Jump to content

Earl Kunz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 11:11, 29 March 2016 (migrating Persondata to Wikidata, please help, see challenges for this article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Earl Dewey Kunz (December 25, 1898 – April 14, 1963 in Sacramento, California), nicknamed "Pinches", was a professional baseball pitcher who spent one season in Major League Baseball. In total, Kunz spent 13 season in professional baseball, the majority of those in the Pacific Coast League.

Early life

Kunz was born in Sacramento, California on December 25, 1898. Kunz was nicknamed "Pinches" and "Pinch."[1] As a kid, he played sandlot ball with future major leaguer Kettle Wirts.[1]

Professional career

Sacramento Senators

In 1920, Kunz began his professional career with the Sacramento Senators. That season, he went 3–11 with a 4.78 earned run average (ERA) in 39 games. His second season, Kunz went 14–12 with a 3.79 ERA in 50 games. He led all Senators pitchers in games played (50), and was second in bases on balls (walks) allowed (103).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Connor, Alan (2007). Gold on the Diamond: Sacramento's Greatest Baseball Players 1886 to 1976. Big Tomato Press. pp. 58, 59. ISBN 0-9791233-0-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "1921 Sacramento Senators". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2010.