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Jim Sundberg
James Howard Sundberg (born May 18, 1951 in Galesburg, Illinois) is a former professional baseball catcher known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era.〔(''Jim Sundberg Adds Hitting to his Skills on Defense'', by Randy Harvey, Baseball Digest, December 1977, Vol. 36, No. 12, ISSN 0005-609X )〕〔(''Jim Sundberg: Does He Rate As The Number 1 Catcher?'', by Phil Elderkin, Baseball Digest, November 1978, Vol. 37, No. 11, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 He played for a number of Major League teams, most significantly the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, with whom he won a World Series. He batted and threw right-handed.
==Playing career==
Sundberg graduated from the University of Iowa.〔(Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference )〕 While attending the University of Iowa he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. On January 10, 1973, he was selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round of the secondary free agent draft.〔(1973 Amateur Free Agent Draft at retrosheet )〕 In 1974, he made the rare jump from Class A level baseball to the major leagues with the Rangers. As a rookie, Sundberg was selected to be a reserve in the 1974 All-Star Game and finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year balloting (teammate Mike Hargrove won the award).〔(1974 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference )〕〔(1974 Rookie of the Year voting results at Baseball Reference )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yearly League Leaders & Records for Assists as Catchers )〕
Sundberg established himself as one of the top defensive catchers in the American League by winning six consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1976 to 1981.〔(American League Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference )〕 In December 1983, after ten years with the Rangers, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers.〔(Jim Sundberg Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac )〕 After playing one season with the Brewers, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals. Sundberg's veteran experience helped bolster the Royals' young pitching staff, and the team's combined earned run average improved to second best in the American League.〔(''Jim Sundberg: Forgotten Man in the Catching Derby'', by Bob Nightengale, Baseball Digest, December 1988, Vol. 47, No. 12, ISSN 0005-609X )〕〔(1985 American League Team Statistics and Standings at Baseball Reference )〕 The Royals went on to win the 1985 World Series. In Game Six of that series, Sundberg scored the dramatic ninth inning winning run by sliding into home plate, skillfully avoiding the tag of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter. Sundberg reached base when he laid down a sacrifice bunt that resulted in a force out at third.〔(1985 World Series Game 6 box score at Baseball Reference )〕 In 1986, 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.
Sundberg was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1987, before signing back with Texas where he ended his career at the end of the 1989 season.〔
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