CF Gene Cannon #21
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
CF GENE CANNON #21 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 48 12 1 1 0 0 13 14 .250 .410 .312 1 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/02/1974 EVE Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
06/01/1974 EVE Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/1974 EVE Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1974 @ SBF Loss, 3-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/29/1974 @ SBF Win, 5-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/28/1974 @ SBF Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/27/1974 BKR Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/26/1974 BKR Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/24/1974 SAL Win, 14-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/23/1974 SAL Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/02/1941
Born in:Toledo, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 171 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 70 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 16th Pick in Round 16
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 48 12 1 1 0 0 7 13 14 .250 .410 .312 .722 .352 .062 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 61 0 2 0 1 0 0 15 2 1 1 50.0 6.9 4.92 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Versus Right   40 11 1 1 0 0 6 10 13 0 0 0 .275 .420 .350 .770
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   43 10 1 1 0 0 7 12 13 0 0 0 .233 .400 .302 .702
June   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Last Year   110 34 1 3 9 31 28 27 24 3 0 1 .309 .440 .618 1.058
2 Years Ago   77 24 3 0 5 15 10 15 20 0 0 3 .312 .442 .545 .988
Career   258 76 7 4 14 49 46 55 62 3 0 5 .295 .424 .516 .939
Home   30 9 1 0 0 0 4 8 7 0 0 0 .300 .447 .333 .781
Road   18 3 0 1 0 0 3 5 7 0 0 0 .167 .348 .278 .626
Grass   48 12 1 1 0 0 7 13 14 0 0 0 .250 .410 .312 .722
Day   23 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 .130 .333 .217 .551
Night   25 9 1 0 0 0 6 6 7 0 0 0 .360 .484 .400 .884
As Starter   41 10 1 1 0 0 4 12 13 0 0 0 .244 .415 .317 .732
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Washington - FABL 23 62 177 38 4 0 3 22 22 23 1 1 48 2 0 .215 .307 .288 .595 78 62 0.3
1966 Washington - FABL 24 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 47 -0.1
1967 St. Louis - FABL 25 59 193 35 10 0 4 20 16 13 2 1 47 0 1 .181 .239 .295 .535 63 65 0.3
1968 Los Angeles - FABL 26 70 190 45 6 0 5 22 17 14 1 5 38 2 2 .237 .286 .347 .633 101 101 1.9
1969 Los Angeles - FABL 27 25 54 11 4 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 13 0 0 .204 .283 .278 .561 62 67 0.1
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 28 123 421 88 16 2 11 45 49 39 2 1 96 1 4 .209 .279 .335 .614 66 60 -0.3
Total FABL 342 1039 218 40 2 23 111 107 95 6 8 243 5 7 .210 .278 .319 .596 74 69 2.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Ottumwa - R 18 26 49 6 1 0 1 7 6 15 0 0 13 0 0 .122 .328 .204 .532 22 25 -0.4
1961 Pensacola - R 19 13 11 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705 75 43 -0.0
1962 Pensacola - R 20 44 97 32 3 1 3 20 20 31 1 1 23 1 1 .330 .492 .474 .967 144 157 1.4
1963 Pensacola - R 21 60 238 75 16 4 7 46 43 42 2 1 18 7 6 .315 .420 .504 .925 129 132 2.7
1963 Everett - A 21 6 23 6 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .261 .292 .348 .639 80 81 0.1
1964 Trenton - A 22 67 236 58 10 3 2 31 24 38 7 2 40 1 2 .246 .364 .339 .703 98 102 2.0
1964 Harrisburg - AA 22 39 126 32 4 3 4 17 16 10 2 0 22 0 0 .254 .319 .429 .747 109 107 1.6
1964 Richmond - AAA 22 19 44 8 1 1 2 7 2 3 0 1 11 0 1 .182 .229 .386 .616 73 71 0.3
1965 Richmond - AAA 23 82 313 69 15 3 8 32 42 25 3 4 62 1 4 .220 .281 .364 .645 82 84 2.3
1966 Richmond - AAA 24 115 421 102 24 2 17 72 43 39 5 2 89 4 7 .242 .313 .430 .743 111 115 4.7
1967 Richmond - AAA 25 81 284 64 8 4 9 37 32 36 2 4 56 2 2 .225 .313 .377 .690 112 115 2.8
1971 Madison - A 29 33 115 25 8 2 3 17 12 23 2 0 21 0 2 .217 .357 .400 .757 116 89 0.3
1971 El Paso - AA 29 96 366 105 14 7 15 79 73 46 2 2 74 4 4 .287 .368 .486 .854 123 113 1.9
1972 Stockton - A 30 24 77 24 3 0 5 15 10 15 3 0 20 1 1 .312 .442 .545 .988 168 175 1.3
1972 Madison - A 30 89 312 71 11 5 4 31 42 64 4 3 69 3 1 .228 .363 .333 .696 99 103 1.6
1972 El Paso - AA 30 17 60 13 3 2 2 8 7 8 0 0 15 1 1 .217 .309 .433 .742 94 93 0.1
1973 Stockton - A 31 31 110 34 1 3 9 31 28 27 1 3 24 2 0 .309 .440 .618 1.058 186 183 1.7
1973 Madison - A 31 97 321 81 13 2 13 48 49 65 3 3 78 2 3 .252 .380 .427 .807 122 122 2.6
1973 El Paso - AA 31 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 30 22 -0.1
1974 Vancouver - A 32 19 48 12 1 1 0 0 7 13 0 0 14 1 1 .250 .410 .312 .722 90 96 -0.1
Total EA 39 126 32 4 3 4 17 16 10 2 0 22 0 0 .254 .319 .429 .747 109 107
Total HL 219 748 177 32 9 20 96 103 152 9 6 168 5 6 .237 .369 .384 .753 111 109
Total UL 297 1062 243 48 10 36 148 119 103 10 11 218 7 14 .229 .300 .395 .695 101 104
Total MAL 67 236 58 10 3 2 31 24 38 7 2 40 1 2 .246 .364 .339 .703 98 102
Total COW 80 258 76 7 4 14 49 46 55 5 3 62 4 2 .295 .424 .516 .939 154 157
Total LSA 114 430 119 17 9 17 88 80 54 2 2 91 5 5 .277 .359 .477 .835 119 110
Total GSL 117 346 109 19 5 11 68 65 74 3 2 43 8 7 .315 .438 .494 .932 132 137
Total UMVA 26 49 6 1 0 1 7 6 15 0 0 13 0 0 .122 .328 .204 .532 22 25
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Ottumwa - R CF 20 9 32 2 0 34 0 1.000 91.0 3.36 -0.5 .935
1961 Pensacola - R 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Pensacola - R CF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.2 3.09 +0.1 1.020
1961 Pensacola - R RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Pensacola - R LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .939
1962 Pensacola - R CF 34 25 70 0 0 71 1 .986 227.1 2.77 +2.4 1.021
1962 Pensacola - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Everett - A CF 6 6 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 53.0 4.08 +0.2 1.005
1963 Pensacola - R CF 59 57 181 1 0 183 1 .995 505.2 3.24 +9.9 1.068
1964 Trenton - A 1B 3 3 24 0 3 25 1 .960 27.0 8.00 -1.0 .881
1964 Richmond - AAA CF 18 14 31 2 0 34 1 .971 123.2 2.40 +2.5 1.108
1964 Harrisburg - AA CF 37 33 98 4 1 104 2 .981 289.2 3.17 +9.1 1.077
1964 Trenton - A CF 61 59 165 3 0 168 0 1.000 513.2 2.94 +9.5 1.081
1964 Richmond - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Trenton - A RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 -0.5 .876
1965 Richmond - AAA 1B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1965 Washington - MLB CF 60 60 138 5 0 144 1 .993 488.2 2.63 +2.8 1.011
1965 Richmond - AAA CF 81 79 225 10 0 239 4 .983 691.0 3.06 +15.2 1.104
1966 Washington - MLB CF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 -0.5 .991
1966 Richmond - AAA CF 113 111 329 17 1 351 5 .986 964.0 3.23 +20.2 1.094
1966 Richmond - AAA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.4 .984
1967 St. Louis - MLB CF 59 59 134 14 0 152 4 .974 501.1 2.66 +2.5 .997
1967 Richmond - AAA CF 79 79 183 10 1 196 3 .985 676.2 2.57 +7.0 1.057
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1968 Los Angeles - MLB CF 66 59 147 1 0 149 1 .993 503.2 2.64 +7.7 1.097
1968 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1969 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Los Angeles - MLB CF 22 13 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 123.2 2.18 +0.9 1.036
1969 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Los Angeles - MLB CF 123 122 279 8 1 289 2 .993 1056.0 2.45 +5.6 1.032
1971 El Paso - AA 1B 2 2 13 0 2 13 0 1.000 16.0 7.31 -0.3 .693
1971 Madison - A 1B 1 1 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.1 1.044
1971 El Paso - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Madison - A 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.1 1.013
1971 El Paso - AA CF 15 6 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 67.0 2.01 +0.9 1.028
1971 Madison - A CF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 -0.1 1.035
1971 El Paso - AA RF 82 82 145 0 0 145 0 1.000 706.1 1.85 +4.0 1.026
1971 Madison - A RF 27 27 51 0 0 54 3 .944 235.2 1.95 +1.9 1.036
1972 Madison - A 2B 2 2 6 5 2 13 2 .846 15.1 6.46 -1.3 .745
1972 El Paso - AA CF 16 15 38 2 0 40 0 1.000 137.0 2.63 -0.2 .994
1972 Madison - A CF 60 57 115 7 0 126 4 .968 500.2 2.19 -0.6 .990
1972 Stockton - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.036
1972 El Paso - AA RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Madison - A RF 25 24 45 0 0 46 1 .978 212.2 1.90 +3.5 1.082
1972 Stockton - A RF 21 20 35 1 0 37 1 .973 173.0 1.87 +3.2 1.141
1973 Madison - A 1B 4 4 18 1 4 20 1 .950 30.0 5.70 -0.5 .791
1973 Stockton - A 1B 8 8 52 3 4 56 1 .982 69.0 7.17 -0.2 .964
1973 Madison - A CF 58 54 140 3 1 147 4 .973 489.2 2.63 +1.0 1.004
1973 Stockton - A CF 6 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 -1.1 .849
1973 El Paso - AA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.3 .770
1973 Madison - A RF 30 24 52 3 0 55 0 1.000 218.2 2.26 +3.2 1.055
1973 Stockton - A RF 19 17 25 0 0 27 2 .926 150.2 1.49 +0.8 1.016
1974 Vancouver - A 1B 11 11 69 7 5 76 0 1.000 84.1 8.11 -0.5 .966
1974 Vancouver - A RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 1.047
1974 Vancouver - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.1 1.88 +0.4 1.032
TOTAL 1B 33 30 192 11 19 206 3 .985 244.1 7.48 -2.5 .916
TOTAL 2B 4 2 6 7 2 15 2 .867 19.1 6.05 -1.4 .805
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .939
TOTAL CF 1007 926 2397 91 5 2521 33 .987 8115.1 2.76 +94.9 1.051
TOTAL RF 213 198 363 4 0 374 7 .981 1741.0 1.90 +15.4 1.042
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Wathena; Wathena, KS) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 16, Pick 16, 256th overall pick).
04/18/1961 Released by the Cleveland organization.
06/11/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Buffalo Nickels organization.
06/28/1961 Released by the Toronto organization.
08/03/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Harrisburg Red Wings organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
03/24/1966 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
03/29/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/06/1966 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/20/1967 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for SP Adam Anderson and RP Ernie John.
04/22/1968 Was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with St. Louis.
04/10/1970 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/25/1973 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
04/04/1974 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05/07/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
06/03/1974 Released by the Toronto organization.
09/26/1974 Wins the 1974 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Vancouver Mounties!
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