# Bert Cunningham

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American baseball player (1865–1952)

Baseball player

Bert Cunningham Pitcher Born: (1865-11-25)November 25, 1865 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Died: May 14, 1952(1952-05-14) (aged 86) Cragmere, Delaware, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 15, 1887, for the Brooklyn Grays Last MLB appearance April 28, 1901, for the Chicago Orphans MLB statistics Win–loss record 142–167 Earned run average 4.22 Strikeouts 718 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Brooklyn Grays (1887) Baltimore Orioles (1888–1889) Philadelphia Athletics (1890) Buffalo Bisons (1890) Baltimore Orioles (1891) Louisville Colonels (1895–1899) Chicago Orphans (1900–1901)

**Ellsworth Elmer "Bert" Cunningham** (November 25, 1865 – May 14, 1952), was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) from 1887 to 1901. He played for the [Brooklyn Grays](/source/Brooklyn_Grays), [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles_(19th_century)), [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics_(1890%E2%80%9391)), [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons_(PL)), [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels), and [Chicago Orphans](/source/Chicago_Orphans).

On September 15, 1890, while playing for Buffalo in the [Players' League](/source/Players'_League), Cunningham threw five [wild pitches](/source/Wild_pitch) in one inning. This record was tied in a 2000 playoff game by [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) pitcher [Rick Ankiel](/source/Rick_Ankiel), but still stood in 2007.[1]

In 1996, Cunningham was inducted into the [Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame](/source/Delaware_Sports_Museum_and_Hall_of_Fame).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Now in Outfield, Ankiel Returns to Cards - AOL Sports, 9 August 2007](http://sports.aol.com/mlb/story/_a/now-in-outfield-ankiel-returns-to-cards/20070809130209990001)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1996"](http://www.desports.org/inductees/1996/#bc). *www.desports.org*. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

## External links

- Career statistics from [MLB](https://www.mlb.com/player/112942) · [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/20648) · [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cunnibe01.shtml) · [Fangraphs](https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1002876) · [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=cunnin001ell) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcunnb103.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cunnibe01)

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