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Satchel Paige League 9-29-2046 |
| John Sprinz |  CatcherRetired (1983, Age 46) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .260 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .735 | Status | Deceased (2004) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1177 | Age at Death | 67 | Date of Birth | 03-08-1937 | |
| HR | 130 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 16 (1955) |
Majors Svc Time | 23 years (32 games) |
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| RBI | 682 | |||||
| SB | 123 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (73.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | LHP | 61 | 149 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 23 | .581 | .292 | .289 | .054 | .235 |
| 1970 | RHP | 96 | 280 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 56 | .834 | .373 | .461 | .157 | .304 |
| 1971 | LHP | 68 | 157 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 26 | .671 | .302 | .369 | .121 | .248 |
| 1971 | RHP | 110 | 323 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 37 | 59 | .788 | .332 | .455 | .198 | .257 |
| 1972 | LHP | 62 | 131 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 23 | .764 | .313 | .450 | .221 | .229 |
| 1972 | RHP | 105 | 310 | 86 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 53 | .772 | .333 | .439 | .161 | .277 |
| 1973 | LHP | 49 | 97 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | .856 | .382 | .474 | .175 | .299 |
| 1973 | RHP | 96 | 233 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 40 | .818 | .346 | .472 | .185 | .288 |
| 1974 | LHP | 43 | 71 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | .764 | .341 | .423 | .169 | .254 |
| 1974 | RHP | 99 | 261 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 14 | 53 | .957 | .379 | .579 | .234 | .345 |
| 1975 | LHP | 43 | 86 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 20 | .805 | .364 | .442 | .174 | .267 |
| 1975 | RHP | 115 | 369 | 97 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 27 | 69 | .797 | .315 | .482 | .220 | .263 |
| 1976 | LHP | 46 | 89 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | .764 | .359 | .404 | .135 | .270 |
| 1976 | RHP | 122 | 391 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 41 | 77 | .745 | .338 | .407 | .141 | .266 |
| 1977 | LHP | 62 | 115 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 21 | .712 | .321 | .391 | .157 | .235 |
| 1977 | RHP | 73 | 210 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 46 | .704 | .328 | .376 | .129 | .248 |
| 1978 | LHP | 54 | 116 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 22 | .830 | .424 | .405 | .095 | .310 |
| 1978 | RHP | 62 | 166 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 41 | .714 | .340 | .373 | .120 | .253 |
| 1979 | LHP | 32 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | .760 | .342 | .418 | .164 | .254 |
| 1979 | RHP | 32 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | .517 | .273 | .244 | .033 | .211 |
| 1980 | LHP | 25 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | .426 | .226 | .200 | .020 | .180 |
| 1980 | RHP | 36 | 97 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 20 | .798 | .324 | .474 | .175 | .299 |
| 1981 | LHP | 39 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 18 | .524 | .281 | .244 | .051 | .192 |
| 1981 | RHP | 107 | 263 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 62 | .502 | .247 | .255 | .080 | .175 |
| 1982 | LHP | 43 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | .540 | .281 | .258 | .034 | .225 |
| 1982 | RHP | 100 | 236 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 61 | .606 | .301 | .305 | .072 | .233 |
| Total | LHP | 627 | 1295 | 322 | 54 | 14 | 26 | 169 | 153 | 234 | .701 | .329 | .372 | .124 | .249 |
| Total | RHP | 1153 | 3229 | 855 | 141 | 25 | 104 | 513 | 304 | 657 | .749 | .328 | .421 | .156 | .265 |
| Total | 1391 | 4524 | 1177 | 195 | 39 | 130 | 682 | 457 | 891 | .735 | .328 | .407 | .147 | .260 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Harold Baines League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1983-11-01 | John Sprinz has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1983-10-02 | The Philadelphia Jesuits have waived John Sprinz. |
| 1983-09-10 | The Philadelphia Jesuits have acquired John Sprinz from the waiver wire. |
| 1983-08-26 | The Milwaukee Braves have waived John Sprinz. |
| 1983-08-16 | The Milwaukee Braves have acquired John Sprinz from the waiver wire. |
| 1983-07-16 | The Milwaukee Braves have waived John Sprinz. |
| 1983-06-01 | The Milwaukee Braves have acquired John Sprinz from the waiver wire. |
| 1983-05-12 | The Montreal Screaming Mounties have waived John Sprinz. |
| 1983-03-25 | The Montreal Screaming Mounties have promoted Hugh Cieslak to the major league team. The Montreal Screaming Mounties have designated John Sprinz for assignment. |
| 1982-08-29 | John Sprinz of the Montreal Screaming Mounties is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. |
| 1980-08-26 | Trade #1615734 has been completed between the Washington Wise Guys and the Montreal Screaming Mounties. The Montreal Screaming Mounties receive John Sprinz, Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 WAS (Ray Smith) from the Washington Wise Guys in exchange for Mike Cardinal. |
| 1979-09-18 | John Sprinz of the Washington Wise Guys is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1978-04-23 | John Sprinz of the Washington Wise Guys is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1974-06-10 | John Sprinz of the Washington Wise Guys is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1973-05-27 | John Sprinz of the Washington Wise Guys is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1970-09-07 | John Sprinz of the Washington Wise Guys is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |