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	34-42 / in Starts: 26-27
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 178 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	98 (52-38-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 178 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	108 (53-35-19)

Most Driven In
S Buechele	3
Self	2
P Incaviglia	1
R Leach	1
J Kunkel	1
T Bosley	0

Most Driven In By
S Fletcher	3
R Palmeiro	2
J Kunkel	2
R Sierra	2
Self	2
S Buechele	1
S Sosa	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 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	1887	2 (1)	Apr 6	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	1.03	0.046	1.36	0.04%	0.43	C
2	1888	3	Apr 7	TEX		TOR	L,9-10	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.667	1.042	9	1.09	-0.028	1.51	-0.02%	0.26	C
3	1889	4	Apr 8	TEX		TOR	W,5-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.500	.800	8	.97	-0.015	1.19	-0.01%	-0.35	C
4	1890	5	Apr 9	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.444	.717	8	4.63	-0.137	5.99	-0.11%	-0.58	PH C
5	1891	6	Apr 10	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.400	.650	7	1.76	-0.043	2.56	-0.04%	-0.15	PH
6	1892	9 (2)	Apr 14	TEX	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.267	.333	.600	9	1.12	-0.050	1.88	-0.05%	-0.26	C
7	1893	12 (2)	Apr 17	TEX		MIL	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.308	.558	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.23	PH
8	1894	14 (1)	Apr 19	TEX		MIL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.250	.250	.500	9	.61	-0.040	1.15	-0.05%	-0.08	C
9	1895	15	Apr 21	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.250	.250	.500	9						C
10	1896	16	Apr 22	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.304	.421	.725	9	1.08	0.088	2.06	0.10%	1.09	C
11	1897	18 (1)	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,11-7	5-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.346	.429	.775	6	1.15	0.057	2.20	0.07%	0.00	PH C
12	1898	19	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.345	.458	.803	9	.60	0.019	1.20	0.02%	0.03	C
13	1899	20	Apr 28 susp	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.345	.458	.803	1						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
14	1900	24 (3)	May 2	TEX		CLE	L,3-8	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.344	.481	.825	8	.62	-0.033	1.22	-0.04%	0.23	C
15	1901	26 (1)	May 4	TEX		NYY	L,7-11	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.353	.483	.836	9	.50	-0.009	.96	-0.01%	0.05	C
16	1902	29 (2)	May 7	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226	.333	.452	.785	9	.47	-0.002	.81	0.00%	-0.01	C
17	1903	31 (1)	May 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.206	.325	.412	.737	2	1.09	-0.119	1.78	-0.12%	-1.03	C
18	1904	33 (1)	May 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.349	.432	.781	9	1.03	0.030	2.06	0.04%	0.17	C
19	1905	37 (3)	May 18	TEX		MIN	W,6-5	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.383	.513	.896	9	1.29	0.205	1.45	0.14%	1.60	C
20	1906	38	May 19	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.375	.500	.875	9	1.25	-0.045	1.42	-0.03%	-0.61	C
21	1907	41 (2)	May 22	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.476	.836	9	.58	-0.030	.74	-0.02%	-0.52	C
22	1908	42	May 23	TEX		KCR	W,10-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.353	.465	.818	6	.09	-0.002	.12	0.00%	-0.43	C
23	1909	43	May 24	TEX		KCR	L,4-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.455	.801	6	1.69	-0.043	2.64	-0.04%	-0.23	C
24	1910	45 (1)	May 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.345	.447	.792	9	.54	0.016	.70	0.01%	0.46	C
25	1911	46	May 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.345	.447	.792	1						C
26	1912	48 (1)	May 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.328	.420	.748	9	1.71	-0.191	1.96	-0.13%	-1.31	C
27	1913	49	May 31	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.463	.818	9	.82	0.203	.83	0.12%	1.22	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
28	1914	50	Jun 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.349	.455	.804	9	4.62	-0.072	4.84	-0.05%	-0.31	C
29	1915	53 (2)	Jun 4	TEX	@	SEA	L,1-2	GS-9	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.373	.483	.856	6	1.25	0.181	1.55	0.13%	0.96	C
30	1916	54	Jun 5	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.357	.459	.816	8	.74	-0.056	.76	-0.04%	-0.62	C
31	1917	56 (1)	Jun 7	TEX		CHW	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.347	.444	.792	9	1.35	-0.073	1.66	-0.05%	-0.59	C
32	1918	59 (2)	Jun 10	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.356	.453	.809	9	.59	0.028	1.10	0.03%	0.38	C
33	1919	61 (1)	Jun 12	TEX		CAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.338	.426	.764	9	.37	-0.037	.46	-0.03%	-1.06	C
34	1920	62	Jun 14 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.321	.403	.724	9	.43	-0.045	.60	-0.04%	-0.79	C
35	1921	64 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.310	.387	.696	9	.88	-0.068	1.23	-0.06%	-0.67	C
36	1922	66 (1)	Jun 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.318	.395	.712	9	.42	0.023	.51	0.02%	0.12	PH
37	1923	67	Jun 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.413	.738	6	.47	-0.012	.53	-0.01%	-0.06	C
38	1924	68	Jun 20	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.405	.727	9	.89	-0.016	1.23	-0.01%	-0.35	C
39	1925	71 (2)	Jun 23	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.330	.395	.725	8	.47	-0.019	.71	-0.02%	-0.13	C
40	1926	72	Jun 24	TEX		CLE	L,3-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.330	.386	.716	7	1.13	0.001	1.82	0.00%	0.07	C
41	1927	75 (2)	Jun 27	TEX	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.340	.389	.729	8	.54	-0.001	.80	0.00%	0.01	C
42	1928	76	Jun 28	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-5	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.340	.380	.720	7	.96	-0.014	1.63	-0.01%	-0.21	C
43	1929	77	Jun 29	TEX		SEA	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.340	.380	.720	8						C
44	1930	78	Jun 30	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.336	.376	.713	9	5.40	-0.125	9.26	-0.13%	-0.36	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
45	1931	79	Jul 1	TEX		SEA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.345	.389	.735	8	.57	0.059	.83	0.05%	0.57	C
46	1932	80	Jul 3	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.345	.381	.727	9	.88	-0.040	1.79	-0.05%	-0.25	C
47	1933	82 (1)	Jul 5	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.342	.370	.712	7	1.11	-0.067	1.80	-0.07%	-0.28	C
48	1934	84 (1)	Jul 7	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.331	.356	.686	9	.54	-0.054	.93	-0.06%	-0.73	C
49	1935	85	Jul 8	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.331	.356	.686	8						C
50	1936	86	Jul 9	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.328	.352	.680	9	1.22	-0.033	2.50	-0.04%	-0.34	PH C
51	1937	87	Jul 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.328	.352	.680	9	1.82	0.047	2.25	0.04%	0.54	C
52	1938	89 (1)	Jul 15	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.328	.360	.688	9	.80	0.057	1.00	0.04%	0.36	C
53	1939	90	Jul 16	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.328	.360	.688	9						C
54	1940	91	Jul 17	TEX		BOS	W,12-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.219	.318	.351	.669	9	.51	-0.061	.54	-0.04%	-0.65	C
55	1941	92	Jul 18	TEX		BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.316	.342	.658	9	.93	0.061	1.25	0.05%	-0.76	C
56	1942	93	Jul 19	TEX		BOS	L,0-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.314	.339	.653	9	1.02	-0.028	1.34	-0.02%	-0.36	C
57	1943	96 (2)	Jul 22	TEX		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.314	.333	.648	9	.56	-0.007	.71	-0.01%	0.05	C
58	1944	97	Jul 23	TEX		NYY	W,5-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.310	.328	.638	9	.47	-0.024	.62	-0.02%	-0.26	C
59	1945	98	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	L,3-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.313	.325	.638	9	.57	0.022	.78	0.02%	0.28	C
60	1946	99	Jul 25	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.313	.325	.638	9						C
61	1947	101 (1)	Jul 28	TEX		MIL	L,3-15	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.310	.323	.633	9	.91	-0.023	1.04	-0.02%	-0.23	C
62	1948	102	Jul 29	TEX		MIL	L,2-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.306	.317	.624	9	1.56	-0.071	1.32	-0.04%	-0.71	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
63	1949	104 (1)	Aug 1	TEX	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.306	.317	.624	9						C
64	1950	105	Aug 2	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.306	.317	.624	9						C
65	1951	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-9	GS-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.320	.317	.637	9	1.20	0.140	.91	0.06%	1.23	C
66	1952	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.312	.308	.619	8	.27	-0.039	.17	-0.02%	-1.17	C
67	1953	110 (2)	Aug 7	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.308	.303	.611	9	.58	-0.028	.23	-0.01%	-0.24	C
68	1954	111	Aug 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.304	.299	.602	8	.56	-0.028	.19	-0.01%	-0.31	C
69	1955	112	Aug 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.309	.304	.613	8	.94	-0.024	.24	0.00%	-0.14	C
70	1956	115 (2)	Aug 12	TEX		DET	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.305	.300	.605	8	.68	-0.035	.33	-0.01%	-0.47	C
71	1957	116	Aug 13	TEX		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.305	.300	.605	9						C
72	1958	117	Aug 15	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.301	.296	.597	8	.71	-0.039	.25	-0.01%	-0.33	C
73	1959	126 (8)	Aug 25	TEX		CAL	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.301	.296	.597	2						C
74	1960	131 (4)	Aug 31	TEX	@	MIN	L,6-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.302	.297	.598	8	1.54	0.046	.04	0.00%	0.48	C
Sept		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
75	1961	141 (9)	Sep 9	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.302	.297	.598	5						C
76	1962	155 (13)	Sep 24	TEX		CHW	W,5-4	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.304	.299	.603	9	1.36	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.64	C
							34-42		178	147	13	29	7	1	2	8	23	0	37	0	7	1	1	3	0	0	.197	.304	.299	.603		.93	-0.499	1.19	-0.52%	-6.94

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