Ed Sukla

Edward Anthony Sukla
born Edward Anthony Suckla

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Huntington Beach High School
• Debut September 17, 1964
• Final Game May 22, 1966
• Born March 3, 1943 in Long Beach, CA USA
• Died September 24, 2015 in Irvine, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Sukla pitched with the Los Angeles Angels and California Angels from 1964 to 1966, getting 3 victories and 4 saves.

He was two years younger than teammate Dean Chance and one year younger than Jim Fregosi. Both Ed and Paul Schaal were born on March 3, 1943, and both played for the Angels during 1964-66.

In 1962 he was with the Quad City Angels. He was in the Pacific Coast League from 1964 to 1975 and pitched for the Hawaii Islanders in 1964, 1969 and 1970.

After his playing days, he was a long-time scout with the Major League Scouting Bureau. In 2002, he came back to Hawaii with the Bureau when a major league tryout was held there.

Related Sites

• Ed Sukla at the SABR Bio Project