John Cumberland
Not to be confused with theater and silent film actor John Cumberland
John Sheldon Cumberland is an American former professional baseball player and coach primarily in Major League Baseball. Cumberland pitched for six seasons in the MLB between and with the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and California Angels.
He was traded along with Larry Hisle by the Cardinals to the Twins for Wayne Granger on November 29, 1972.
After retiring Cumberland became a coach, serving as minor league pitching coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1992 and acted as both bullpen coach and pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox, before being fired in 2001. He also served as the pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals from 2002 to 2003.
He is from Westbrook, Maine. He played one season of college baseball at Maine in 1966.
