Joe Cunningham

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 27, 1931 in Paterson, NJ us

Died: March 25, 2021 in Chesterfield, MO

Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO

High School: Lodi HS (Lodi, NJ)

Debut: June 30, 1954 (Age 22-307d, 11,152nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 17, 1966 (Age 34-233d)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Joseph Robert Cunningham

Nicknames: Smokey Joe

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

3362

980

.292

525

RBI

436

OBP

.404

SLG

.417

OPS

.820

OPS+

120

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	69 (68)	Jun 30	STL	@	CIN	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	70	Jul 1	STL	@	MLN	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
3	71	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
4	72	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
5	73	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
6	74	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
7	75	Jul 5 (1)	STL		MLN	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	14	0	1	15	2	1B
8	76	Jul 5 (2)	STL		MLN	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
9	77	Jul 6	STL		CIN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
10	78	Jul 7	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
11	79	Jul 8	STL		CIN	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
12	80	Jul 9	STL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	50	11.0	11	0	0	11	0
13	81	Jul 10	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
14	82	Jul 11	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
15	83	Jul 15	STL		NYG	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
16	84	Jul 16	STL		NYG	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
17	85	Jul 17	STL		NYG	L,9-10	CG	49	11.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
18	86	Jul 18 (1)	STL		PHI	L,10-11	GS	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
19	88 (1)	Jul 19	STL		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	4
20	89	Jul 20	STL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
21	90	Jul 21	STL		PIT	W,13-12	CG	50	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
22	91	Jul 22	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	14.0	19	1	1	21	1
23	92	Jul 23	STL		BRO	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
24	93	Jul 24	STL		BRO	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
25	94	Jul 25	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
26	95	Jul 27	STL	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
27	96	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
28	97	Jul 29	STL	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
29	98	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
30	99	Jul 31 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
31	100	Jul 31 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	101	Aug 1	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
33	102	Aug 3	STL	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
34	103	Aug 4	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	8	1	0	9	1	1B
35	104	Aug 5	STL	@	BRO	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
36	105	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
37	106	Aug 6 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	12	3	0	15	1
38	107	Aug 7	STL	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
39	108	Aug 8 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-12	CG	47	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
40	109	Aug 8 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
41	110	Aug 10	STL		MLN	L,0-11	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
42	111	Aug 11	STL		MLN	L,5-6	CG	33	7.0	10	1	0	11	0
43	112	Aug 12	STL		MLN	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
44	113	Aug 13	STL	@	CIN	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
45	114	Aug 14	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	16	0	1	17	2	1B
46	115	Aug 15	STL	@	CIN	W,14-12	CG	45	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
47	116	Aug 17	STL	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
48	117	Aug 18	STL	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
49	118	Aug 19	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
50	119	Aug 20	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	5	1B
51	120	Aug 21	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	17	1	0	18	2	1B
52	121	Aug 22	STL		CIN	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
53	122	Aug 24	STL		PIT	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
54	123	Aug 25	STL		PIT	W,13-0	GS	21	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
55	124	Aug 26	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
56	125	Aug 27	STL		BRO	L,4-8	CG	45	10.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
57	126	Aug 28	STL		BRO	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
58	127	Aug 29 (1)	STL		NYG	W,5-4	CG	50	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
59	128	Aug 29 (2)	STL		NYG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
60	129	Aug 30	STL		NYG	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
61	130	Aug 31	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	131	Sep 1	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
63	132	Sep 2	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
64	133	Sep 3	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
65	134	Sep 4	STL		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
66	135	Sep 5	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
67	136	Sep 6	STL	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
68	137	Sep 8	STL	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
69	138	Sep 9	STL	@	BRO	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
70	139	Sep 10	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	7	2	0	9	0
71	140	Sep 11	STL	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
72	141	Sep 12	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
73	142	Sep 13	STL	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
74	143	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
75	144	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
76	145	Sep 17	STL		MLN	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	146	Sep 18	STL		MLN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	9	1	1	11	3
78	147	Sep 19	STL		MLN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
79	148	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	10.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
80	149	Sep 21 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	150	Sep 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	23	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
82	151	Sep 22	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
83	152	Sep 24	STL	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
84	153	Sep 25	STL	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
85	154	Sep 26	STL	@	MLN	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	3	0	1	4	2	1B
							85gm		751.0	814	68	10	892	96