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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	8 (4)	Apr 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
3	11 (2)	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,7-12	CG	52	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
4	16 (4)	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	22 (5)	Apr 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23	May 1	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
7	24	May 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR C
8	25	May 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,13-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	26	May 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
10	27	May 6	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	28	May 7	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
12	37 (8)	May 18	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	62 (24)	Jun 14	CHC		PIT	L,3-6		12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	78 (15)	Jul 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
15	79	Jul 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
16	80	Jul 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
17	82 (1)	Jul 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	24	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
18	85 (2)	Jul 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	86	Jul 14 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,0-1	GF	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	87	Jul 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Texas Rangers
21	95	Jul 23	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
22	96	Jul 24	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	98 (1)	Jul 26	TEX		BOS	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	99	Jul 27	TEX		BOS	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	100	Jul 29 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	C
26	101	Jul 29 (2)	TEX	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
27	103 (1)	Jul 31	TEX	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	104	Aug 2	TEX	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
29	105	Aug 3	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	106	Aug 5	TEX		CLE	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	107	Aug 6	TEX		CLE	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
32	108	Aug 7	TEX		CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
33	109	Aug 8	TEX		DET	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
34	111 (1)	Aug 10	TEX		DET	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
35	114 (2)	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	118 (3)	Aug 17	TEX	@	KCR	L,6-9	GS	25	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	119	Aug 18	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
38	121 (1)	Aug 20	TEX	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	123 (1)	Aug 22	TEX		KCR	W,9-5	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	124	Aug 23	TEX		KCR	L,7-11		19	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
41	125	Aug 24	TEX		KCR	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	126	Aug 26	TEX		TOR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
43	131 (4)	Aug 31	TEX		MIN	L,1-10	GF	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	132	Sep 1	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-5	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
45	133	Sep 2	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
46	135 (1)	Sep 4	TEX	@	TOR	L,7-9	CG	40	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	136	Sep 5	TEX		OAK	L,4-11	GS	36	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	138 (1)	Sep 7	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	139	Sep 8	TEX		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
50	141 (1)	Sep 10	TEX		CAL	W,3-2	CG	63	17.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
51	143 (1)	Sep 13	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
52	149 (5)	Sep 19	TEX		CHW	L,3-7	GF	13	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
53	153 (3)	Sep 24	TEX		SEA	L,0-3	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
54	155 (1)	Sep 26	TEX	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
55	160 (4)	Oct 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
56	161	Oct 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
							56gm		374.2	229	16	0	245	3