1912
Born August 9, 1912
Paris, IL, USA
Tom Sunkel Notable
b. August 9, 1912 · St. Louis Cardinals 1937, 1939, New York Giants 1941–1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944
Tom Sunkel played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944.
He went 9 and 15 with a 4.53 earned run average, pitching 220.3 innings in 63 games. He struck out 112 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 63 games he batted .212, with 14 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Paris, IL, USA on August 9, 1912, and died on April 6, 2002. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | STL | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1939 | STL | 20 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .321 |
| 1941 | NYG | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| 1942 | NYG | 19 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .105 |
| 1943 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | BRO | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 63 | 66 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .212 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | STL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29.1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2.76 |
| 1939 | STL | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 85.1 | 79 | 40 | 56 | 54 | 4.22 |
| 1941 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2.93 |
| 1942 | NYG | 3 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 63.2 | 65 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 4.81 |
| 1943 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.13 |
| 1944 | BRO | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 24.0 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7.50 |
| Career | — | 9 | 15 | 63 | 29 | 2 | 220.1 | 218 | 111 | 133 | 112 | 4.53 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died April 6, 2002
Image: George Burke, public domain