Tom Sunkel

{{Short description|American baseball player (1912–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Tom Sunkel

|position=Pitcher

|image=Tom Sunkel.jpg

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1912|8|9}}

|birth_place=Paris, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2002|4|6|1912|8|9}}

|death_place=Paris, Illinois, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= August 26

|debutyear= 1937

|debutteam= St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 29

|finalyear=1944

|finalteam= Brooklyn Dodgers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=9–15

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.53

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=112

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{baseball year|1937}}, {{baseball year|1939}})
• New York Giants ({{baseball year|1941}}–{{baseball year|1943}})
• Brooklyn Dodgers ({{baseball year|1944}})

}}

Thomas Jacob Sunkel (August 9, 1912 – April 6, 2002), was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1944. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Sunkel's left eye was damaged when he was a child, and he eventually lost all sight in this eye by 1941. He pitched and batted with his head cocked to the side to compensate.{{cite web |url=https://baseballbiography.com/tom-sunkel-1912 |title=Tom Sunkel Baseballbiography.com}} [https://baseballbiography.com/tom-sunkel-1912]

Sunkel was born and died in Paris, Illinois.