7-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	8						P
20	23	155 (5)	Sep 23	SFG	@	LAD	W,14-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
21	24	156	Sep 25	SFG		SDP	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
22	25	157	Sep 26	SFG		SDP	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	3						P
							10-12		21	18	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111		1.10	-0.304	1.42	-0.27%	-3.56

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