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Steve Sundra
Stephen Richard Sundra (Smokey)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 17, 1936
Final Game May 28, 1946
Born March 27, 1910 in Luxor, PA
Died March 23, 1952 in Cleveland, OH

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1936 26 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    2    0    0   0    2    1   0   0     9       0  0.00  4.68  inf 2.000
 1938 28 NYY AL   6   4  25   8   3   0  15  0   93.7  107   61   50   7   43   33   0   4   416       0  4.80  4.55   95 1.601
 1939 29 NYY AL  11   1  24  11   8   1   8  0  120.7  110   43   37   7   56   27   0   3   521       0  2.76  4.34  157 1.376
 1940 30 NYY AL   4   6  27   8   2   0  10  2   99.3  121   68   61  11   42   26   1   2   457       0  5.53  4.03   73 1.641
 1941 31 WSH AL   9  13  28  23  11   0   3  0  168.3  203  108   99  11   61   50   1   6   760       0  5.29  4.06   77 1.568
 1942 32 TOT AL   9   6  26  17   8   0   3  0  144.3  165   80   68   3   44   31   1   5   634       0  4.24  3.69   87 1.448
         WSH AL   1   3   6   4   2   0   0  0   33.7   43   24   21   1   15    5   1   2   158       0  5.61  3.66   65 1.723
         SLB AL   8   3  20  13   6   0   3  0  110.7  122   56   47   2   29   26   0   3   476       0  3.82  3.69   97 1.364
 1943 33 SLB AL  15  11  32  29  13   3   3  0  208.0  212   89   75  10   66   44   0   4   884       1  3.25  3.33  103 1.337
 1944 34 SLB AL   2   0   3   3   2   0   0  0   19.0   15    3    3   1    4    1   0   0    75       0  1.42  3.60  254 1.000
 1946 36 SLB AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    4.0    9    9    5   0    3    1   0   1    26       0 11.25  3.71   33 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .577  56  41 168  99  47   4  44  2  859.3  944  461  398  50  321  214   3  25  3782       1  4.17  3.90   94 1.472
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  42  25  11   1  11  0  218.7  240  117  101  12   81   54   0   6   963   0   0  4.17  3.90   94 1.472
 Career High     15  13  32  29  13   3  15  2  208.0  212  108   99  11   66   50   1   6   884   0   1  2.76  4.55  157 1.337

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 26 NYY AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1938 28 NYY AL  25   33    4    6   1  0   1    2   0  0   3  12  .182  .250  .303   38   10   2           0    
 1939 29 NYY AL  24   49    7   13   5  0   0    6   0  0   3  15  .265  .308  .367   73   18   2           0   1
 1940 30 NYY AL  27   29    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  16  .138  .219  .138   -4    4   1           0   0
 1941 31 WSH AL  28   60    6   13   1  0   0    2   0  0   6  16  .217  .288  .233   42   14   4           0   1
 1942 32 TOT AL  26   52    6   11   2  1   1    8   0  0   1  13  .212  .226  .346   59   18   3           0   2
         WSH AL   6   12    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .167  .167  .167   -6    2   0           0   0
         SLB AL  20   40    5    9   2  1   1    7   0  0   1   9  .225  .244  .400   79   16   3           0   2
 1943 33 SLB AL  32   73    9   16   4  0   0    2   0  0   2  17  .219  .240  .274   49   20   4           0   0
 1944 34 SLB AL   3    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .000  .286  .000  -17    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      168  302   33   63  13  1   2   22   0  0  20  92  .209  .258  .278   45   84  16   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        291   32   61  13  1   2   21   0  0  19  89  .209  .258  .278   45   81  15   0   0   0   4
 Career High     32   73    9   16   5  1   1    8   0  0   6  17                          20   4   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 26 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   119| .000  .295| .000  .370| .000  .433| .000  .803|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1938 28 NYY AL   38   29    3   2.7   118| .182  .290| .250  .369| .303  .432| .553  .801|  38  .230  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1939 29 NYY AL   54   39    6   4.1   113| .265  .285| .308  .360| .367  .422| .675  .782|  73  .402  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1940 30 NYY AL   33   26    1   1.0   107| .138  .274| .219  .347| .138  .416| .357  .762|  -4  .052  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1941 31 WSH AL   70   52    4   2.1   102| .217  .269| .288  .345| .233  .397| .521  .742|  42  .179  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1942 32 TOT AL   56   46    4   2.3    95| .212  .266| .226  .341| .346  .373| .572  .713|  59  .261  -3.3  -0.4   0%
         WSH AL   12   10    0   0.0    94| .167  .264| .167  .339| .167  .370| .334  .709|  -6  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         SLB AL   44   36    4   3.0    95| .225  .267| .244  .341| .400  .373| .644  .715|  79  .356  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1943 33 SLB AL   79   61    5   2.2    89| .219  .258| .240  .333| .274  .356| .514  .689|  49  .275  -5.0  -0.6   0%
 1944 34 SLB AL    7    5    0   0.0    96| .000  .275| .286  .343| .000  .375| .286  .718| -17  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       338  259   23   2.4   102| .209  .272| .258  .347| .278  .392| .536  .739|  45  .235 -23.9  -2.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1936 26 NYY AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1938 28 NYY AL P 25 0 25 1 2 .962 .951 1.00 1.12 2.40 2.11 8 93.7 1939 29 NYY AL P 24 2 27 0 1 1.000 .951 1.21 0.98 2.16 1.92 11 120.7 1940 30 NYY AL P 27 3 22 2 1 .926 .954 0.93 1.05 2.27 2.04 8 99.3 1941 31 WSH AL P 28 12 29 3 0 .932 .960 1.46 1.16 2.19 2.14 23 168.3 1942 32 TOT AL P 26 11 28 2 3 .951 .958 1.50 1.30 2.43 2.31 17 144.4 WSH AL P 6 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.50 1.30 2.40 2.30 4 33.7 SLB AL P 20 9 21 2 3 .938 .958 1.50 1.30 2.44 2.31 13 110.7 1943 33 SLB AL P 32 10 47 4 2 .934 .963 1.78 1.27 2.47 2.27 29 208.0 1944 34 SLB AL P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.13 1.42 2.08 3 19.0 1946 36 SLB AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 1.00 2.25 2.02 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1936 26 NYY AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1938 28 NYY AL P 25 0 25 1 2 .962 .951 1.00 1.12 2.40 2.11 8 93.7 1939 29 NYY AL P 24 2 27 0 1 1.000 .951 1.21 0.98 2.16 1.92 11 120.7 1940 30 NYY AL P 27 3 22 2 1 .926 .954 0.93 1.05 2.27 2.04 8 99.3 1941 31 WSH AL P 28 12 29 3 0 .932 .960 1.46 1.16 2.19 2.14 23 168.3 1942 32 TOT AL P 26 11 28 2 3 .951 .958 1.50 1.30 2.43 2.31 17 144.4 WSH AL P 6 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.50 1.30 2.40 2.30 4 33.7 SLB AL P 20 9 21 2 3 .938 .958 1.50 1.30 2.44 2.31 13 110.7 1943 33 SLB AL P 32 10 47 4 2 .934 .963 1.78 1.27 2.47 2.27 29 208.0 1944 34 SLB AL P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.13 1.42 2.08 3 19.0 1946 36 SLB AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 1.00 2.25 2.02 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 168 38 182 12 9 .948 .957 1.31 1.15 2.30 2.15 99 859.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 168 38 182 12 9 .948 .957 1.31 1.15 2.31 2.15 99 859
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.2   4   0   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
1943 AL-15-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1941 AL-3.26-9

Games Started
1943 AL-29-7

Shutouts
1943 AL-3-5

Hits Allowed
1943 AL-212-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1941 AL-99-8

Wild Pitches
1941 AL-6-10
1942 AL-5-6
1943 AL-4-9

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1574) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1459) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December 11, 1935: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Monte Pearson to the New York Yankees for Johnny Allen.

March 27, 1941: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the New York Yankees.

June 1, 1942: Traded by the Washington Senators with Mike Chartak to the St. Louis Browns for Roy Cullenbine and Bill Trotter.

May 29, 1946: Released by the St. Louis Browns.


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