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Thurman Munson League
8-11-2254
Joe Sunkel Second Base
Retired (1981, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .727 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 1355 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 08-09-1945
HR 45 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(115 games)
RBI 497
SB 124
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1963 Minors 18 21.00 6 / 6 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 21 / 21
1964 Minors 19 25.00 4 / 4 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 5 6 / 6 3 / 3 21 / 25
1965 Minors 20 18.00 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 1 5 / 5 16 / 18
1966 Minors 21 24.00 3 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 1 3 / 7 5 / 5 2 / 2 19 / 24
1966 Majors 21 5.42 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 5
1967 Minors 22 14.00 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 2 11 / 14
1967 Majors 22 10.23 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 0 7 / 10
1968 Minors 23 24.00 4 / 6 2 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 3 0 / 0 14 / 24
1968 Majors 23 9.49 0 / 0 2 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 8 / 9
1969 Minors 24 16.00 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 9 / 16
1969 Majors 24 3.57 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 3 / 3
1970 Minors 25 11.00 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 11
1970 Majors 25 11.68 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 3 / 3 7 / 11
1971 Majors 26 70.83 0 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 6 6 / 10 2 / 11 10 / 17 4 / 9 27 / 70
1972 Majors 27 60.06 0 / 6 2 / 9 3 / 10 3 / 10 3 / 10 3 / 8 3 / 7 17 / 60
1973 Majors 28 72.76 0 / 8 3 / 14 1 / 6 3 / 14 1 / 11 2 / 9 3 / 10 13 / 72
1974 Majors 29 67.29 0 / 8 0 / 13 2 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 11 1 / 14 0 / 6 3 / 67
1975 Majors 30 59.80 0 / 11 1 / 6 2 / 13 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 9 2 / 11 6 / 59
1976 Majors 31 67.30 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 13 1 / 67
1977 Majors 32 65.40 51 46 0 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 17 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 3 3 / 65
1978 Majors 33 40.21 131 54 31 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 40
1979 Majors 34 32.36 162 13 0 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 32
1980 Majors 35 29.24 162 18 0 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 29
1981 Majors 36 22.12 162 13 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 22
Total 668 144 31 25 / 115 29 / 108 28 / 109 37 / 115 19 / 122 41 / 111 34 / 94 213 / 774
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Joe Sunkel has retired from the Washington Kangaroos
1978-08-05Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1977-05-19Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1976-06-04Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1972-07-18Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1970-09-02The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Ken Wilson to the major league team. The Washington Kangaroos have promoted Willie Stewart to the major league team.
1970-04-11The Washington Kangaroos have acquired Joe Sunkel from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01The Boston Red Sox have waived Joe Sunkel.
1969-07-31The Boston Red Sox have designated Joe Sunkel for assignment.
1969-07-04The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team.
1969-04-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Kevin Youkilis to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Joe Sunkel for assignment.
1968-09-28The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team.
1968-05-12The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel to the minors.
1968-04-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Otto Compton to the minors.
1967-07-06The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel to the minors.
1967-06-11The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team.
1966-09-12The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel down to the minors.
1966-07-23The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Charlie Stanicek for assignment.