Bill Cunningham (outfielder)

American baseball player (1894-1953) For other people named Bill Cunningham, see Bill Cunningham (disambiguation).

Baseball player

Bill Cunningham

Outfielder
Born: (1894-07-30)July 30, 1894 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: September 26, 1953(1953-09-26) (aged 59) Colusa, California, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
July 14, 1921, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1924, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	112
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
New York Giants (1921–1923) Boston Braves (1924)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1922)

William Aloysius Cunningham (July 30, 1894 – September 26, 1953) was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1924. He would play for the Boston Braves and New York Giants.

Cunningham's two-run single in the second inning of the 1922 World Series' final game sparked the Giants to a 5–3 victory over the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds and the championship. A year later, a Cunningham hit in the final game of the 1923 World Series put the Giants on top, but the Yankees rallied to win it.

He played just four seasons in the majors overall, getting 270 hits in 945 at-bats and batting .286. He compiled 9 home runs and 112 RBI. In eight World Series games, he hit only .176 (3-17) with three RBI.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e New York Giants 1922 World Series champions
Dave Bancroft Jesse Barnes Bill Cunningham Frankie Frisch Heinie Groh George Kelly Lee King Hugh McQuillan Irish Meusel Art Nehf Rosy Ryan Jack Scott Earl Smith Frank Snyder Casey Stengel Ross Youngs
Manager John McGraw Coach Hughie Jennings
Regular season Giants–Yankees rivalry Subway Series

New York Giants 1922 World Series champions