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Bill Kunkel

Full name William Gustave James Kunkel
Born July 7, 1936, Hoboken, New Jersey
Died May 4, 1985, Red Bank, New Jersey
Cremated (ashes retained by family)
First Game: April 15, 1961; Final Game: September 21, 1963
Umpired First Game: September 17, 1968; Umpired Final Game: August 28, 1984
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 187
Father of Jeff Kunkel
Ejections as umpire: 1969 (3), 1970 (6), 1971 (2), 1972 (3), 1973 (4), 1974 (5), 1975 (6), 1976 (10), 1977 (2), 1978 (6), 1979 (1), 1980 (6), 1981 (3), 1982 (8), 1983 (5), 1984 (2). Total: 72
Top Performances 

Batter Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1961 KC  A    Daily Splits   58     8    2    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .222  .125   0.0 1961 KC  A
1962 KC  A                    9     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1962 KC  A
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits   22     6    0    2   0   0   0    1    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .429  .333   0.0 1963 NY  A
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   89    14    2    3   0   0   0    1    2   0    7   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .313  .214   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1961 KC  A    Daily Splits   58   2   0   0  26   4   88.2  103   396  11   58   51   32   2   46   5   3   8   0   0  16   7   5   7   3   4   5.18  0.00  -0.7 1961 KC  A
1962 KC  A    Daily Splits    9   0   0   0   2   0    7.2    8    36   3    7    3    4   0    6   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   3.52     -  -0.1 1962 KC  A
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits   22   0   0   0  11   0   46.1   42   191   3   15   14   13   3   31   1   1   0   0   0   8   1   5   4   3   2   2.72     -   0.5 1963 NY  A
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   89   2   0   0  39   4  142.2  153   623  17   80   68   49   5   83   6   5   8   0   0  25   8  10  12   6   6   4.29  0.00  -0.3 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1961 KC  A Daily Splits   P   58    2    0    88.2    10   13    3    2   0    0    3    3    0  .885
1962 KC  A Daily Splits   P    9    0    0     7.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1963 NY  A Daily Splits   P   22    0    0    46.1     2    4    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits   P   89    2    0   142.2    12   18    3    2   0    0    4    3    0  .909
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1968 AL Daily       9    2    3    3    1    0    0 
1969 AL Daily     163   39   42   41   41    0    0 
1970 AL Daily     167   43   44   37   44    0    0 
1971 AL Daily     160   41   42   37   40    0    0 
1972 AL Daily     155   38   39   40   38    0    0 
1973 AL Daily     168   42   44   41   41    0    0 
1974 AL Daily     159   41   43   36   39    0    0 
1975 AL Daily     161   41   41   40   39    0    0 
1976 AL Daily     165   42   42   40   41    0    0 
1977 AL Daily     158   39   39   39   41    0    0 
1978 AL Daily     157   40   38   40   39    0    0 
1979 AL Daily      40    8   11   11   10    0    0 
1980 AL Daily     136   36   34   30   36    0    0 
1981 AL Daily      75   20   19   17   19    0    0 
1982 AL Daily     144   39   38   32   35    0    0 
1983 AL Daily      93   20   25   24   25    0    0 
1984 AL Daily     117   27   30   30   30    0    0 
Total (17 Years) 2227  558  574  538  559    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

League Championship Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1971 AL Daily       3    0    0    0    1    1    1 
1975 AL Daily       3    1    1    1    0    0    0 
1978 AL Daily       4    1    1    1    1    0    0 
1982 AL Daily       5    1    1    0    1    0    2 
Total ( 4 Years)   15    3    3    2    3    1    3 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

              World Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1974 ML Daily       5    1    1    0    1    1    1 
1980 ML Daily       6    1    1    1    1    1    1 
Total ( 2 Years)   11    2    2    1    2    2    2 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

              All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1972 ML Daily       1    0    0    0    0    0    1 
1977 ML Daily       1    1    0    0    0    0    0 
Total ( 2 Years)    2    1    0    0    0    0    1 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-24-1969     BOX  KC  A  Joe Foy             Call at 3B
 8-27-1969     BOX  OAK A  Sal Bando           Called third strike
 8-31-1969     BOX  DET A  Norm Cash           Called third strike
 6- 3-1970     BOX  MIL A  Dave Bristol        Balls and strikes
 6-19-1970     BOX  CAL A  Alex Johnson        Balls and strikes (Threw helmet)
 6-25-1970     BOX  CHI A  Luis Aparicio       Call at 1B
 7-12-1970(2)  BOX  MIL A  Phil Roof           Called third strike
 8-28-1970(1)  BOX  WAS A  Lee Maye            Called third strike
 9-15-1970(1)  BOX  BOS A  Carl Yastrzemski    Called third strike
 5-23-1971(2)  BOX  BOS A  Eddie Kasko         Called third strike
 5-23-1971(2)  BOX  BOS A  Eddie Popowski      Called third strike
 7-14-1972     BOX  DET A  Jim Northrup        Call at 2B
 9-23-1972     BOX  KC  A  Lou Piniella        Called third strike
10- 1-1972     BOX  CHI A  Jay Johnstone       Called third strike
 6- 8-1973     BOX  CLE A  Joe Lutz            Bench jockeying
 6-12-1973     BOX  BAL A  Boog Powell         Called third strike
 7-19-1973     BOX  BAL A  Earl Williams       Balls and strikes
 9-17-1973     BOX  BAL A  Earl Weaver         Call at 2B
 4- 9-1974     BOX  TEX A  Dave Nelson         Call at 2B
 5-20-1974     BOX  DET A  Norm Cash           Fair/foul call (Bumped umpire; Threw glove)
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-14-1974     BOX  MIL A  Del Crandall        Call at 2B
 8-22-1974     BOX  TEX A  Jeff Burroughs      Balls and strikes
 9- 9-1974     BOX  DET A  Ralph Houk          Throwing at batter
 5-14-1975     BOX  MIL A  Del Crandall        Disputing HBP
 5-14-1975     BOX  MIL A  Harvey Kuenn        Disputing HBP
 8- 1-1975     BOX  CHI A  Alex Monchak        Hidden ball trick
 8-12-1975     BOX  DET A  Joe Schultz         Ejection of player
 8-26-1975     BOX  CAL A  Dick Williams       Balls and strikes
 9-12-1975     BOX  TEX A  Lenny Randle        Called third strike
 5- 1-1976     BOX  NY  A  Oscar Gamble        Called third strike (Threw bat)
 5-23-1976(1)  BOX  CLE A  John Lowenstein     Bench jockeying
 5-26-1976     BOX  CLE A  John Lowenstein     Called third strike
 6- 2-1976     BOX  MIL A  Pedro Garcia        Called third strike
 6- 2-1976     BOX  MIL A  Cal McLish          Bench-clearing brawl
 6- 6-1976(2)  BOX  CLE A  Frank Robinson      Fair/foul call (Threw towel)
 6-22-1976     BOX  CAL A  Andy Etchebarren    Pitching change argument
 6-22-1976     BOX  CAL A  Billy Muffett       Call at 3B
 6-22-1976     BOX  CAL A  Dick Williams       Pitching change argument
 8-16-1976     BOX  OAK A  Billy Williams      Balls and strikes
 5-17-1977     BOX  MIL A  Alex Grammas        Balk call
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-26-1977(1)  BOX  KC  A  Chuck Hiller        Balls and strikes
 5- 3-1978     BOX  BOS A  Mike Torrez         Balk call
 5-28-1978     BOX  KC  A  Al Hrabosky         Bench jockeying
 7-16-1978(2)  BOX  MIN A  Mike Cubbage        Call at 1B
 7-16-1978(2)  BOX  MIN A  Gene Mauch          Call at 1B
 7-23-1978     BOX  NY  A  Jim Spencer         Bench jockeying
 9- 9-1978(2)  BOX  CAL A  John McNamara       Appeal play
 6-23-1979     BOX  TEX A  Johnny Grubb        Balls and strikes
 5-30-1980     BOX  BAL A  Cal Ripken          Balk non-call
 6-28-1980     BOX  OAK A  Clete Boyer         Balls and strikes
 7- 2-1980     BOX  CLE A  Joe Charboneau      Throwing tobacco at umpire
 9- 8-1980     BOX  OAK A  Mitchell Page       Called third strike
 9-30-1980     BOX  SEA A  Rick Honeycutt      Doctored ball (Sandpaper)
 9-30-1980     BOX  SEA A  Maury Wills         Doctored ball (Sandpaper)
 4-29-1981     BOX  CAL A  Rod Carew           Obstruction call
 5- 1-1981     BOX  KC  A  Willie Wilson       Call at 1B
 8-17-1981     BOX  NY  A  Reggie Jackson      Called third strike
 4-27-1982     BOX  CLE A  Toby Harrah         Doctored bat (Handle shortened)
 5- 7-1982     BOX  OAK A  Jeff Newman         Balls and strikes
 5- 7-1982     BOX  CLE A  Mel Queen           Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5- 7-1982     BOX  CLE A  Rick Sutcliffe      Balls and strikes
 5-20-1982     BOX  OAK A  Billy Martin        Balls and strikes
 6-16-1982     BOX  CHI A  Bill Almon          Call at 1B (Threw helmet)
 8- 8-1982     BOX  KC  A  Dick Howser         Balk call
 9-24-1982     BOX  OAK A  Kelvin Moore        Called third strike
 6-18-1983     BOX  CLE A  Mike Ferraro        Arguing that close pitch was brushback
 7- 3-1983     BOX  TEX A  Doug Rader          Call at 1B
 7-19-1983     BOX  TOR A  Jim Acker           Fighting
 7-19-1983     BOX  KC  A  Hal McRae           Fighting
 9-13-1983(1)  BOX  BAL A  Cal Ripken          Balls and strikes
 4-30-1984     BOX  BAL A  Cal Ripken          Fair/foul call
 6-28-1984     BOX  OAK A  Jackie Moore        Call at 1B (Reversed)


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1955).

Selected by Kansas City Athletics from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1960).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Leo Posada to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for
Orlando Pena (August 3, 1962).

Selected by New York Yankees from Milwaukee Braves in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 26, 1962).

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