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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
2	2	Apr 12	CHW		LAA	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
3	3	Apr 13	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 14	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
5	5	Apr 15	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 17	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
7	7	Apr 18	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
8	8	Apr 19	CHW	@	MIN	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	CHW		KCA	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
10	10	Apr 21	CHW		KCA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
11	11	Apr 22 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,1-7	CG	48	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
12	12	Apr 22 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
13	13	Apr 24	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B RF
14	14	Apr 25	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	CHW		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 28	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	13	5	0	18	3	1B
17	17	Apr 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
18	18	Apr 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
20	20	May 2	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
21	21	May 3	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
22	22	May 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-13	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
23	23	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
24	24	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
25	27 (2)	May 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
26	30 (2)	May 12	CHW	@	LAA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
27	31	May 13	CHW	@	LAA	W,15-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
28	32	May 15	CHW		WSA	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
29	33	May 16	CHW		WSA	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
30	34	May 18	CHW		BAL	L,4-7	CG	56	12.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
31	35	May 19	CHW		BAL	L,6-11	CG	49	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
32	36	May 20 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
33	37	May 20 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
34	38	May 21	CHW		DET	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
35	39	May 23	CHW		CLE	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
36	40	May 25	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
37	41	May 26	CHW		MIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
38	42	May 27 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
39	43	May 27 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
40	44	May 28	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
41	45	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-7	GS	42	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B RF
42	46	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	GS	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	48 (1)	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	49	Jun 2 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
45	50	Jun 2 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	51	Jun 3	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
47	52	Jun 5	CHW	@	LAA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
48	53	Jun 6	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	33	8.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
49	54	Jun 7	CHW	@	LAA	W,8-4	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
50	56 (1)	Jun 9	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-5	GS	30	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
51	57	Jun 10 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
52	58	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,7-11	CG	39	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
53	59	Jun 12	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
54	60	Jun 13	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
55	61	Jun 14	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-11	CG	43	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
56	62	Jun 15	CHW		LAA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
57	63	Jun 16	CHW		LAA	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
58	64	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		LAA	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
59	65	Jun 17 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
60	66	Jun 19	CHW		MIN	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
61	67	Jun 20	CHW		MIN	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
62	68	Jun 21	CHW		MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
63	69	Jun 22	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
64	70	Jun 23	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
65	71	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
66	72	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
67	73	Jun 26	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
68	74	Jun 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
69	75	Jun 28	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
70	76	Jun 29	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
71	77	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	78	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
73	79	Jul 1 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	1B
74	80	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
75	81	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	51	10.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
76	82	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,3-7	GS	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
77	86 (3)	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
78	87	Jul 8 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
79	88	Jul 8 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
80	89	Jul 12	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
81	90	Jul 13	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
82	91	Jul 14	CHW		DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
83	92	Jul 15	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
84	93	Jul 17 (1)	CHW		WSA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
85	94	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		WSA	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
86	95	Jul 18	CHW		WSA	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
87	96	Jul 20	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
88	97	Jul 21	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
89	98	Jul 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
90	99	Jul 24	CHW	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
91	100	Jul 25	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
92	101	Jul 26	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
93	102	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	44	11.2	5	1	0	6	1	1B
94	103	Jul 28	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
95	104	Jul 29 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	106 (1)	Aug 1	CHW		BOS	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
97	107	Aug 2	CHW		BOS	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
98	108	Aug 3	CHW		NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
99	109	Aug 4	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
100	110	Aug 5	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	CG	54	13.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
101	111	Aug 6	CHW		BAL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
102	112	Aug 7	CHW		BAL	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
103	113	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		LAA	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
104	114	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
105	115	Aug 9	CHW		LAA	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
106	116	Aug 10	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
107	117	Aug 11	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	4	1B
108	118	Aug 12	CHW	@	KCA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
109	119	Aug 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
110	120	Aug 15 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
111	121	Aug 15 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
112	122	Aug 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
113	123	Aug 17	CHW		DET	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
114	124	Aug 18	CHW		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
115	125	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	126	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		DET	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
117	127	Aug 21	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
118	128	Aug 22	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
119	129	Aug 24	CHW	@	LAA	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
120	130	Aug 25	CHW	@	LAA	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
121	131	Aug 26	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
122	132	Aug 28	CHW		MIN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
123	133	Aug 29	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
124	134	Aug 30	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
125	135	Aug 31	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	136	Sep 1	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
127	137	Sep 2	CHW	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
128	138	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
129	140 (1)	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	55	13.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
130	141	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	17	0	1	18	1	1B
131	142	Sep 7	CHW		WSA	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
132	143	Sep 8	CHW		WSA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
133	144	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
134	147 (2)	Sep 12	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	42	12.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
135	148	Sep 13	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
136	152 (3)	Sep 18	CHW		BOS	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
137	153	Sep 19	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
138	154	Sep 20	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
139	155	Sep 21	CHW		NYY	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
140	156	Sep 22	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
141	157	Sep 23	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	CG	43	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	158	Sep 25	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
143	159	Sep 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
144	160	Sep 28	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
145	161	Sep 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	39	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
							148gm		1281.2	1288	90	8	1386	118