Tom Sunkel
Thomas Jacob Sunkel (August 9, 1912 – April 6, 2002), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1944. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
| Tom Sunkel | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 9, 1912 Paris, Illinois | |||
| Died: April 6, 2002 (aged 89) Paris, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 26, 1937, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 9–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.53 | ||
| Strikeouts | 112 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Sunkel's left eye was damaged when he was a child which caused him to lose all sight in this eye in 1941. He pitched and batted with his head cocked to the side to compensate.[1]
Sunkel was born and died in Paris, Illinois.
References
- "Tom Sunkel Baseball Library". Archived August 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Tom Sunkel at Find a Grave
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