Joe Cannon (baseball)
| Joe Cannon | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 13, 1953 Camp Lejeune, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 22, 1977, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 5, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .176 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 11 | ||
| Teams | |||
Joseph Jerome Cannon (born June 13, 1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He grew up in Anne Arundel County in Maryland and was a first round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 1974, Cannon spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Upon his retirement as a player, Cannon became a minor league coach and manager. His most recent baseball job, 2007-2009, was as the field coach for the Frederick Keys, the Carolina League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
In 1991, Anne Arundel County named Joe Cannon Stadium in Hanover, Maryland after Cannon.[2]
Cannon usually appears on baseball cards as "J.J. Cannon."
References
- ↑ "Joe Cannon - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ Atalie Day Brown (March 9, 2013). "West County: Joe Cannon Stadium prepped for spring". Maryland Gazette. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
- "Biography from the Frederick Keys". FrederickKeys.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
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