Candy Cummings

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 120lb (175cm, 54kg)

Born: October 18, 1848 in Ware, MA us

Died: May 16, 1924 in Toledo, OH

Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Ware, MA

High School: Fulton HS (Fulton, NY)

Last Game: August 18, 1877 (Age 28-304d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Pioneer/Executive in 1939. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1872 season

Full Name: William Arthur Cummings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.5

145

ERA

2.42

242

241

2149.2

259

WHIP

1.228

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1872	23	-0.6	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	33	20	.623	3.01	6.28	55	55	0	53	3	0	497.0	604	347	166	2	31	45	0	15	2251	1.278	10.9	0.0	0.6	0.8	1.45
1873	24	-0.6	BAL	NA	Maj	BAL	28	14	.667	2.80	6.88	42	42	0	42	1	0	382.0	475	292	119	4	33	34	0	10	1768	1.330	11.2	0.1	0.8	0.8	1.03
1874	25	0.3	PHI	NA	Maj	PHI	28	26	.519	1.96	7.19	54	54	1	52	3	0	483.0	616	386	105	4	18	61	0	3	2246	1.313	11.5	0.1	0.3	1.1	3.39
1875	26	1.7	HAR	NA	Maj	HAR	35	12	.745	1.60	3.98	48	47	1	46	7	0	416.0	397	184	74	0	4	82	0	17	1696	0.964	8.6	0.0	0.1	1.8	20.50
1876	27	2.6	HAR	NL	Maj	HAR	16	8	.667	1.67	4.04	24	24	0	24	5	0	216.0	215	97	40	0	14	26	0	7	913	1.060	9.0	0.0	0.6	1.1	1.86
1877	28	6.5	Lynn	INTA	N/A		1	7	.125		7.13	8	8		8	1		72.0	84	57									10.5
1877	28	3.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	14	.263	4.34	8.33	19	19	0	16	0	0	155.2	219	144	75	2	13	11	0	15	709	1.490	12.7	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.85
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		145	94	.607	2.42	6.07	242	241	2	233	19	0	2149.2	2526	1450	579	12	113	259	0	67	9583	1.228	10.6	0.1	0.5	1.1	2.29
Other (1 season)					Other		1	7	.125		7.13	8	8		8	1		72.0	84	57									10.5
All Levels (6 Seasons)							146	101	.591		6.10	250	249	2	241	20	0	2221.2	2610	1507	579	12	113	259	0	67	9583		10.6