Tom Sunkel was born on Friday, August 9, 1912, in Paris, Illinois. Sunkel was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 26, 1937, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tom Sunkel baseball stats page.
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Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Autograph on a 1995 Sporting News (#1422) |
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Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1937 | 25 | Cardinals | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 125 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1939 | 27 | Cardinals | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85.1 | 392 | 79 | 40 | 47 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - |
1941 | 29 | Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | 30 | Giants | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 286 | 65 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1943 | 31 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | 32 | Dodgers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 118 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
6 Years | 63 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 220.1 | 1,001 | 218 | 111 | 126 | 11 | 133 | 8 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1937 | 25 | Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
1939 | 27 | Cardinals | 20 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .345 | .393 |
1941 | 29 | Giants | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1942 | 30 | Giants | 19 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .105 |
1943 | 31 | Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1944 | 32 | Dodgers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 63 | 66 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .224 | .242 |
Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1937 Cardinals | P | 9 | 1 | 88 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.15 |
1939 Cardinals | P | 20 | 11 | 256 | 12 | 0.6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.16 |
1941 Giants | P | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
1942 Giants | P | 19 | 11 | 191 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.85 |
1943 Giants | P | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1944 Dodgers | P | 12 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.38 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 63 | 29 | 661 | 31 | 0.5 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.18 | |
6 Years | 63 | 29 | 661 | 31 | 0.5 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.18 |
Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1937 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 2.76 | 3.38 |
1939 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 0.96 | 5.70 | 5.91 |
1941 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 8.22 | 7.04 |
1942 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 4.10 | 5.80 |
1943 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.12 |
1944 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.60 | 2.25 | 3.75 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 66.0 | 0.84 | 4.57 | 5.43 |
Tom SunkelTom Sunkel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1937 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 New York Giants | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 New York Giants | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 New York Giants | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
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