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Thurman Munson League 9-3-2254 |
| Joe Sunkel |  Second BaseRetired (1981, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .274 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .727 | Status | Deceased (2022) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 497 | |||||
| SB | 124 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1966 | 2B | BOS | 13 | 9 | 89.0 | 61 | 24 | 35 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 5.97 | .967 | |
| SS | BOS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967 | 2B | BOS | 20 | 20 | 183.0 | 105 | 49 | 53 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 5.02 | .971 | |
| 1968 | 2B | BOS | 19 | 18 | 156.0 | 88 | 29 | 54 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4.79 | .943 | |
| SS | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1969 | 2B | BOS | 13 | 7 | 69.1 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4.28 | .971 | |
| SS | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | .857 | ||
| 1970 | 2B | WAS | 25 | 25 | 218.0 | 124 | 49 | 74 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 5.08 | .992 | |
| 1971 | 2B | WAS | 146 | 146 | 1286.2 | 799 | 332 | 443 | 24 | 86 | -30 | 5.42 | .970 | |
| 1972 | 2B | WAS | 120 | 120 | 1097.0 | 644 | 276 | 358 | 10 | 58 | -7 | 5.20 | .984 | |
| 1973 | 2B | WAS | 146 | 146 | 1299.2 | 795 | 346 | 438 | 11 | 93 | -4 | 5.43 | .986 | |
| 1974 | 2B | WAS | 146 | 146 | 1335.2 | 785 | 338 | 438 | 9 | 102 | -22 | 5.23 | .989 | |
| 1975 | 2B | WAS | 135 | 127 | 1128.2 | 637 | 283 | 343 | 11 | 73 | -10 | 4.99 | .983 | |
| 1976 | 2B | WAS | 140 | 140 | 1254.2 | 781 | 321 | 452 | 8 | 88 | -5 | 5.54 | .990 | |
| 1977 | 2B | WAS | 139 | 139 | 1261.1 | 742 | 296 | 441 | 5 | 81 | -10 | 5.26 | .993 | |
| 1978 | 2B | WAS | 54 | 54 | 480.0 | 318 | 116 | 199 | 3 | 45 | +6 | 5.91 | .991 | |
| 1979 | 2B | WAS | 13 | 13 | 119.0 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 5.67 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | WAS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1980 | 2B | WAS | 18 | 18 | 166.0 | 118 | 52 | 65 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 6.34 | .992 | |
| 1981 | 2B | WAS | 13 | 13 | 114.0 | 68 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 5.37 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 2B | 1160 | 1141 | 10258.0 | 6174 | 2595 | 3485 | 94 | 698 | -101 | 5.33 | .985 | ||
| SS | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | .929 | |||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||
| 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 1167 | 1146 | 10306.0 | 6194 | 2605 | 3494 | 95 | 698 | -101 | 5.33 | .985 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | Joe Sunkel has retired from the Washington Kangaroos |
| 1978-08-05 | Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1977-05-19 | Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1976-06-04 | Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1972-07-18 | Joe Sunkel of the Washington Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1970-09-02 | The 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. |
| 1970-04-11 | The Washington Kangaroos have acquired Joe Sunkel from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have waived Joe Sunkel. |
| 1969-07-31 | The Boston Red Sox have designated Joe Sunkel for assignment. |
| 1969-07-04 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. |
| 1969-04-03 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Kevin Youkilis to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Joe Sunkel for assignment. |
| 1968-09-28 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. |
| 1968-05-12 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel to the minors. |
| 1968-04-03 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Otto Compton to the minors. |
| 1967-07-06 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel to the minors. |
| 1967-06-11 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. |
| 1966-09-12 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sunkel down to the minors. |
| 1966-07-23 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sunkel to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Charlie Stanicek for assignment. |