Jim Sundberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 18, 1951 in Galesburg, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL), the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).

High School: Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL)

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: April 4, 1974 (Age 22-321d, 13,457th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1989 (Age 38-129d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: James Howard Sundberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.5

6021

1493

.248

621

RBI

624

OBP

.327

SLG

.348

OPS

.674

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-37 / in Starts: 18-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 165 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	114 (60-29-25)
Avg. MLBer w/ 165 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (48-33-17)

Most Driven In
Self	6
S Buechele	4
R Palmeiro	3
M Grace	2
G Petralli	1
V Law	1
C Espy	1
M Trillo	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
O McDowell	3
V Law	2
S Fletcher	2
D Martinez	2
B Brower	1
R Sandberg	1
J Browne	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1825	3 (2)	Apr 8	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	7	.83	0.076	1.56	0.09%	0.75	C
2	1826	8 (4)	Apr 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	7	2.97	0.048	5.85	0.06%	0.16	C
3	1827	11 (2)	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,7-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	8	.63	0.009	1.23	0.01%	-0.87	C
4	1828	16 (4)	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	6	2.73	-0.066	4.45	-0.07%	-0.20	C
5	1829	22 (5)	Apr 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	7	1.46	-0.034	1.39	-0.02%	-0.19	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1830	23	May 1	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.45	0.112	1.40	0.07%	1.40	C
7	1831	24	May 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.222	.556	5	.51	-0.026	.42	-0.01%	-0.57	PR C
8	1832	25	May 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,13-5	CG	5	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.423	.364	.787	7	.56	0.076	.52	0.04%	2.31	C
9	1833	26	May 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.320	.433	.360	.793	7	1.52	0.044	1.53	0.03%	-0.08	C
10	1834	27	May 6	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.412	.448	.860	7	.69	0.065	.77	0.04%	0.31	C
11	1835	28	May 7	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	GS-9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.300	.405	.433	.839	7	1.83	0.125	2.09	0.09%	1.06	C
12	1836	30 (1)	May 10	CHC		LAD	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.405	.433	.839	9						PH
13	1837	34 (3)	May 14	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.395	.419	.814	9	.82	-0.019	.83	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
14	1838	37 (2)	May 18	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.390	.394	.784	5	1.18	-0.058	1.30	-0.04%	-0.66	C
15	1839	44 (6)	May 25	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.381	.382	.763	7	5.40	-0.121	3.75	-0.05%	-0.34	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1840	53 (8)	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.372	.371	.744	1	4.31	0.353	5.71	0.28%	0.87	PH
17	1841	62 (8)	Jun 14	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	5-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.378	.378	.756	9	.92	0.027	1.05	0.02%	0.03	PH C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	1842	78 (15)	Jul 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	7-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.404	.395	.799	1	.05	0.003	.07	0.00%	0.28	PH C
19	1843	79	Jul 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.380	.366	.746	8	.86	-0.065	.95	-0.04%	-0.53	C
20	1844	80	Jul 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.380	.366	.746	7						C
21	1845	82 (1)	Jul 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.365	.349	.714	8	1.37	-0.063	1.84	-0.05%	-0.45	C
22	1846	85 (2)	Jul 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.357	.404	.761	8	1.45	0.056	1.46	0.03%	0.30	C
23	1847	86	Jul 14 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,0-1	2-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.356	.400	.756	7	1.32	-0.045	1.33	-0.03%	-0.28	C
24	1848	87	Jul 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.370	.704	8	1.11	-0.119	1.06	-0.07%	-1.14	C
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Texas Rangers
25	1849	95	Jul 23	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.343	.397	.740	8	1.63	0.100	.04	0.00%	0.18	C
26	1850	96	Jul 24	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.343	.393	.736	8	.34	0.015	.01	0.00%	0.03	C
27	1851	98 (1)	Jul 26	TEX		BOS	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.338	.385	.722	8	.63	0.088	.02	0.00%	0.66	C
28	1852	99	Jul 27	TEX		BOS	L,7-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.333	.377	.710	8	2.75	-0.108	.09	0.00%	0.02	C
29	1853	100	Jul 29 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.329	.361	.690	8	1.37	-0.147	.06	0.00%	-1.46	C
30	1854	101	Jul 29 (2)	TEX	@	DET	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.329	.361	.690	6						C
31	1855	103 (1)	Jul 31	TEX	@	DET	L,1-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.329	.360	.689	8	1.71	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.04	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	1856	104	Aug 2	TEX	@	BOS	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.318	.346	.664	8	.33	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
33	1857	105	Aug 3	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.315	.341	.657	8	1.44	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.46	C
34	1858	106	Aug 5	TEX		CLE	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.305	.329	.635	8	.38	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
35	1859	107	Aug 6	TEX		CLE	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.305	.329	.635	6						C
36	1860	108	Aug 7	TEX		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.296	.318	.614	8	.41	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
37	1861	109	Aug 8	TEX		DET	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.297	.319	.616	8	.72	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
38	1862	111 (1)	Aug 10	TEX		DET	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.291	.312	.603	8	1.13	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
39	1863	114 (2)	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,12-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.287	.337	.624	9	.14	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
40	1864	118 (3)	Aug 17	TEX	@	KCR	L,6-9	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.291	.350	.641	8	1.21	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.01	C
41	1865	119	Aug 18	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.291	.350	.641	6						C
42	1866	121 (1)	Aug 20	TEX	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.298	.356	.654	8	.96	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
43	1867	123 (1)	Aug 22	TEX		KCR	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.299	.355	.654	9	.87	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
44	1868	124	Aug 23	TEX		KCR	L,7-11	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.297	.352	.648	5	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
45	1869	125	Aug 24	TEX		KCR	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.297	.352	.648	5						C
46	1870	126	Aug 26	TEX		TOR	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.287	.339	.626	9	.53	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.15	C
47	1871	131 (4)	Aug 31	TEX		MIN	L,1-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.282	.333	.616	5	.09	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.59	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	1872	132	Sep 1	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.278	.328	.605	9	.59	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.64	PH C
49	1873	133	Sep 2	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.300	.370	.670	9	1.83	0.471	.00	0.00%	2.35	C
50	1874	135 (1)	Sep 4	TEX	@	TOR	L,7-9	CG	4	3	2	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.321	.418	.739	8	.32	0.124	.00	0.00%	2.56	C
51	1875	136	Sep 5	TEX		OAK	L,4-11	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.324	.427	.751	9	.09	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.31	C
52	1876	138 (1)	Sep 7	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.331	.433	.764	7	1.03	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.59	C
53	1877	139	Sep 8	TEX		CAL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.324	.423	.747	8	2.29	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-0.99	C
54	1878	141 (1)	Sep 10	TEX		CAL	W,3-2	CG(17)	7	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.336	.444	.780	7	1.76	0.706	.00	0.00%	2.05	C
55	1879	143 (1)	Sep 13	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.329	.435	.764	7	1.27	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
56	1880	149 (5)	Sep 19	TEX		CHW	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.329	.435	.764	7						C
57	1881	152 (2)	Sep 23	TEX		SEA	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.327	.432	.758	9	2.08	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH
58	1882	153	Sep 24	TEX		SEA	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.327	.432	.758	8						C
59	1883	155 (1)	Sep 26	TEX	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.327	.432	.758	6						C
60	1884	158 (2)	Sep 29	TEX	@	SEA	L,1-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.331	.436	.767	9	1.06	0.051	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
61	1885	160 (1)	Oct 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.329	.433	.762	5	6.87	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-0.78	PH C
62	1886	161	Oct 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.327	.428	.755	8	.87	-0.031	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
							25-37		165	145	21	39	5	0	6	22	13	0	32	0	6	1	3	3	0	0	.269	.327	.428	.755		1.18	0.837	.65	0.36%	2.45

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