About Bert Cunningham
Lived 1865 – 1952 (aged 86). Bert Cunningham was an American baseball player.
Ellsworth Elmer "Bert" Cunningham (November 25, 1865 – May 14, 1952), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1887 to 1901. He played for the Brooklyn Grays, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels, and Chicago Orphans.
On September 15, 1890, while playing for Buffalo in the Players' League, Cunningham threw five wild pitches in one inning. This record was tied in a 2000 playoff game by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel, but still stood in 2007.
In 1996, Cunningham was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.
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Who was Bert Cunningham?
American baseball player
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Bert Cunningham was born on 25 November 1865 in Wilmington.
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Bert Cunningham died on 14 May 1952.
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Bert Cunningham was a baseball player.
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Bert Cunningham was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bert Cunningham. https://biography.guide/bert-cunningham/
MLA: "Bert Cunningham." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bert-cunningham/.
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