Joe Cannon (baseball)

Joseph Jerome Cannon (born July 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.

Joe Cannon
Outfielder
Born: (1953-07-13) July 13, 1953
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina[1]
Batted: Left Threw: Right
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 runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams

Upon his retirement as a player, Cannon became a minor league coach and manager. He managed for 11 seasons in the Toronto, Atlanta, and Houston organizations, taking the Lexington Legends to their only championship in their inaugural season in 2001.[2] 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 2015 he was working at the Kentucky Methodist Group Home in Versailles, Kentucky, mentoring teenage boys.[2]

In 1991, Anne Arundel County named Joe Cannon Stadium in Hanover, Maryland after Cannon.[3]

Cannon usually appears on baseball cards as "J.J. Cannon."

References
  1. "Joe Cannon - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. Maloney, Mark (February 17, 2015). "Manager of Legends' only champions makes comeback for caravan". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. Atalie Day Brown (March 9, 2013). "West County: Joe Cannon Stadium prepped for spring". Maryland Gazette. Retrieved June 22, 2016.


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