Thomas Jacob Sunkel (August 9, 1912 – April 6, 2002), was a professional baseball player who was a

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in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1944. He would play for the

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, and

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. 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.
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