P Benny Cunningham #29
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
P BENNY CUNNINGHAM #29 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 0 3-2 3 5.01 23.1 26 2 18 17 1.89 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/01/1974 RCK Win, 1-0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Win
08/31/1974 TAM Win, 3-2 2.0 4 0 0 0 2
08/29/1974 @ ROA Win, 5-3 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 Win
08/25/1974 CHA Loss, 4-6 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
08/19/1974 @ MOB Loss, 4-5 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 Loss
08/16/1974 WSB Loss, 6-10 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
08/15/1974 WSB Win, 11-10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1974 ARL Loss, 6-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1974 @ LIN Win, 6-4 1.1 5 2 2 3 2
07/29/1974 NOR Win, 10-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/17/1946
Born in:Stockton, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 9th Pick in Round 1
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 3 2 3 5.01 23.1 26 13 13 2 18 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 2 60.0 14 11 16.97 10.03 6.56 6.94 5.05 1.89 127 -0.3 .320        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 34 10 1 0 1 5 5 8 0 1 0 .294 .385 .412 .796      
vs. RHB 60 16 4 0 1 8 13 9 0 0 0 .267 .397 .383 .781      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 1 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 4  
June 1 0 0 1 0 27.00 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 0  
July 8 0 2 1 2 3.95 13.2 10 6 6 1 9 10  
August 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 5 2 2 0 3 2  
September 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 14 0 3 2 3 5.01 23.1 26 13 13 2 18 17  
2 Years Ago 19 0 0 4 5 3.77 31.0 29 15 13 4 15 33  
Career 43 10 7 10 8 3.19 110.0 88 43 39 8 53 98  
Home 7 0 2 1 2 1.35 13.1 10 2 2 1 5 9  
Road 7 0 1 1 1 9.90 10.0 16 11 11 1 13 8  
Grass 14 0 3 2 3 5.01 23.1 26 13 13 2 18 17  
Day 3 0 2 0 0 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 3 7  
Night 11 0 1 2 3 6.06 16.1 19 11 11 1 15 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 3 2 3 5.01 23.1 26 13 13 2 18 17  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 28 0 5 3 4 3.86 32.2 34 14 14 0 19 39 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 2 66.7 28 15 14.88 9.37 10.74 5.23 1.78 1.62 45 1.5 .382        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 46 12 1 0 0 3 7 16 1 1 1 .261 .364 .283 .646      
vs. RHB 81 22 6 0 0 11 12 23 0 0 0 .272 .366 .346 .711      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 1 0 189.00 0.1 3 7 7 0 4 1  
May 8 0 3 1 1 3.38 13.1 17 5 5 0 8 17  
June 7 0 1 0 2 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 1 9  
July 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 2 6  
August 7 0 1 1 0 2.57 7.0 8 2 2 0 4 6  
Last Year 28 0 5 3 4 3.86 32.2 34 14 14 0 19 39  
2 Years Ago 35 0 5 1 7 2.18 53.2 37 14 13 2 31 63  
Career 72 9 13 9 11 3.50 141.1 129 58 55 8 83 151  
Home 15 0 4 1 1 1.59 17.0 20 3 3 0 8 20  
Road 13 0 1 2 3 6.32 15.2 14 11 11 0 11 19  
Grass 28 0 5 3 4 3.86 32.2 34 14 14 0 19 39  
Day 5 0 1 0 1 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 0 2 6  
Night 23 0 4 3 3 4.39 26.2 27 13 13 0 17 33  
As Reliever / Substitution 28 0 5 3 4 3.86 32.2 34 14 14 0 19 39  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Quincy - R 17 12 12 6 2 0 4.00 83.1 84 49 37 4 62 69 5 1 1.75 .329 5.05 1.7 141
1964 Camden - A 17 1 1 0 1 0 11.12 5.2 10 7 7 1 5 0 0 0 2.65 .360 8.12 -0.2 32
1965 Quincy - R 18 11 11 4 2 0 6.47 64.0 76 47 46 8 46 65 1 1 1.91 .362 5.18 1.2 87
1965 Charleston - A 18 2 2 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 8 3 3 1 4 7 0 0 1.64 .318 4.84 0.1 134
1966 Quincy - R 19 12 9 4 3 0 9.20 44.0 78 49 45 5 42 40 0 0 2.73 .471 6.18 0.4 64
1966 Charleston - A 19 4 4 2 2 0 4.02 31.1 30 16 14 3 16 28 2 0 1.47 .293 4.01 0.5 106
1967 Rock Island - R 20 6 0 1 0 0 0.00 8.0 7 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 1.38 .350 2.53 0.2 999
1967 Fresno - A 20 3 3 2 1 0 1.42 19.0 15 3 3 1 6 24 0 0 1.11 .311 1.81 0.8 272
1967 Charleston - A 20 3 3 1 2 0 6.06 16.1 20 11 11 2 13 14 1 0 2.02 .360 4.72 -0.1 51
1967 Total - A 20 6 6 3 3 0 3.57 35.1 35 14 14 3 19 38 1 0 1.53 .337 3.16 0.7 90
1967 Albany - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 5 3 3 1 5 4 0 0 1.25 .190 5.61 -0.1 94
1968 Gulfport - R 21 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.00 .286 0.94 0.1 151
1968 Fresno - A 21 5 4 2 1 1 5.25 24.0 27 14 14 2 14 23 0 0 1.71 .391 4.04 0.3 75
1968 Albany - A 21 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 6 2 2 1 3 8 0 0 1.29 .294 3.59 0.1 130
1968 Peoria - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.00 .214 2.95 0.1 999
1968 Total - A 21 2 2 1 0 0 1.50 12.0 9 2 2 1 5 10 0 0 1.17 .258 3.32 0.1 223
1968 Providence - AA 21 2 2 1 0 0 1.69 10.2 9 2 2 0 6 7 0 0 1.41 .290 3.29 0.2 220
1968 Jackson - AA 21 2 2 1 1 0 4.20 15.0 14 7 7 1 5 8 1 0 1.27 .271 4.01 0.0 75
1968 Total - AA 21 4 4 2 1 0 3.16 25.2 23 9 9 1 11 15 1 0 1.32 .278 3.71 0.2 103
1969 Peoria - A 22 9 9 4 4 0 2.31 50.2 30 15 13 2 18 46 0 0 0.95 .217 2.49 1.1 122
1969 Fort Wayne - AA 22 23 23 3 12 0 4.81 119.2 101 75 64 11 79 98 0 0 1.50 .265 4.34 0.7 77
1970 Fort Wayne - AA 23 24 24 4 7 0 6.67 116.0 130 99 86 18 90 64 0 0 1.90 .299 6.12 0.4 76
1970 Sacramento - AAA 23 5 5 1 2 0 6.14 29.1 33 21 20 4 9 12 0 0 1.43 .276 4.97 0.1 69
1971 Fort Wayne - AA 24 10 10 2 5 0 4.83 54.0 53 32 29 6 53 24 0 0 1.96 .270 6.17 -0.0 99
1971 Sacramento - AAA 24 34 2 1 5 5 5.04 50.0 59 28 28 2 28 29 0 0 1.74 .341 3.83 0.5 82
1972 Fort Wayne - AA 25 16 15 7 3 0 3.51 84.2 74 39 33 4 53 45 0 0 1.50 .266 4.29 1.8 140
1972 Sacramento - AAA 25 12 3 2 1 0 3.15 34.1 27 13 12 1 15 26 0 0 1.22 .271 3.28 0.7 133
1973 Miami - A 26 35 0 5 1 7 2.18 53.2 37 14 13 2 31 63 0 0 1.27 .285 2.47 1.2 180
1973 Peoria - A 26 19 0 0 4 5 3.77 31.0 29 15 13 4 15 33 0 0 1.42 .312 4.31 -0.1 100
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 26 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.67 .154 1.70 0.2 999
1974 Miami - A 27 28 0 5 3 4 3.86 32.2 34 14 14 0 19 39 0 0 1.62 .382 1.78 1.5 102
1974 Peoria - A 27 14 0 3 2 3 5.01 23.1 26 13 13 2 18 17 0 0 1.89 .320 5.05 -0.3 75
Total DIX 2 2 1 1 0 4.20 15.0 14 7 7 1 5 8 1 0 1.27 .271 4.01 74.8
Total EA 78 74 18 27 0 4.93 391.0 369 247 214 39 283 243 0 0 1.67 .276 5.04 91.2
Total GWL 51 10 4 8 5 4.75 113.2 119 62 60 7 52 67 0 0 1.50 .304 3.96 87.7
Total HL 43 10 7 10 8 3.19 110.0 88 43 39 8 53 98 0 0 1.28 .268 3.57 106.5
Total MAL 3 3 1 2 0 5.23 20.2 21 12 12 3 13 12 0 0 1.65 .286 5.61 65.5
Total SEL 72 9 13 9 11 3.50 141.1 129 58 55 8 83 151 3 0 1.50 .322 3.04 109.7
Total COW 8 7 4 2 1 3.56 43.0 42 17 17 3 20 47 0 0 1.44 .358 3.06 110.5
Total GSL 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.00 .286 0.94 151.0
Total UMVA 41 32 15 7 0 5.78 199.1 245 145 128 17 154 184 6 2 2.00 .376 5.24 99.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Camden - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.4 .000
1964 Quincy - R P 12 12 3 8 2 12 1 .917 83.1 1.19 -0.9 .956
1965 Charleston - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Quincy - R P 11 11 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 64.0 1.83 -0.6 1.083
1966 Charleston - A P 4 4 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 31.1 1.44 +0.6 2.094
1966 Quincy - R P 12 9 1 2 0 4 1 .750 44.0 0.61 -1.0 .348
1967 Albany - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.2 1.067
1967 Charleston - A P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 16.1 1.10 +0.0 2.101
1967 Fresno - A P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 -0.4 .691
1967 Rock Island - R P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1968 Jackson - AA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 1.011
1968 Providence - AA P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.2 1.015
1968 Peoria - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.2 1.031
1968 Albany - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Fresno - A P 5 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.1 1.019
1968 Gulfport - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fort Wayne - AA P 23 23 5 13 0 19 1 .947 119.2 1.35 -0.6 1.099
1969 Peoria - A P 9 9 6 5 1 12 1 .917 50.2 1.95 -0.6 1.047
1970 Sacramento - AAA P 5 5 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 29.1 2.45 -0.5 1.303
1970 Fort Wayne - AA P 24 24 4 11 1 17 2 .882 116.0 1.16 +0.2 .928
1971 Sacramento - AAA P 34 2 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 50.0 1.08 +0.5 1.295
1971 Fort Wayne - AA P 10 10 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 54.0 1.50 -0.2 1.016
1972 Sacramento - AAA P 12 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 34.1 0.79 +0.0 1.941
1972 Fort Wayne - AA P 16 15 6 15 2 21 0 1.000 84.2 2.23 +2.1 1.107
1973 Fort Wayne - AA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Peoria - A P 19 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 +0.8 1.019
1973 Miami - A P 34 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 53.2 1.51 +0.7 1.048
1974 Peoria - A P 14 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 23.1 0.77 +0.1 1.019
1974 Miami - A P 28 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 32.2 1.10 +0.2 1.533
TOTAL P 299 147 49 109 9 164 6 .963 1037.0 1.37 +1.2 1.071
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 1; Control: 1.
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (Los Gatos; Los Gatos, CA) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
07/30/1964 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the La Crosse Lions with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
10/15/1964 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
02/18/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
08/28/1965 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Dubuque Dukes with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/07/1965 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
09/14/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/31/1966 Injured (dead arm),out for 1-2 weeks.
06/21/1967 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/26/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
09/05/1967 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/15/1967 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/21/1967 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/30/1968 Released by the New York organization.
07/04/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
07/18/1968 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/26/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
06/19/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Heartland League All-Star Game.
03/27/1970 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/10/1972 Wins the 1972 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
09/07/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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