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Bert Cunningham
Ellsworth Elmer Cunningham
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 187 lb.

Born: November 25, 1865 in Wilmington, DE (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1887
Final Game: April 28, 1901
Died: May 14, 1952 in Cragmere, DE
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1887 21 BRO AA 0 2 .000 5.09 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 26 22 13 0 13 8 4 0 0 116 84 1.696 10.2 0.0 5.1 3.1 0.62
1888 22 BAL AA 22 29 .431 3.39 51 51 0 50 0 0 453.1 412 275 171 8 157 186 0 0 0 1897 88 1.255 8.2 0.2 3.1 3.7 1.18
1889 23 BAL AA 16 19 .457 4.87 39 33 5 29 0 1 279.1 306 245 151 11 141 140 0 0 20 1310 78 1.600 9.9 0.4 4.5 4.5 0.99
1890 24 TOT PL 12 24 .333 5.63 39 36 3 35 2 0 319.2 384 293 200 8 201 111 10 0 34 1419 74 1.830 10.8 0.2 5.7 3.1 0.55
1890 24 PHQ PL 3 9 .250 5.22 14 11 3 11 0 0 108.2 133 103 63 0 67 33 0 0 0 0 82 1.840 11.0 0.0 5.5 2.7 0.49
1890 24 BUF PL 9 15 .375 5.84 25 25 0 24 2 0 211.0 251 190 137 8 134 78 10 0 34 1419 70 1.825 10.7 0.3 5.7 3.3 0.58
1891 25 BAL AA 11 14 .440 4.01 30 25 5 21 0 0 237.2 241 181 106 8 138 59 0 0 20 857 93 1.595 9.1 0.3 5.2 2.2 0.43
1895 29 LOU NL 11 16 .407 4.75 31 28 3 24 1 0 231.0 299 185 122 6 104 49 0 0 5 0 97 1.745 11.6 0.2 4.1 1.9 0.47
1896 30 LOU NL 7 14 .333 5.09 27 20 5 17 0 1 189.1 242 168 107 6 74 37 0 0 5 0 85 1.669 11.5 0.3 3.5 1.8 0.50
1897 31 LOU NL 14 13 .519 4.14 29 27 2 25 0 0 234.2 286 148 108 2 72 49 13 0 7 0 103 1.526 11.0 0.1 2.8 1.9 0.68
1898 32 LOU NL 28 15 .651 3.16 44 42 2 41 0 0 362.0 387 174 127 8 65 34 20 0 3 0 113 1.249 9.6 0.2 1.6 0.8 0.52
1899 33 LOU NL 17 17 .500 3.84 39 37 2 33 1 0 323.2 385 188 138 4 75 36 15 4 4 0 100 1.421 10.7 0.1 2.1 1.0 0.48
1900 34 CHC NL 4 3 .571 4.36 8 7 1 7 0 0 64.0 84 53 31 0 21 7 4 0 1 0 83 1.641 11.8 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.33
1901 35 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 6 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 40 65 1.556 11.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 0.67
12 Seasons 142 167 .460 4.22 341 310 28 286 4 2 2726.2 3063 1938 1279 61 1064 718 66 5 99 5639 91 1.514 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67
162 Game Avg. 15 17 .460 4.22 36 32 3 30 0 0 285 320 202 134 6 111 75 7 1 10 589 91 1.514 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67
LOU (5 yrs) 77 75 .507 4.04 170 154 14 140 2 1 1340.2 1599 863 602 26 390 205 48 4 24 0 100 1.484 10.7 0.2 2.6 1.4 0.53
BAL (3 yrs) 49 62 .441 3.97 120 109 10 100 0 1 970.1 959 701 428 27 436 385 0 0 40 4064 86 1.438 8.9 0.3 4.0 3.6 0.88
CHC (2 yrs) 4 4 .500 4.44 9 8 1 8 0 0 73.0 95 59 36 0 24 9 4 1 1 40 81 1.630 11.7 0.0 3.0 1.1 0.38
PHQ (1 yr) 3 9 .250 5.22 14 11 3 11 0 0 108.2 133 103 63 0 67 33 0 0 0 0 82 1.840 11.0 0.0 5.5 2.7 0.49
BRO (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.09 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 26 22 13 0 13 8 4 0 0 116 84 1.696 10.2 0.0 5.1 3.1 0.62
BUF (1 yr) 9 15 .375 5.84 25 25 0 24 2 0 211.0 251 190 137 8 134 78 10 0 34 1419 70 1.825 10.7 0.3 5.7 3.3 0.58
NL (7 yrs) 81 79 .506 4.06 179 162 15 148 2 1 1413.2 1694 922 638 26 414 214 52 5 25 40 99 1.491 10.8 0.2 2.6 1.4 0.52
AA (4 yrs) 49 64 .434 4.00 123 112 10 103 0 1 993.1 985 723 441 27 449 393 4 0 40 4180 86 1.444 8.9 0.2 4.1 3.6 0.88
PL (1 yr) 12 24 .333 5.63 39 36 3 35 2 0 319.2 384 293 200 8 201 111 10 0 34 1419 74 1.830 10.8 0.2 5.7 3.1 0.55

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1887 21 BRO AA 3 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0 /1
1888 22 BAL AA 51 184 177 17 33 3 2 1 9 2 5 .186 .217 .243 .460 48 43 2 1/O
1889 23 BAL AA 41 137 131 10 27 4 2 0 18 3 4 25 .206 .241 .267 .508 46 35 2 1/O6
1890 24 TOT PL 43 161 153 17 29 6 2 0 14 1 8 34 .190 .230 .255 .485 32 39 0 1/O
1890 24 PHQ PL 15 54 52 6 6 1 1 0 3 1 2 11 .115 .148 .173 .321 -16 9 0 1/O
1890 24 BUF PL 28 107 101 11 23 5 1 0 11 0 6 23 .228 .271 .297 .568 57 30 0 1/O
1891 25 BAL AA 31 113 100 17 15 3 1 1 11 4 13 20 .150 .248 .230 .478 36 23 0 1/O6
1895 29 LOU NL 32 109 100 14 30 7 3 0 13 0 9 20 .300 .358 .430 .788 108 43 0 0 1/O
1896 30 LOU NL 29 94 88 11 22 3 2 2 15 0 5 14 .250 .290 .398 .688 83 35 0 1 1/6
1897 31 LOU NL 31 100 93 13 22 0 1 2 10 1 1 .237 .253 .323 .575 53 30 1 5 1/O
1898 32 LOU NL 44 150 140 21 32 3 1 1 16 1 10 .229 .280 .286 .566 63 40 0 0 1
1899 33 LOU NL 44 163 154 17 40 2 0 2 17 1 5 .260 .283 .312 .595 63 48 0 4 1/O6
1900 34 CHC NL 8 29 27 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .148 .207 .185 .392 10 5 1 0 /1
1901 35 CHC NL 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 0 0 2 /1
12 Seasons 358 1254 1172 145 254 32 14 9 124 14 64 113 .217 .261 .291 .552 56 341 6 12
162 Game Avg. 162 567 530 66 115 14 6 4 56 6 29 .217 .261 .291 .552 56 154 3
LOU (5 yrs) 180 616 575 76 146 15 7 7 71 3 30 34 .254 .292 .341 .633 73 196 1 10
BAL (3 yrs) 123 434 408 44 75 10 5 2 38 9 22 45 .184 .233 .248 .480 44 101 4
CHC (2 yrs) 9 33 28 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .143 .226 .179 .404 14 5 1 2
PHQ (1 yr) 15 54 52 6 6 1 1 0 3 1 2 11 .115 .148 .173 .321 -16 9 0
BRO (1 yr) 3 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0
BUF (1 yr) 28 107 101 11 23 5 1 0 11 0 6 23 .228 .271 .297 .568 57 30 0
NL (7 yrs) 189 649 603 81 150 16 7 7 72 4 32 34 .249 .289 .333 .622 70 201 2 12
AA (4 yrs) 126 444 416 47 75 10 5 2 38 9 24 45 .180 .232 .243 .475 42 101 4
PL (1 yr) 43 161 153 17 29 6 2 0 14 1 8 34 .190 .230 .255 .485 32 39 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1887 BRO AA 21 P 3 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.67 .883 2.10
1888 BAL AA 22 P 51 151 20 106 25 3 .834 2.47 .898 2.32
1888 BAL AA 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 1-0-0
1889 BAL AA 23 P 39 71 8 54 9 0 .873 1.59 .908 1.84
1889 BAL AA 23 OF 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50 .950 1.95 0-1-1
1889 BAL AA 23 SS 1 4 0 2 2 0 .500 2.00 .925 5.10
1890 TOT PL 24 P 39 121 14 86 21 5 .826 2.56 .920 2.42
1890 TOT PL 24 OF 4 6 4 0 2 0 .667 1.00 .933 2.08 1-0-4
1890 PHQ PL 24 P 14 47 7 33 7 3 .851 2.86 .917 2.42
1890 PHQ PL 24 OF 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 2.10 0-0-1
1890 BUF PL 24 P 25 74 7 53 14 2 .811 2.40 .922 2.42
1890 BUF PL 24 OF 3 4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.00 .925 2.07 1-0-3
1891 BAL AA 25 P 30 87 11 69 7 3 .920 2.67 .907 2.14
1891 BAL AA 25 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0-2-0
1891 BAL AA 25 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00
1895 LOU NL 29 P 31 85 19 56 10 3 .882 2.42 .920 2.01
1895 LOU NL 29 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
1896 LOU NL 30 P 27 80 23 48 9 3 .888 2.63 .919 2.20
1896 LOU NL 30 SS 1 6 3 2 1 0 .833 5.00 .917 5.50
1897 LOU NL 31 P 29 92 27 58 7 0 .924 2.93 .920 2.10
1897 LOU NL 31 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 0-0-2
1898 LOU NL 32 P 44 123 29 81 13 5 .894 2.50 .920 2.25
1899 LOU NL 33 P 39 143 35 100 8 2 .944 3.46 .906 2.24
1899 LOU NL 33 OF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 2.10 0-0-3
1899 LOU NL 33 SS 1 7 3 3 1 0 .857 6.00 .914 5.50
1900 CHC NL 34 P 8 18 8 9 1 1 .944 2.13 .917 2.17
1901 CHC NL 35 P 1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 7.00 .929 2.40
12 Seasons P 341 984 197 676 111 25 .887 2.56 .912 2.18
7 Seasons OF 15 10 7 0 3 0 .700 0.47 .940 2.01 2-3-11
4 Seasons SS 4 17 6 7 4 0 .765 3.25 .918 5.28
12 Seasons TOT 360 1011 210 683 118 25 .883 2.48 .796 2.21 2-3-11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1898 NL  28 (2nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL  1.616 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA  4.511 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1888 AA  51 (5th)
1898 NL  44 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA  1 (2nd)
1896 NL  1 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1888 AA  453.3 (5th)
1898 NL  362.0 (5th)
Career  2726.7 (178th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 AA  186 (6th)
1890 PL  111 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1888 AA  51 (5th)
1890 PL  36 (10th)
1898 NL  42 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1888 AA  50 (5th)
1890 PL  35 (8th)
1898 NL  41 (2nd)
Career  286 (51st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1888 AA  8 (6th)
1889 AA  11 (7th)
1898 NL  8 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 AA  157 (1st)
1889 AA  141 (6th)
1890 PL  201 (4th)
1895 NL  104 (10th)
Career  1064 (88th)

Hits s c a p y
1888 AA  412 (4th)
1890 PL  384 (8th)
1898 NL  387 (3rd)
1899 NL  385 (5th)
Career  3063 (115th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  .225 (9th)
1897 NL  .077 (3rd)
Career  .201 (167th)

Losses s c a p y
1888 AA  29 (4th)
1889 AA  19 (10th)
1890 PL  24 (4th)
Career  167 (94th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1888 AA  171 (3rd)
1890 PL  200 (1st)
1898 NL  127 (9th)
1899 NL  138 (8th)
Career  1279 (86th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 PL  34 (3rd)
1891 AA  20 (6th)
Career  99 (83rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1898 NL  20 (8th)
Career  66 (188th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1888 AA  1897 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 AA  5 (9th)
1891 AA  5 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1901 NL  born 1865-11-25 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 38 (634), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (609), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

February, 1888: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 15, 1890: Purchased by the Buffalo Bisons from the Philadelphia Athletics for $600. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Chief Zimmer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000.

March 9, 1900: Purchased by the Chicago Orphans from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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