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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	STL		SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	STL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	STL		SFG	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	5 (1)	Apr 15	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	8 (2)	Apr 18	STL	@	SFG	L,1-8	GS	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF RF
6	10 (1)	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	11	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	W,8-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
8	13 (1)	Apr 24	STL		LAD	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
9	14	Apr 25	STL		LAD	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF 1B
10	15	Apr 26	STL		LAD	L,11-17	GF	26	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
11	16	Apr 29	STL	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	18 (1)	May 1	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	GF	16	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
13	19	May 2	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	15	1	0	16	4	1B
14	21 (1)	May 3 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
15	22	May 5	STL	@	PHI	L,7-8	GF	9	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
16	23	May 6	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
17	25 (1)	May 8	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	26	May 9	STL		CHC	W,11-1	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	RF 1B
19	27	May 10 (1)	STL		CHC	L,9-10	GS	56	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF LF 1B
20	28	May 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	GS	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF 1B
21	29	May 12	STL		CIN	W,7-4	GS	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
22	30	May 13	STL		MLN	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
23	31	May 14	STL		MLN	L,7-8	GF	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
24	32	May 15	STL		PHI	W,8-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
25	33	May 16	STL		PHI	W,8-2	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
26	34	May 19	STL		PIT	W,8-2	GS	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	RF 1B
27	35	May 20	STL		PIT	W,11-1	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	RF 1B
28	36	May 21	STL		PIT	L,2-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	37	May 22	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	20	6.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
30	38	May 23	STL	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	RF 1B
31	39	May 24	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	GS	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
32	40	May 25	STL		CHC	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	41	May 27	STL	@	SFG	L,4-9	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF RF
34	42	May 28	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	43	May 29	STL	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	RF 1B
36	44	May 30	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
37	45	May 31	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	46	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	47	Jun 3	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
40	48	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	49	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	50	Jun 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,9-11	GS	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
43	51	Jun 7 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	52	Jun 9	STL		MLN	W,12-3	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	53	Jun 10	STL		MLN	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	54	Jun 11	STL		MLN	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	55	Jun 12	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	56	Jun 13	STL		CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	57	Jun 14 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	RF 1B
50	58	Jun 14 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
51	62 (3)	Jun 19	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
52	63	Jun 20	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	64	Jun 21 (1)	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	65	Jun 21 (2)	STL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	66	Jun 23	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	67	Jun 24	STL	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	68	Jun 25	STL	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	69	Jun 26	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	46	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
59	70	Jun 27	STL	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	72	Jun 28 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
62	73	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	74	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
64	75	Jul 2	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
65	76	Jul 3	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	77	Jul 4	STL		SFG	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	78	Jul 5 (1)	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	79	Jul 5 (2)	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	80	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	81	Jul 9 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	82	Jul 10	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	83	Jul 11	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	84	Jul 12 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	85	Jul 12 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	51	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	86	Jul 14	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	87	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	88	Jul 16	STL		CIN	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	89	Jul 17	STL		MLN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	90	Jul 18	STL		MLN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	2	6	0	RF
80	91	Jul 19	STL		MLN	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	92	Jul 20	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	93	Jul 21	STL		CHC	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	94	Jul 22	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	95	Jul 23	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	96	Jul 24	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
86	97	Jul 25	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
87	98	Jul 26	STL	@	LAD	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	99	Jul 27	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	100	Jul 28	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	101	Jul 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	102	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
92	103	Jul 31	STL	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	104	Aug 1	STL	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	105	Aug 2 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	106	Aug 2 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	107	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
97	108	Aug 5	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	109	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-18	CG	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	110	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	111	Aug 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	118 (6)	Aug 14	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	119	Aug 15	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	120	Aug 16	STL		LAD	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
104	121	Aug 17	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
105	122	Aug 18	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
106	123	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
107	124	Aug 20	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
108	125	Aug 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	126	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	127	Aug 23	STL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	128	Aug 25	STL		MLN	L,1-3	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	129	Aug 26	STL		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	130	Aug 27	STL		MLN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
114	131	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
115	132	Aug 29	STL		CIN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	133	Aug 30	STL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	134	Sep 1	STL	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	135	Sep 2	STL	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
119	136	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	137	Sep 5	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
121	138	Sep 6	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	139	Sep 7	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	140	Sep 9	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	141	Sep 10	STL	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF LF
125	142	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
126	143	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
127	144	Sep 13	STL	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
128	145	Sep 15	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
129	146	Sep 17	STL		PIT	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
130	147	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
131	148	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,11-4	GS	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
132	149	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,3-12	GS	53	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
133	150	Sep 22	STL		LAD	W,11-10	GS	46	9.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B RF
134	151	Sep 23	STL		LAD	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	152	Sep 26	STL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	34	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
136	153	Sep 27 (1)	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
137	154	Sep 27 (2)	STL		SFG	W,14-8	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							165gm		1110.2	355	14	7	376	23