Jim Sundberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 18, 1951 in Galesburg, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL), the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).

High School: Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL)

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: April 4, 1974 (Age 22-321d, 13,457th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1989 (Age 38-129d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: James Howard Sundberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.5

6021

1493

.248

621

RBI

624

OBP

.327

SLG

.348

OPS

.674

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-33 / in Starts: 14-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	1 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 161 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	100 (44-39-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 161 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	98 (48-32-17)

Most Driven In
Self	4
R Palmeiro	2
J Davis	2
M Trillo	1
A Dawson	1
D Martinez	1
K Moreland	1
L Durham	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
D Martinez	2
L Durham	1
B Dernier	1
C Walker	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1764	1	Apr 7	CHC		STL	L,3-9	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.49	-0.025	.76	-0.02%	-0.33	C
2	1765	2	Apr 9	CHC		STL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	1.25	-0.071	1.87	-0.06%	-0.57	C
3	1766	3	Apr 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.875	1.431	8	1.13	0.295	1.61	0.25%	2.74	C
4	1767	4	Apr 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.643	.800	1.443	8	.19	0.017	.28	0.02%	0.93	C
5	1768	15 (10)	Apr 24	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.556	.615	1.171	8	.62	-0.037	.96	-0.03%	-0.77	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1769	21 (5)	May 1	CHC		SDP	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.556	.615	1.171	5						C
7	1770	23 (1)	May 3	CHC		SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.500	.529	1.029	7	.42	-0.025	.69	-0.02%	0.46	C
8	1771	27 (3)	May 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.462	.476	.938	7	.65	-0.012	1.25	-0.01%	-0.32	C
9	1772	30 (2)	May 10	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-14	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.414	.417	.830	6	.69	-0.056	1.40	-0.07%	-0.75	C
10	1773	35 (4)	May 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.357	.721	7	.84	-0.051	1.69	-0.06%	-0.57	C
11	1774	41 (5)	May 23	CHC		ATL	W,7-6	9-GF(16)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.361	.333	.694	5	2.65	-0.101	5.40	-0.12%	-0.29	C
12	1775	42	May 24	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.361	.333	.694	5						C
13	1776	44 (1)	May 26	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.361	.333	.694	5						C
14	1777	47 (2)	May 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,11-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.361	.333	.694	4						C
15	1778	48	May 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-10	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.359	.313	.671	8	2.57	-0.032	5.25	-0.04%	-0.19	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1779	50 (1)	Jun 2	CHC		HOU	W,13-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.350	.303	.653	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH C
17	1780	51	Jun 3	CHC		HOU	W,22-7	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.366	.412	.778	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.87	PH C
18	1781	58 (6)	Jun 10	CHC		NYM	L,2-13	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.372	.400	.772	5	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.14	C
19	1782	61 (2)	Jun 14	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.370	.395	.764	8	1.02	-0.013	2.40	-0.02%	-0.02	C
20	1783	62	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.370	.395	.764	1						C
21	1784	65 (2)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.347	.366	.713	6	.47	-0.052	.73	-0.05%	-0.88	C
22	1785	66	Jun 19	CHC		PIT	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.358	.378	.736	7	.67	-0.023	1.04	-0.02%	-0.11	C
23	1786	68 (1)	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.352	.370	.721	6	.12	-0.003	.17	0.00%	-0.11	PR C
24	1787	69	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.351	.367	.718	7	.89	-0.033	1.27	-0.03%	-0.35	C
25	1788	72 (2)	Jun 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.328	.340	.667	7	.37	-0.037	.71	-0.04%	-1.03	C
26	1789	75 (2)	Jun 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.338	.393	.731	7	.45	0.149	.52	0.10%	0.92	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	1790	79 (3)	Jul 3	CHC		SFG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.217	.319	.367	.686	7	1.51	-0.213	1.82	-0.15%	-1.40	C
28	1791	80	Jul 4	CHC		SFG	W,5-3	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.351	.371	.722	6	.52	0.032	.52	0.02%	0.81	C
29	1792	83 (2)	Jul 7	CHC		SDP	W,7-5	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.385	.391	.775	7	.73	0.119	.66	0.07%	2.25	C
30	1793	84	Jul 8	CHC		SDP	W,12-8	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.392	.446	.839	9	3.53	0.384	2.86	0.19%	2.16	PH C
31	1794	86 (1)	Jul 10 susp	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.386	.435	.820	7	2.39	0.039	1.93	0.02%	-0.28	C
32	1795	91 (4)	Jul 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.381	.429	.810	9	.06	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.23	PH
33	1796	92	Jul 19	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.376	.423	.799	9	1.39	-0.035	.94	-0.01%	-0.10	C
34	1797	93	Jul 20	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240	.360	.400	.760	8	.91	-0.114	.45	-0.03%	-1.07	C
35	1798	96 (2)	Jul 24	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.367	.408	.775	1	.23	0.008	.06	0.00%	0.26	C
36	1799	98 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.374	.416	.789	9	3.24	0.202	1.08	0.04%	1.28	PH
37	1800	101 (2)	Jul 30	CHC		MON	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.368	.407	.776	7	.78	0.035	.36	0.01%	0.15	C
38	1801	102	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.370	.419	.789	7	1.26	0.016	.43	0.00%	-0.03	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	1802	103	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.365	.404	.770	7	.73	-0.064	.15	-0.01%	-1.05	C
40	1803	104	Aug 2	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.362	.400	.762	7	1.42	-0.037	.31	-0.01%	-0.11	C
41	1804	108 (3)	Aug 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.358	.394	.751	7	1.53	-0.053	.41	-0.01%	-0.30	C
42	1805	110 (1)	Aug 8	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.351	.384	.735	8	1.69	-0.196	.19	-0.01%	-1.97	C
43	1806	113 (2)	Aug 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	10-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.345	.376	.721	9	1.88	-0.100	.27	-0.01%	-0.76	C
44	1807	118 (4)	Aug 16	CHC		NYM	L,10-23	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.339	.369	.708	8	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.93	PH C
45	1808	124 (5)	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.331	.358	.689	8	.75	-0.059	.07	0.00%	-0.46	C
46	1809	126 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,8-6	CG(8)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.331	.352	.682	8	.94	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.09	C
47	1810	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.328	.349	.677	3	7.47	-0.224	.20	0.00%	-0.81	PH
48	1811	128	Aug 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.325	.345	.671	9	.56	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.17	PH
49	1812	129	Aug 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.315	.333	.649	7	.87	-0.074	.01	0.00%	-1.18	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	1813	131 (1)	Sep 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.321	.333	.654	8	.60	-0.004	.01	0.00%	0.03	C
51	1814	136 (4)	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.321	.328	.649	8	.54	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
52	1815	137	Sep 8	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.321	.328	.649	7						C
53	1816	138	Sep 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.321	.328	.649	6						C
54	1817	140 (1)	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220	.319	.325	.644	7	.98	0.141	.00	0.00%	0.89	C
55	1818	145 (4)	Sep 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.319	.320	.639	7	1.00	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
56	1819	148 (2)	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,2-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.313	.313	.625	7	.71	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.92	C
57	1820	150 (1)	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	W,6-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.313	.313	.625	7						C
58	1821	152 (1)	Sep 24	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.303	.301	.603	8	1.63	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-1.66	C
59	1822	153	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.303	.301	.603	7						C
60	1823	157 (3)	Sep 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-8	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.312	.309	.621	8	1.35	0.110	.00	0.00%	1.83	C
61	1824	160 (2)	Oct 3	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201	.306	.302	.608	7	1.20	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.94	C
							28-33		161	139	9	28	2	0	4	15	19	3	40	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	.201	.306	.302	.608		1.05	-0.703	.82	-0.15%	-4.73

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