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Jeff Kunkel
Jeffrey William Kunkel
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 25, 1962 in West Palm Beach, FL
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 1984
Final Game: September 14, 1992
Relatives: Son of Bill Kunkel
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Jeff Kunkel: 18 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 5 go ahead
1 Tm
TEX18
 
vs RHP10
vs LHP8
 
Home13
Away5
 
Leverage
High Lev1
Medium Lev12
Low Lev5
11 Opps
MIN4
KCR3
OAK2
SEA2
BOS1
CAL1
CLE1
BAL1
DET1
MIL1
TOR1
16 Pitchers
Frank Wills2
Shane Rawley2
Clint Zavaras1
Greg Swindell1
Jimmy Key1
Dennis Martinez1
Tom Gordon1
Bob Welch1
Kirk McCaskill1
Mark Langston1
Storm Davis1
David West1
Wes Gardner1
Frank Tanana1
Roy Smith1
Bill Krueger1
6 Parks
Arlington13
NetworkAssoc1
KauffmanStad1
Memor. Stad1
County Stad1
Tiger Stad1
Where Hit
78
Unk4
83
892
781
General field locations when available.
 
 
Pitches
Unk5
24
13
53
61
41
31
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms16
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
9th7
2nd4
8th3
7th2
1st2
Outs
010
26
12
 
DefPos
SS10
CF3
2B3
3B2
Bases
---16
--31
1--1
 
20 RBI
RISP1
0 on16
1 on2
Any on2
Inning
12
33
43
56
61
72
81
 
1-35
4-610
7-end3
RelScore
+21
+11
Tied4
-17
-22
-32
-4..1
 
Ahead2
Tied4
Behind12
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk5
0-03
1-02
3-12
0-12
3-21
2-11
1-11
2-21

Play By Play

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1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1984-07-31 TEX @ BAL Dennis Martinez behind 4-5 t 7 2 --- 1 7 6 21% 43% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1984-08-17 TEX KCR Frank Wills behind 4-5 b 6 2 --- 1 8 6 19% 52% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1984-08-28 TEX @ KCR Frank Wills ahead 1-0 t 3 0 --- 1 9 6 10% 72% Home Run
1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
4 4 1 1 1986-10-03 TEX CAL Kirk McCaskill tied 0-0 b 3 2 --- 1 9 6 12% 63% Home Run
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
5 5 1 1 1987-05-25 TEX @ DET Frank Tanana behind 2-8 t 7 1 --- 1 9 4 1% 2% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
6 6 1 1 1988-06-20 TEX SEA Mark Langston behind 2-3 b 8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 4 30% 61% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7 7 2 1 1988-08-27 TEX TOR Jimmy Key tied 2-2 b 4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  1 8 4 13% 69% Home Run
1989 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1989-05-18 TEX MIN Shane Rawley behind 0-2 b 1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  1 1 8 10% 44% Lead-Off Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9 9 2 2 1989-05-18 TEX MIN Shane Rawley behind 3-4 b 4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 1 8 14% 56% Home Run (Deep CF)
10 10 3 1 1989-05-20 TEX MIN Roy Smith behind 1-4 b 5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 6 9% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11 11 4 1 1989-06-24 TEX CLE Greg Swindell tied 2-2 b 5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1 9 6 15% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12 12 5 1 1989-07-17 TEX BOS Wes Gardner ahead 5-3 b 4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  2 2 6 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Buechele Scores
13 13 6 1 1989-08-24 TEX OAK Storm Davis behind 1-2 b 5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 8 8 16% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14 14 7 1 1989-09-01 TEX KCR Tom Gordon behind 0-2 b 5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 7 6 13% 41% Home Run (Line Drive)
15 15 8 1 1989-09-19 TEX SEA Clint Zavaras behind 2-3 b 5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 2 6 16% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1990 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
16 16 1 1 1990-07-30 TEX @ MIL Bill Krueger tied 1-1 t 5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  1 9 6 15% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17 17 2 1 1990-08-25 TEX MIN David West behind 0-1 b 1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  2 2 5 17% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pettis Scores
18 18 3 1 1990-08-31 TEX @ OAK Bob Welch behind 0-3 t 3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 5 8% 25% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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