William Cannon
William Franklin Cannon
Born: 1926
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1944-1953
William Cannon compiled a career record of 44 wins and 37 losses and a 4.49 ERA in his 183-game pitching career with the Bristol Twins, Kingsport Cherokees, Oil City Refiners, Superior Blues, Waterloo White Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Gastonia Rockets. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | MATL | Oil City Refiners | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.85 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 191.0 | 229 | 126 | 103 | 89 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.05 | 14 | 59.0 | 54 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.42 | 17 | 59.0 | 59 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.21 | 42 | 107.0 | 128 | 78 | 62 | 11 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | TRIS5 | Gastonia Rockets | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.40 | 37 | 12 | 139.0 | 143 | 80 | 68 | 71 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.12 | 26 | 13 | 131.0 | 147 | 89 | 60 | 11 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 44 | 37 | .543 | 4.49 | 183 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 686.0 | 760 | 435 | 342 | 29 | 300 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 104 | 458 | 431 | 54 | 110 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 19 | 41 | .255 | .290 | .339 | .629 | 146 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1948 | D | APPY1 | (+) Bristol Twins | 42 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .371 | .600 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | APPY1 | (+) Kingsport Cherokees | 42 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .371 | .600 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | MATL | Oil City Refiners | 54 | 92 | 86 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .198 | .233 | .267 | .501 | 23 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 14 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 43 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .364 | .636 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | TRIS5 | Gastonia Rockets | 38 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 28 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 298 | 714 | 681 | 63 | 161 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 55 | .236 | .263 | .304 | .567 | 207 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 3B | 104 | 103 | 164 | 24 | 12 | .918 | 2.567 |
| 1949 | C | MATL | Oil City Refiners | P | 47 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 5 | .941 | 1.362 |
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | TRIS5 | Gastonia Rockets | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 287 | 118 | 213 | 28 | 17 | .922 | 1.153 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | Appalachian League | Bristol Twins | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Cherokees | CHA | ||
| 1948 | D | Appalachian League | Bristol Twins | NY1 | ||
| 1949 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Oil City Refiners | CHA | ||
| 1950 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | CHA | ||
| 1950 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1952 | B | Tri-State League | Gastonia Rockets | CHA | ||
| 1953 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | |||
| 1953 | B | Tri-State League | Gastonia Rockets |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
