Bill Kunkel (baseball)
American baseball player and umpire (1936-1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Gustave James Kunkel (July 7, 1936 – May 4, 1985) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1963, who went on to a career as an American League umpire from 1968 through 1984. As a player, he was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 187 pounds (85 kg); he both threw and batted right-handed. His son Jeff was a major league shortstop from 1984 to 1992.
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Bill Kunkel | |
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Pitcher / Umpire | |
Born: (1936-07-07)July 7, 1936 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Died: May 4, 1985(1985-05-04) (aged 48) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1961, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 21, 1963, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–6 |
Earned run average | 4.29 |
Strikeouts | 83 |
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