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As a young pitcher prone to shoulder trouble, Cunningham complained so much about the slump-ridden, injury-depleted Tiger outfield of 1918 that manager Hughie Jennings gave him the right-field job for three weeks. He did no better than the regulars. After his arm problems ended his pitching career in 1920, Cunningham worked on his hitting in the minors and returned to the Tigers as an outfielder for one game in 1921. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 17, 1916: Detroit scores a 12-inning 3–1 victory over Stan Coveleski, in his first year at Cleveland. Righthander George Cunningham fills in when Tiger ace Harry Coveleski refuses to take the mound against his younger brother. Sam Crawford's consecutive-game streak ends at 472. He played in every Tiger game in 1913 through 1915. » May 9, 1916: Thirty walks are allowed at Philadelphia as Detroit overwhelms the A's 16–2. Tiger rookie George Cunningham is lifted with one out in the 3rd inning after walking six batters. He is given the win, but leaves with a no hitter and leading 9–0. Eighteen of the walks are issued by the A's — 12 by reliever Carl Ray — on their way to a season total of 715. Not until 1938 will a team (the St. Louis Browns with 737) top that. Detroit will add another 11 walks against the A's tomorrow for a 2-game major-league record of 29.