Tom Sunkel
Thomas Jacob Sunkel "Lefty"
Born: August 9, 1912
Paris, IL US
Deceased: April 6, 2002
Paris, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1932-1948
Major League Statistics
Tom Sunkel compiled a career record of 136 wins and 115 losses and a 3.22 ERA in his 334-game pitching career with the Asheville Tourists, Greensburg Trojans, Huntington Red Birds, Greenwood Chiefs, Decatur Commodores, Rochester Red Wings, Atlanta Crackers, Columbus Red Birds, Syracuse Stars, Montreal Royals, Jersey City Giants, St. Paul Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. He began playing during the 1932 season and last took the field during the 1948 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | D | PASA2 | Greensburg Trojans | 16 | 5 | .762 | 4.45 | 26 | 170.0 | 149 | 101 | 84 | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Huntington Red Birds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.21 | 7 | 29.0 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Chiefs | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.02 | 15 | 13 | 123.0 | 111 | 82 | 55 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4.24 | 35 | 229.0 | 242 | 142 | 108 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0.00 | 29 | 192.0 | 169 | 85 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2.33 | 42 | 243.0 | 199 | 80 | 63 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.53 | 31 | 27 | 181.0 | 155 | 81 | 71 | 117 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.19 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 220.0 | 183 | 89 | 78 | 119 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.55 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 38.0 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1.74 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 98.0 | 71 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.79 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 142.0 | 120 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.02 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 170.0 | 177 | 87 | 76 | 85 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.05 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91.0 | 79 | 49 | 41 | 55 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.32 | 23 | 0 | 152.0 | 171 | 90 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 136 | 115 | .542 | 3.22 | 334 | 123 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 2091.0 | 1901 | 1006 | 747 | 0 | 1060 | 0 | 555 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | D | PASA2 | Greensburg Trojans | 27 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .134 | .134 | .134 | .269 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Chiefs | 15 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 39 | 86 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .256 | .442 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 29 | 76 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .171 | .329 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 54 | 102 | 102 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .353 | .608 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 31 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .159 | .319 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | 31 | 89 | 82 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .171 | .218 | .195 | .414 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 15 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .212 | .257 | .212 | .469 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 21 | 57 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .098 | .164 | .098 | .262 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 29 | 67 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .179 | .281 | .232 | .513 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 17 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .226 | .233 | .459 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 23 | 63 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .246 | .283 | .263 | .546 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 343 | 807 | 767 | 25 | 136 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 86 | .177 | .202 | .209 | .411 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | D | PASA2 | Greensburg Trojans | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Huntington Red Birds | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Chiefs | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | P | 30 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.100 |
| 1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.381 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 28 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .963 | .929 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .905 | .826 |
| Totals | 327 | 17 | 102 | 5 | 6 | .960 | .364 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | |||
| 1934 | D | Penn State Association | Greensburg Trojans | SLN | ||
| 1934 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Huntington Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1935 | C | East Dixie League | Greenwood Chiefs | SLN | ||
| 1935 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
| 1936 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
| 1937 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Decatur Commodores | SLN | ||
| 1937 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1938 | A1 | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1940 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Syracuse Stars | |||
| 1943 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1943 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | BOS | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT |
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