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Thomas Jacob Sunkel (August 9, 1912 – April 6, 2002), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1944. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Tom Sunkel
Pitcher
Born: (1912-08-09)August 9, 1912 Paris, Illinois
Died: April 6, 2002(2002-04-06) (aged 89) Paris, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 26, 1937, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	9–15
Earned run average	4.53
Strikeouts	112
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1937, 1939) New York Giants (1941–1943) Brooklyn Dodgers (1944)

Sunkel's left eye was damaged when he was a child which caused him to lose all sight in this eye in 1941. He pitched and batted with his head cocked to the side to compensate.[1]

Sunkel was born and died in Paris, Illinois.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Tom Sunkel at Find a Grave

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