Todd Cunningham | |||
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Cunningham with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2016
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St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Left fielder | |||
Born: Jacksonville, Alabama |
March 20, 1989 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 30, 2013, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Batting average | .223 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 4 | ||
Teams | |||
Thomas David "Todd" Cunningham III (born March 20, 1989) is an American professional baseball left fielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He previously played for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Cunningham was born in Jacksonville, Alabama on March 20, 1989 to David and Brenda Cunningham. He attended Jacksonville High School in his hometown, where he was a three-time first-team All-State selection. In his four seasons with the Golden Eagles, he hit .446 with 216 runs and 112 stolen bases. He was also an All-County punter. Cunningham went on to attend Jacksonville State University, where as a freshman, he was named the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. After his freshman season, he played for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League, where he led the league with a .310 average and was named to the TCL All-League team. After the 2009 season, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League, where he led the league with a .378 average, making him the Thurman Munson Batting Champion. He also led the league in hits and on-base percentage. Cunningham was a Baseball America preseason All-American for the 2010 season. In 171 games over three seasons with the Gamecocks, he hit .346 with 22 HR, 118 RBI and 36 SB.