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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	6 (4)	Apr 19	STL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	7	Apr 22	STL		LAD	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	8	Apr 23	STL		LAD	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
5	9	Apr 24	STL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	10	Apr 25	STL		SFG	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	11	Apr 26	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	12	Apr 29	STL		CHC	W,16-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	13	Apr 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	14	May 1	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	15	May 2	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	16	May 4	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
13	17	May 5	STL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
14	18	May 6	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	19	May 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
16	20	May 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	21	May 11	STL	@	MLN	L,8-12	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
18	22	May 12	STL	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	23	May 13	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	24	May 14	STL	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	25	May 15 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	26	May 15 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	27	May 16	STL	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	28	May 18	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	29	May 19	STL	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	30	May 20	STL		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	31	May 21	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	32	May 22 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	33	May 22 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	34	May 25	STL		MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
31	35	May 26	STL		MLN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	36	May 27	STL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	37	May 28	STL		SFG	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	38	May 29	STL		SFG	W,4-1	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	39	May 30	STL	@	LAD	W,15-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	40	May 31	STL	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	41	Jun 1	STL	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	42	Jun 2	STL	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
39	43	Jun 3	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	44	Jun 4	STL	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	45	Jun 5	STL	@	SFG	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	46	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	47	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	48	Jun 8	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
45	49	Jun 10	STL		PIT	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	50	Jun 11	STL		PIT	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
47	51	Jun 12 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-15	GS	35	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	52	Jun 12 (2)	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	53	Jun 14	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	54	Jun 15	STL	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	55	Jun 16	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	56	Jun 17	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	57	Jun 18	STL	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
54	58	Jun 19 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	59	Jun 19 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	60	Jun 21	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	61	Jun 22	STL	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	62	Jun 23	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	63	Jun 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	64	Jun 25	STL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	65	Jun 26 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	46	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	66	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	68 (1)	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	69	Jul 1 (1)	STL		MLN	W,8-7	CG	45	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
65	70	Jul 1 (2)	STL		MLN	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	71	Jul 2	STL		MLN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	72	Jul 3	STL		MLN	L,3-4	CG	54	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
68	73	Jul 4 (1)	STL		LAD	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	74	Jul 4 (2)	STL		LAD	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	75	Jul 5	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	76	Jul 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	77	Jul 7	STL	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	78	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	79	Jul 9	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
75	80	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	L,7-11	GS	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	81	Jul 15	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	82	Jul 16	STL		CHC	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	83	Jul 17 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-0	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	84	Jul 17 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	85	Jul 19	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	86	Jul 20	STL	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS	25	7.0	2	1	1	4	1	RF
82	89 (2)	Jul 23	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
83	90	Jul 24	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	91	Jul 25	STL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	92	Jul 26	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
86	93	Jul 27	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	94	Jul 29	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	95	Jul 30	STL		PHI	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	96	Jul 31 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	97	Jul 31 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	98	Aug 2	STL		MLN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
92	99	Aug 3	STL		MLN	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
93	100	Aug 4	STL		MLN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	101	Aug 5	STL		CIN	L,0-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	102	Aug 6	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	103	Aug 7 (1)	STL		CIN	L,4-18	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	106 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	107	Aug 10	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
99	108	Aug 11	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	109	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	W,9-2	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	112 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	2	0	1	3	0	RF
102	113	Aug 15	STL		SFG	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
103	114	Aug 16	STL		SFG	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
104	118 (3)	Aug 21	STL		LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
105	121 (2)	Aug 26	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
106	122	Aug 27	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	123	Aug 28	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
108	124	Aug 29	STL	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
109	125	Aug 30	STL	@	MLN	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	126	Aug 31	STL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	127	Sep 1	STL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
112	128	Sep 2	STL		CHC	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
113	129	Sep 3	STL		CHC	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
114	130	Sep 4	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
115	131	Sep 5 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
116	132	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,4-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	133	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	134	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	18	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
119	135	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	L,2-7	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	141 (5)	Sep 17	STL		SFG	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	143 (1)	Sep 19	STL		LAD	W,1-0		14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
122	144	Sep 20	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
123	145	Sep 21	STL		LAD	L,3-5	GS	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
124	146	Sep 23 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	147	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	148	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	149	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
128	150	Sep 27	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
129	152 (1)	Sep 29	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
130	153	Sep 30	STL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	154	Oct 1	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							131gm		1066.1	296	16	10	322	8