Marion Cunningham (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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| name = Marion Cunningham

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| position = First baseman

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|12|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|1|28|1895|12|30|mf=y}}

| death_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

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| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1921

| debutteam = Montgomery Grey Sox

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| finalyear = 1925

| finalteam = Memphis Red Sox

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• Montgomery Grey Sox (1921)
• Memphis Red Sox (1924–1925)

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Marion Cunningham (December 30, 1895 – January 28, 1982), nicknamed "Daddy", was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Cunningham was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer John Cunningham. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Montgomery Grey Sox, and went on to play for the Memphis Red Sox in 1924 and 1925.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?ID=1475 |title=Marion Cunningham |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cunnin003mar |title=Marion Cunningham |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} Cunningham died in Montgomery in 1982 at age 86.