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John Cunningham
John Cunningham
	Shortstop
	Born: August 9, 1892; Montgomery, Alabama
	Died: November 16, 1922 (aged 30); Montgomery, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1912, for the French Lick Plutos
Last appearance
	1920, for the Dayton Marcos
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	French Lick Plutos (1912–1913); St. Louis Giants (1917); Dayton Marcos (1918–1920);

John C. Cunningham (August 9, 1892 - November 16, 1922) was a Negro leagues shortstop and for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first season.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Cunningham was the older brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Marion Cunningham. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1912 with the French Lick Plutos, and went on to play for the St. Louis Giants and Dayton Marcos.^[2]

References

^ "Central Steels are Hit When Hits are Needed to Win" The Evening Repository, Canton, Ohio, Monday, June 28, 1920, Page 9, column 3 and 4
^ "John Cunningham". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] "Central Steels are Hit When Hits are Needed to Win" The Evening Repository, Canton, Ohio, Monday, June 28, 1920, Page 9, column 3 and 4

[2] "John Cunningham". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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