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Harry Cunningham Jr.

Year Inducted

1987

Sport

Softball

Hometown

Hagerstown

Harry “Junior” Cunningham was a star fastpitch softball pitcher for 25 years. He had a career record of 506 wins and only 65 losses. “Junior” pitched 10 no-it, no-run games — two coming in championship games.

Not only could he pitch, but he was a star hitter with a lifetime .417 average — once driving in all nine runs in a win. Cunningham bested the “King and His Court” softball team twice, with scores of 1-0 and 2-1. He also pitched against the California Cuties.

In 1949 and 1950, “Junior” pitched seven games a week and a doubleheader on Sunday. He was known as the Iron Man of softball.

He received the MVP award four times in the Washington County Fastpitch League.

Cunningham was the organizer of the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame, Inc.

IN THE NEWS…

Obituary

Harry Lloyd (Junior) Cunningham, Jr., 79, of 11408 White Hall Road, Smithsburg, Maryland died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at…

Services for the Ex-President WCSHOF

Cunningham helped make local…

Friendly Market takes title In ‘Y’ County Loop

Oct 23, 1950: The Morning Herald (Cunningham fires one of his 10 career no-hit games, one of his two in a championship game)

Jr. Cunningham Hurls 3-1 Win (to win Community title)

Aug. 22, 1958: The Morning Herald

All-Star Team is Named for Game

Aug. 13, 1959: The Morning Herald

Feigner Fans 19 Batters (Cunningham Pitches Against The King and His Court)

Aug. 19, 1959: The Morning Herald

Wolfensberger Most Valuable in Softball (Cunningham named Community Softball League’s Most Valuable Pitcher)

Sept. 11, 1959: The Morning Herald

Exhibition Softball Tilt Here Sunday (Cunningham to Face California Cuties travel Softball Team)

Aug. 5 1961: Hagerstown Daily Mail

Potomac Tavern, Miller’s Score

May 26, 1967: The Morning Herald