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Jim Sundberg   |   Major Leaguer   1974-1989

Full Name:  James Howard Sundberg
Born:  May 18,1951  in  Galesburg, Illinois
Height:  6-0  Weight:  195  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Galesburg (Galesburg,IL)
College:  University of Iowa

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners

Debut:  April 4,1974

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Drafted:  Selected by Oakland Athletics in 6th Round (127th overall) of 1969 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Texas Rangers in 8th Round (172nd overall) of 1972 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Texas Rangers in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 1973 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)  

Transactions:   [Dec 8,1983] - Traded by Rangers to Brewers for Dan Scarpetta and Ned Yost.  [Jan 18,1985] - Traded by Brewers to Royals for Bill Nance, Danny Darwin and Tim Leary.  [Mar 30,1987] - Traded by Royals to Cubs for Dave Gumpert and Thad Bosley.  [Jul 15,1988] - Released by Cubs.  [Jul 21,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Nov 4,1988] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 6,1989] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1973PittsfieldNYPL22TexA-   912423972140540          .298---.417-----
1974TexasAL23TexMLB c913236845911333362462610017216 .247.354.32367759%
1975TexasAL24TexMLB c91554724594906363151774013016 .199.283.25653956%
1976TexasAL25TexMLB c914044833102242334003761009215 .228.285.31059557%
1977TexasAL26TexMLB c8,914945361132203665235377202058 .291.365.38975450%
1978TexasAL27TexMLB c7,3,614951854144236658256470363418 .278.358.38073853%
1979TexasAL28TexMLB c7,815049550136234564335151555517 .275.345.36871351%
1980TexasAL29TexMLB c8151505591382411063226467136515 .273.353.38473754%
1981TexasAL30TexMLB c8,6102339429417232825504816335 .277.369.36673552%
1982TexasAL31TexMLB c7,6,5139470371182251047264957129111 .251.322.38370554%
1983TexasAL32TexMLB c8,7131378307614022804356420718 .201.272.25452643%
1984MilwaukeeAL33MilMLB c8,7110348439119474311386302635 .261.332.39973148%
1985Kansas CtyAL34KcMLB c81153673890124103502336713429 .245.308.38168947%
1986Kansas CtyAL35KcMLB c8,7140429419191124211579101237 .212.303.32262547%
1987Chi CubsNL36ChcMLB c7,8611399282041500194023103 .201.306.30260853%
1988TexasAL37TexMLB c838911326404130051700302 .286.323.46278543%
 Chi CubsNL37ChcMLB c7245481310290081500311 .241.333.37070358%
1989TexasAL38TexMLB c9761471329712800233700713 .197.304.29960352%
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)19626021621149324336956242037699963223111838159 .248.327.34867552%
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)912423972140540 .298---.417-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1985Kansas CtyAL34KcCh724341116001700000 .167.200.417617--
 Kansas CtyAL34KcWs724662001006400000 .250.400.333733--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)144891031170071100000 .208.309.375684--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1974TexasAL23TexMLBC1327226987991566743.990--
 
1975TexasAL24TexMLBC155791101179091197765.981--
 
1976TexasAL25TexMLBC1407199678221169569.991--
 
1977TexasAL26TexMLBC14980110359091254355.994--
 
1978TexasAL27TexMLBC1487699138631487570.997--
1978TexasAL27TexMLBDH1--------
 
1979TexasAL28TexMLBC1507547548331487653.995--
 
1980TexasAL29TexMLBC15185376793671710252.993--
 
1981TexasAL30TexMLBC98464522518984138.996--
1981TexasAL30TexMLBOF210010---1.000--
 
1982TexasAL31TexMLBC13260769668215167751.991--
1982TexasAL31TexMLBOF150050---1.000--
 
1983TexasAL32TexMLBC1316185656792107951.993--
 
1984MilwaukeeAL33MilMLBC109556553614624242.995--
 
1985Kansas CtyAL34KcMLBC1125724156181066025.992--
 
1986Kansas CtyAL35KcMLBC13468646473611136843.995--
 
1987Chi CubsNL36ChcMLBC57273342309214317.994--
 
1988Chi CubsNL37ChcMLBC20887095121571.000--
1988TexasAL37TexMLBC3614190150231861.000--
 
1989TexasAL38TexMLBC733532733833103421.992--
1989TexasAL38TexMLBDH1--------
 


 Awards
[1974] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1976] - AL Gold Glove Award (C)  [1977] - AL Gold Glove Award (C), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)  [1978] - AL Gold Glove Award (C), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1979] - AL Gold Glove Award (C)  [1980] - AL Gold Glove Award (C)  [1981] - AL Gold Glove Award (C)  [1984] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1995] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.22%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985608,333  299,10819
1986653,128  325,46621
1987791,667  292,85313
1988*62,500  325,30579
1989475,000  375,25727
 
Career:  $2,590,628   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals in 1985.

Notes: Played in 3 All-Star games during his career (1974, 1978, 1984)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
2008Texas Rangers [MLB]Executive VP, Community Relations
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