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Sandberg Yingling League
7-13-2322
John Sparks Relief Pitcher
Retired (1979, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.51 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 18-18 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
SV 9 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 04-04-1943
K 267 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(138 games)
IP 417.1
WHIP 1.49
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance C-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity B    Mentor Val B+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1967 CLE
1
 1
67
0
0
0
0
 0
82.0
 89 30 28 3 24
51
1.38
3.07
1968 CLE
7
 1
58
0
0
0
0
 0
61.1
 73 36 36 4 28
33
1.65
5.28
1969 CLE
4
 3
36
0
0
0
0
 0
34.1
 47 23 22 0 12
23
1.72
5.77
1970 CLE
1
 3
11
0
0
0
0
 0
13.1
 16 8 6 0 5
8
1.58
4.05
1971 CLE
1
 3
17
0
0
0
2
 0
10.1
 14 6 6 0 2
14
1.55
5.23
1972 CLE
1
 1
20
0
0
0
3
 0
18.2
 18 11 9 0 7
19
1.34
4.34
1973 CLE
2
 1
48
0
0
0
0
 0
60.0
 66 27 26 1 15
41
1.35
3.90
1974 CLE-STL
0
 0
24
0
0
0
0
 0
26.1
 24 13 13 0 12
15
1.37
4.44
1977 STL
1
 5
78
0
0
0
1
 0
96.0
 114 61 58 1 37
55
1.57
5.44
1978 STL
0
 0
11
0
0
0
3
 0
15.2
 15 5 5 0 2
8
1.09
2.87
2322
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
18
 18
370
0
0
0
9
 0
417.1
 476 220 209 9 144
267
1.49
4.51
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01John Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-04-12The St. Louis Perfectos have waived John Sparks.
1978-05-03The St. Louis Perfectos have designated John Sparks for assignment.
1977-03-26The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted John Sparks to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Billy Cole to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Ralph Chambers to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Bill Duran to the major league team.
1974-06-08A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Perfectos and the Cleveland Klowns. The Cleveland Klowns receive Bill Pagan, Chief Stone, Tom Pearson, John Meyer from the St. Louis Perfectos in exchange for John Sparks, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (CLE).
1974-05-23The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Ed Hartnett to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have designated John Sparks for assignment.
1967-04-01The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Chris Roberts to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Gene Clevenger to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted John Sparks to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Buck Hendricks to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Jack Bailey to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Julio Glenn to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Tex Milliken to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Butch Luebber to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Lee Fenner to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Jeff Heath to the major league team. The Cleveland Klowns have promoted Jim Simpson to the major league team.