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Bill Kunkel
William Gustave James Kunkel
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: July 7, 1936 in Hoboken, NJ
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1961
Final Game: September 21, 1963
Died: May 4, 1985 in Red Bank, NJ
Relatives: Father of Jeff Kunkel
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 24 KCA AL 3 4 .429 5.18 58 2 26 0 0 4 88.2 103 58 51 11 32 2 46 0 0 8 396 80 1.523 10.5 1.1 3.2 4.7 1.44
1962 25 KCA AL 0 0 3.52 9 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 8 7 3 3 4 0 6 0 0 0 36 119 1.565 9.4 3.5 4.7 7.0 1.50
1963 26 NYY AL 3 2 .600 2.72 22 0 11 0 0 0 46.1 42 15 14 3 13 3 31 0 0 0 191 129 1.187 8.2 0.6 2.5 6.0 2.38
3 Seasons 6 6 .500 4.29 89 2 39 0 0 4 142.2 153 80 68 17 49 5 83 0 0 8 623 92 1.416 9.7 1.1 3.1 5.2 1.69
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .500 4.29 67 1 29 0 0 3 107 114 60 51 13 37 4 62 0 0 6 466 92 1.416 9.7 1.1 3.1 5.2 1.69
KCA (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 5.04 67 2 28 0 0 4 96.1 111 65 54 14 36 2 52 0 0 8 432 82 1.526 10.4 1.3 3.4 4.9 1.44
NYY (1 yr) 3 2 .600 2.72 22 0 11 0 0 0 46.1 42 15 14 3 13 3 31 0 0 0 191 129 1.187 8.2 0.6 2.5 6.0 2.38
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 24 KCA AL 58 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 -4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 25 KCA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 26 NYY AL 22 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 118 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons 89 17 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .214 .313 .214 .527 47 3 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 31 25 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 .214 .313 .214 .527 47 5 0 0 2 0 0
KCA (2 yrs) 67 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 -4 1 0 0 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 22 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 118 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 KCA AL 24 P 58 2 88.2 26 10 13 3 2 .885 0.0 0.0 2.33 0.40 .958 2.05 0.83
1962 KCA AL 25 P 9 0 7.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.17 0.11 1.000 2.11 0.79
1963 NYY AL 26 P 22 0 46.1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.17 0.27 .950 1.98 0.79
3 Seasons P 89 2 142.2 33 12 18 3 2 .909 0.0 0.0 1.89 0.34 .958 2.03 0.82
3 Seasons TOT 89 2 142.2 33 12 18 3 2 .909 0.0 0.0 1.89 0.34 .867 2.03 0.82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1961 AL--58--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1961 AL--8--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1956 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

November 28, 1960: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.

August 3, 1962: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Leo Posada to the Milwaukee Braves for Orlando Pena.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

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