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Branch Rickey League
4-11-2229
Cy Sperling Right Field
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .225 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/L
OPS .650 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 968 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 02-08-1934
HR 144 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(27 games)
RBI 546
SB 41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.8%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D+ (20.6%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 KC
36
80
10
18
5
1
4
15
2
 26 0 0
1
 0 1
.706
.244
.463
.238
.225
1960 KC
149
586
70
138
23
8
18
79
35
 148 2 5
5
 4 1
.673
.279
.394
.159
.235
1961 KC
152
590
58
123
23
5
19
73
29
 152 1 3
11
 2 4
.607
.246
.361
.153
.208
1962 KC
142
554
66
138
34
3
21
94
34
 143 6 3
11
 3 2
.733
.298
.435
.186
.249
1963 KC
38
77
8
19
4
0
2
4
4
 16 0 0
3
 0 2
.661
.284
.377
.130
.247
1964 KC
21
48
4
9
3
0
1
8
3
 19 0 1
0
 0 0
.543
.231
.312
.125
.188
1965 KC
57
182
20
37
2
0
5
17
15
 36 0 0
3
 1 4
.561
.264
.297
.093
.203
1966 KC
31
96
8
23
1
0
5
12
5
 22 0 0
0
 1 0
.683
.277
.406
.167
.240
1967 KC-TEX
107
278
39
56
9
1
14
34
18
 81 0 1
2
 0 2
.641
.249
.392
.191
.201
1968 TEX
152
618
93
147
17
6
26
87
34
 145 3 2
3
 2 2
.691
.280
.411
.173
.238
1969 TEX
151
597
63
138
20
4
15
61
38
 152 4 0
2
 3 4
.635
.282
.353
.122
.231
1970 TEX
150
591
57
122
18
6
14
62
43
 171 0 3
0
 2 1
.587
.259
.328
.122
.206
Total
1186
4297
496
968
159
34
144
546
260
 1111 16 18
41
 18 23
.650
.271
.379
.153
.225
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Cy Sperling has retired from the Texas Rangers
1967-05-20Trade #1646264 has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Prairie Princes. The Kansas City Prairie Princes receive Scott Wiles, Darcy Meyerle, Donnie Jarvis, Draft Pick 1970 Round 3 TEX (Joe Guinn) from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Ed Head, Cy Sperling, Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 KC (Joe Curtright).
1966-06-18Cy Sperling of the Kansas City Prairie Princes is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1960-09-09Cy Sperling of the Kansas City Prairie Princes is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1960-04-09The Kansas City Prairie Princes have renamed Cy Shirley to Cy Sperling.
1959-05-25Trade #1638307 has been completed between the Kansas City Prairie Princes and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox receive Wayne Geiss from the Kansas City Prairie Princes in exchange for Bobby Harley, Cy Shirley, Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 CHA (Irv Lewis).