- Joe Cunningham
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#BC003A
bgcolor2=#BC003A
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Joe Cunningham
position=First Baseman /Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1931|8|27
debutdate=June 30
debutyear=by|1954
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=April 17
finalyear=by|1966
finalteam=Washington Senators
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.291
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=980
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=436
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1954, by|1956-by|1961)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1962-by|1964)
*Washington Senators (by|1964-by|1966)
highlights=
*All star in 1959
*Led NL in on base % in 1959 with .453Joseph Robert Cunningham Jr (born
August 27 1931 inPaterson, New Jersey ) is a formerMajor League Baseball first baseman and left-handed batter who played for theSt. Louis Cardinals (by|1954-by|1961),Chicago White Sox (1962-1964), and Washington Senators (1964-1966).The best season for Cunningham was in 1959, when he batted .345 to finish second to
Hank Aaron for the National League batting title. He finished his career with a .291batting average over 1,141 games spread over a 12-year career.Cunningham was traded from the Cardinals to the White Sox after the 1961 season in exchange for long-time star
Minnie Miñoso . Although his first season as the Chisox' first baseman was successful, his career would never quite recover from a broken collarbone that he suffered in a collision onJune 3 , by|1963.His son, also named Joe, works as a batting instructor in the Cardinals'
farm system .See also
*
Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
*baseball-reference|id=c/cunnijo01
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