Bert Cunningham
Elmer Ellsworth Cunningham
Born: November 25, 1865
Wilmington, DE USA
Deceased: 1952
Cragmere, DE USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 147
Career: 1887-1901
Minor League Statistics
Bert Cunningham compiled a career record of 142 wins and 167 losses in his 359-game career with the Brooklyn Grays, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels and Chicago Orphans. He began playing during the 1887 season and last took the field during the 1901 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | AA | Brooklyn Grays | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.09 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 116 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 29 | .431 | 3.39 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 453.3 | 412 | 275 | 171 | 8 | 157 | 0 | 186 | 30 | 0 | 47 | 1952 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 19 | .457 | 4.87 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 279.3 | 306 | 245 | 151 | 11 | 141 | 0 | 140 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 1290 |
| 1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5.22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 108.7 | 133 | 103 | 63 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 535 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 15 | .375 | 5.84 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 211.0 | 251 | 190 | 137 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1027 |
| 1891 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.01 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 237.7 | 241 | 181 | 106 | 8 | 138 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 1097 |
| 1895 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 11 | 16 | .407 | 4.75 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 231.0 | 299 | 185 | 122 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1078 |
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 7 | 14 | .333 | 5.09 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 189.3 | 242 | 168 | 107 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 876 |
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.15 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 242.7 | 294 | 152 | 112 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1077 |
| 1898 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 28 | 15 | .651 | 3.16 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 362.0 | 387 | 174 | 127 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1510 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 17 | 17 | .500 | 3.84 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 323.7 | 385 | 188 | 138 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1396 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.36 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 84 | 53 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 291 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Totals | 142 | 167 | .460 | 4.22 | 342 | 311 | 28 | 287 | 4 | 2 | 2734.7 | 3071 | 1942 | 1283 | 62 | 1064 | 0 | 718 | 148 | 5 | 161 | 12285 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | AA | Brooklyn Grays | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 51 | 184 | 177 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 39 | .186 | .217 | .243 | .460 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 137 | 131 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | .206 | .241 | .267 | .508 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 54 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .115 | .148 | .173 | .321 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 28 | 107 | 101 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .228 | .271 | .297 | .568 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 113 | 100 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .150 | .248 | .230 | .478 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 32 | 109 | 100 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | .300 | .358 | .430 | .788 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 29 | 94 | 88 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .250 | .290 | .398 | .688 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 32 | 104 | 97 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .227 | .242 | .309 | .552 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 44 | 150 | 140 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .229 | .280 | .286 | .566 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 44 | 163 | 154 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .260 | .283 | .312 | .595 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 8 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .148 | .207 | .185 | .392 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 359 | 1258 | 1176 | 145 | 254 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 124 | 14 | 0 | 64 | 206 | .216 | .260 | .290 | .550 | 341 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | AA | Brooklyn Grays | P | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.957 | 1.667 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 51 | 0 | 453.0 | 20 | 106 | 25 | 3 | .834 | 2.503 | 2.471 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 39 | 0 | 279.0 | 8 | 54 | 9 | 0 | .873 | 2.000 | 1.590 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 25 | 0 | 211.0 | 7 | 53 | 14 | 2 | .811 | 2.559 | 2.400 |
| 1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 14 | 0 | 109.0 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 3 | .851 | 3.303 | 2.857 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.688 | 1.000 |
| 1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 30 | 0 | 238.0 | 11 | 69 | 7 | 3 | .920 | 3.025 | 2.667 |
| 1891 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1891 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1895 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 31 | 0 | 231.0 | 19 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .882 | 2.922 | 2.419 |
| 1895 | NL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 27 | 0 | 189.0 | 23 | 48 | 9 | 3 | .888 | 3.381 | 2.630 |
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 30 | 0 | 235.0 | 27 | 58 | 7 | 0 | .924 | 3.255 | 2.833 |
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1898 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 44 | 0 | 362.0 | 29 | 81 | 13 | 5 | .894 | 2.735 | 2.500 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 39 | 0 | 324.0 | 35 | 100 | 8 | 2 | .944 | 3.750 | 3.462 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | SS | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4.909 | 6.000 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .667 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | P | 8 | 0 | 64.0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 2.391 | 2.125 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | P | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| Totals | 361 | 0 | 2806.0 | 210 | 683 | 118 | 25 | .883 | 2.864 | 2.474 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
