1936
Born July 7, 1936
Hoboken, NJ, USA
Bill Kunkel Notable
Bill Kunkel divided three seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Kansas City Athletics from 1961, then the New York Yankees through 1963.
He went 6 and 6 with a 4.29 earned run average, pitching 142.7 innings in 89 games. He struck out 83. Across 89 games he batted .214, with 3 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Hoboken, NJ, USA on July 7, 1936, and died on May 4, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1962 | KCA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | NYY | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 89 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .214 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 3 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 88.2 | 103 | 51 | 32 | 46 | 5.18 |
| 1962 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.52 |
| 1963 | NYY | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 2.72 |
| Career | — | 6 | 6 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 142.2 | 153 | 68 | 49 | 83 | 4.29 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Died May 4, 1985
1975
Oakland Athletics Combined No-Hitter, 1975
Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers threw a combined no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the California Angels on September 28, 1975, winning 5–0.