John Cunningham (baseball) explained

John Cunningham
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:1892 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama
Death Place:Montgomery, Alabama
Debutyear:1912
Debutteam:French Lick Plutos
Finalyear:1920
Finalteam:Dayton Marcos
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John C. Cunningham (August 9, 1892 - November 16, 1922) was a Negro leagues shortstop and for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first season.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Cunningham was the older brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Marion Cunningham. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1912 with the French Lick Plutos, and went on to play for the St. Louis Giants and Dayton Marcos.[2]

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000046.pdf "Central Steels are Hit When Hits are Needed to Win" The Evening Repository, Canton, Ohio, Monday, June 28, 1920, Page 9, column 3 and 4
  2. Web site: John Cunningham . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.