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Aaron Fox League 7-6-2082 |
| Larry Sparks |  Left FieldRetired (1976, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .281 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .809 | Status | Deceased (2008) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 815 | Age at Death | 69 | Date of Birth | 07-23-1939 | |
| HR | 114 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (35 games) |
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| RBI | 485 | |||||
| SB | 63 | |||||
| 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 * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (13.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 60% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | Away | 69 | 267 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .820 | .325 | .494 | .232 | .262 |
| 1970 | Home | 70 | 246 | 39 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .848 | .364 | .484 | .179 | .305 |
| 1971 | Away | 69 | 248 | 44 | 80 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 28 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .965 | .392 | .573 | .250 | .323 |
| 1971 | Home | 70 | 238 | 29 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .732 | .337 | .395 | .118 | .277 |
| 1972 | Away | 70 | 260 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .732 | .312 | .419 | .169 | .250 |
| 1972 | Home | 69 | 252 | 48 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .336 | .540 | .262 | .278 |
| 1973 | Away | 70 | 273 | 57 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 26 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .885 | .372 | .513 | .201 | .311 |
| 1973 | Home | 69 | 240 | 38 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .876 | .388 | .487 | .167 | .321 |
| 1974 | Away | 69 | 269 | 30 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 26 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .680 | .290 | .390 | .167 | .223 |
| 1974 | Home | 70 | 241 | 35 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .834 | .369 | .465 | .154 | .311 |
| 1975 | Away | 43 | 164 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .691 | .307 | .384 | .122 | .262 |
| 1975 | Home | 59 | 203 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .715 | .311 | .404 | .163 | .241 |
| Total | Away | 390 | 1481 | 230 | 403 | 61 | 22 | 61 | 247 | 138 | 320 | 27 | 6 | 9 | .801 | .335 | .467 | .194 | .272 |
| Total | Home | 407 | 1420 | 216 | 412 | 57 | 16 | 53 | 238 | 136 | 298 | 36 | 9 | 10 | .817 | .352 | .465 | .175 | .290 |
| Total | 797 | 2901 | 446 | 815 | 118 | 38 | 114 | 485 | 274 | 618 | 63 | 15 | 19 | .809 | .343 | .466 | .185 | .281 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Nellie Fox League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Larry Sparks has retired from the Colorado Bombers |
| 1975-09-10 | The Colorado Bombers have promoted Joe Carter to the major league team. The Colorado Bombers have designated Larry Sparks for assignment. |
| 1975-08-26 | Larry Sparks of the Colorado Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1970-11-01 | Larry Sparks now holds the league record for career triples. |