Tom Sunkel Stats

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 Sunkel

Tom Sunkel Autograph on a 1995 Sporting News (#1422)

Tom Sunkel Autograph on a 1995 Sporting News (#1422)

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Birth Name:   Thomas Jacob Sunkel
Nickname:   Lefty or Tom
Born On:   08-09-1912  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Paris, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-06-2002 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Paris, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Paris, Illinois
High School:   Paris High School (Paris, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-26-1937 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-29-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Tom Sunkel Pitching Stats

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 -
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

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Tom Sunkel Hitting Stats

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
6 Years 63 66 8 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 2 0 0 0 .212 .224 .242

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Tom Sunkel Fielding Stats

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
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

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Tom Sunkel Miscellaneous Stats

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
6 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 66.0 0.84 4.57 5.43

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Tom Sunkel Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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