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Jesse Burkett League 4-1-2022 |
| Sam "Bam" Cunningham |  Right FieldRetired (1957, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .229 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .578 | Status | Deceased (1989) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 94 | Age at Death | 66 | Date of Birth | 04-24-1923 | |
| HR | 1 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 38 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (25 games) |
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| RBI | 35 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (23.8%) | LF | (89.2%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (38.6%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Majors | 27 | 38.92 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 12 / 38 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 28 | 6.11 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 6 | |||
| 1952 | Minors | 29 | 5.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 29 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1953 | Minors | 30 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 10 | 2 / 6 | 15 / 54 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1957-11-01 | Sam "Bam" Cunningham has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1953-06-10 | The Baltimore Oreos have waived Sam "Bam" Cunningham. |
| 1953-06-10 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and the Baltimore Oreos. The Baltimore Oreos receive Davey Green, Todd Hoffman, Sam "Bam" Cunningham from the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers in exchange for Harry Aitchison. |
| 1952-05-30 | The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers have promoted Ralph Costello to the major league team. The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers have designated Sam "Bam" Cunningham for assignment. |
| 1950-07-20 | The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers have acquired Sam "Bam" Cunningham from the waiver wire. |
| 1950-07-16 | The Boston RED SOX have promoted Mike Brenner to the major league team. The Boston RED SOX have designated Sam "Bam" Cunningham for assignment. |
| 1950-05-01 | The Boston RED SOX have renamed Ed Giacomin to Sam "Bam" Cunningham. |
| 1950-04-04 | The Boston RED SOX have promoted Ed Giacomin to the major league team. The Boston RED SOX have sent Andrew Jacko to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Boston RED SOX have renamed John Howell to Ed Giacomin. |