Candy Cummings
William Arthur Cummings
Born: October 18, 1848
Ware, MA USA
Deceased: 1924
Toledo, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 120
Career: 1872-1877
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Minor League Statistics
Candy Cummings compiled a career record of 145 wins and 94 losses in his 246-game career with the New York Mutuals, Baltimore Canaries, Philadelphia Whites, Hartford Dark Blues and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1872 season and last took the field during the 1877 campaign. Cummings was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1872 | NA | New York Mutuals | 33 | 20 | .623 | 3.01 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 497.0 | 604 | 347 | 166 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2251 |
1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 28 | 14 | .667 | 2.80 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 382.0 | 475 | 292 | 119 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1768 |
1874 | NA | Philadelphia Whites | 28 | 26 | .519 | 1.96 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 483.0 | 616 | 386 | 105 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2246 |
1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | 35 | 12 | .745 | 1.60 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 416.0 | 397 | 184 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1696 |
1876 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1.67 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 216.0 | 215 | 97 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 913 |
1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.34 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 155.7 | 219 | 144 | 75 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 709 |
Totals | 145 | 94 | .607 | 2.42 | 242 | 241 | 2 | 233 | 19 | 0 | 2149.7 | 2526 | 1450 | 579 | 12 | 113 | 0 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9583 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1872 | NA | New York Mutuals | 55 | 253 | 249 | 37 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .209 | .221 | .269 | .490 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 42 | 197 | 192 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .250 | .269 | .276 | .545 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1874 | NA | Philadelphia Whites | 54 | 231 | 231 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .225 | .225 | .260 | .485 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | 53 | 224 | 221 | 30 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .199 | .210 | .249 | .459 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1876 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 24 | 105 | 105 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .162 | .162 | .190 | .352 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 74 | 70 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .200 | .243 | .271 | .515 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 247 | 1084 | 1068 | 149 | 227 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 51 | .213 | .224 | .257 | .481 | 274 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1872 | NA | New York Mutuals | P | 55 | 54 | 497.0 | 21 | 61 | 8 | 3 | .911 | 1.485 | 1.491 |
1872 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | P | 42 | 0 | 382.0 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 2 | .838 | 1.461 | 1.476 |
1874 | NA | Philadelphia Whites | P | 54 | 54 | 483.0 | 16 | 73 | 23 | 0 | .795 | 1.658 | 1.648 |
1874 | NA | Philadelphia Whites | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | P | 48 | 0 | 416.0 | 28 | 85 | 11 | 5 | .911 | 2.445 | 2.354 |
1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | OF | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1.333 | .667 |
1876 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | P | 24 | 0 | 216.0 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 19 | 0 | 156.0 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 0 | .925 | 2.135 | 1.947 |
1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.862 | 2.000 |
Totals | 254 | 108 | 2215.0 | 109 | 320 | 65 | 10 | .868 | 1.743 | 1.689 |
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