Candy Cummings

Candy Cummings
Candy Cummings
	Cummings in 1872
	Pitcher
	Born: October 18, 1848; Ware, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Died: May 17, 1924 (aged 75); Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 22, 1872, for the New York Mutuals
Last MLB appearance
	August 18, 1877, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	145–94
Earned run average	2.49
Strikeouts	259
Teams
	National Association of Base Ball Players Excelsior of Brooklyn (1866–1867) Star of Brooklyn (1868–1871) League Player New York Mutuals (1872) Baltimore Canaries (1873) Philadelphia White Stockings (1874) Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1876) Cincinnati Reds (1877)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1939
Election method	Old-Timers Committee

William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 17, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and National League. Cummings is widely credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

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