Darrel Bunge

Darrel Lee Bunge

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
• School Iowa State Teachers College
• High School Clarence High School

• Born May 25, 1940 in Clarence, IA USA
• Died January 15, 2018 in Clear Lake, IA USA

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Biographical Information

Darrel Bunge pitched a year in the Boston Red Sox system. Playing for the Waterloo Hawks in 1965, he went 8-6 with 108 strikeouts, five complete games and a 3.20 ERA in 23 appearances (9 starts), allowing just 71 hits and 26 walks in 90 innings. On May 30, he tossed a no-hitter against the Wisconsin Rapids Twins. It was one of two Midwest League no-hitters that day, with Chris Heintz and David Langrock of the Quincy Cubs combining for one against the Fox Cities Foxes, as well. He later taught and ran his family farm; he served in the US Army for a period.

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