James Howard Sundberg was born on May 18,1951 and is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive.
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16 Facts About Jim Sundberg
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Jim Sundberg played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989.
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Jim Sundberg had 101 assists in 1975, becoming the first American League catcher to have more than 100 assists in a season since the end of the Second World War.
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In Game Six of that series, Jim Sundberg scored the dramatic ninth inning winning run by sliding into home plate, skillfully avoiding the tag of St Louis Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter.
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Jim Sundberg reached base when he laid down a bunt that resulted in a force out at third.
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In 1986, Jim Sundberg helped the Royals pitching staff lead the league in earned run average, however they fell to third place in the American League's Western Division.
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Jim Sundberg was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1987, before signing back with Texas where, at the age of 38 he ended his career at the end of the 1989 season.
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Jim Sundberg led American League catchers six times in fielding percentage, putouts and assists.
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Jim Sundberg completed 145 double plays in 1,962 games in his career, and holds the major league record for the best ratio of double plays to errors of any catcher in major league history behind the plate for at least 1,000 games.
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Jim Sundberg still holds the American League record for games caught in one season with 155 in 1975.
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Jim Sundberg caught 130 shutouts in his career, ranking him fifth all-time among catchers.
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Jim Sundberg played more games as a catcher than any other player in Rangers history.
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At the time of his retirement, Jim Sundberg had caught more major league games than any man in history except his contemporary Bob Boone.
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