Will Cunnane

Infobox MLB player


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name=Will Cunnane

position=Pitcher
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=26
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|4|24
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 3
debutyear=1997
debutteam=San Diego Padres
statyear=2006
stat1label=Wins-losses
stat1value=12-13
stat2label=ERA| stat2value=5.25
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=234
formerteams=
*San Diego Padres (1997-2000)
*Milwaukee Brewers (2001)
*Chicago Cubs (2002)
*Atlanta Braves (2003-2004)

William Joseph Cunnane (born April 24 1974 in Suffern, New York) is a right-handed baseball pitcher who graduated from Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York in 1992. There he played baseball and ran cross country. He is 6'2" tall and he weighs 175 pounds.

Originally signed by the Florida Marlins as an undrafted free agent in 1992, Cunnane spent four seasons mostly as a starter in the minors before making his Major League debut. Perhaps his best season was 1994 with the Kane County Cougars-he went 11-3 with a 1.43 ERA in 138+ innings pitched.

He made his big league debut on April 3, 1997 against the New York Mets at the age of 23. He pitched two innings that game, surrendering two hits, two walks, and no earned runs. The rest of his rookie season was not very impressive-in 54 games, he had an ERA of 5.81. Between 1998 and 2004, Cunnane made frequent trips between the Majors and the minors.

Overall, his major league record is 13-12 with a 5.26 ERA, and 234 strikeouts in 274 innings pitched.

He was in the minors in 2005 and 2006, even playing some independent baseball. Currently, he is pitching for the Newark Bears.

Other information

The Sports Network Summary

*Assets: "The hard-throwing right-hander has been an effective strikeout pitcher. He works his heater up and down over the plate and has his most success when batters chase it high in the strike zone."
*Flaws: "Consistency and control. When hitters sit on his high heat, Cunnane has trouble battling back."
*Career Potential: "Borderline big-league reliever." [http://tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=1355&hubname=mlb-cardinals]

Major transactions

*"December 20, 2000: Sent by the San Diego Padres to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete an earlier deal made on December 1, 2000. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later and Brandon Kolb to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Santiago Perez. The San Diego Padres sent Will Cunnane (December 20, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Chad Green (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade."

Fast facts

*Spent 5 professional seasons with Antonio Alfonseca--longer than any other teammate.
*Has been a fairly successful batter, posting an average as high as .357 (1997-he went 5 for 14 with one triple). Overall, his batting average is .200.
*Has a .964 fielding percentage.
*At last check, Cunnane lives in Congers, New York.
*Statistically, he is most related to Sun-Woo Kim
*Named Midwest League's #8 prospect by Baseball America after 1994 season.
*Uniform numbers: 39 (1997-1999), 33 (2000-2001), 49 (2002), 26 (2003-2004)

Quotes about Cunnane

*"We've gone against him for years. I've always liked him. I've always thought he was a good competitor." -Tony LaRussa

External links

*baseball-reference|id=c/cunnawi01