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Branch Rickey League
4-21-2229
Cy Sperling Right Field
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .225 Total Rating   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 Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.8%) Arm 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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1959 RF KC 25 11 113.2 20 19 0 1 0 0 1.50 .950
LF KC 3 3 27.2 5 4 1 0 0 -1 1.63 1.000
1960 RF KC 108 108 940.2 168 160 7 1 1 -8 1.60 .994
LF KC 41 41 373.0 94 90 4 0 1 +2 2.27 1.000
1961 RF KC 152 152 1333.2 275 263 8 4 0 -1 1.83 .985
1962 RF KC 137 133 1185.1 225 216 8 1 1 -7 1.70 .996
CF KC 2 2 18.0 5 4 0 1 0 0 2.00 .800
1963 LF KC 14 14 122.0 31 28 1 2 0 0 2.14 .935
RF KC 19 0 26.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.04 1.000
CF KC 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1964 LF KC 5 5 45.0 13 12 1 0 0 +2 2.60 1.000
RF KC 8 3 35.1 10 10 0 0 0 0 2.55 1.000
1965 RF KC 18 13 131.1 37 34 3 0 2 0 2.54 1.000
CF KC 10 10 89.2 20 15 2 3 0 -1 1.71 .850
LF KC 10 10 88.0 29 28 1 0 0 0 2.97 1.000
SS KC 6 6 53.0 23 5 17 1 1 -2 3.74 .957
1966 LF KC 17 17 154.1 47 43 4 0 1 0 2.74 1.000
CF KC 3 3 26.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.04 1.000
RF KC 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.90 1.000
1967 RF KC-TEX 40 29 271.0 82 76 4 2 4 0 2.66 .976
CF KC-TEX 22 22 196.2 54 52 2 0 0 -3 2.47 1.000
3B KC-TEX 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
LF KC-TEX 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1968 RF TEX 124 124 1113.0 243 234 7 2 0 -2 1.95 .992
LF TEX 28 28 247.0 57 56 1 0 0 +1 2.08 1.000
1969 RF TEX 117 117 1035.1 236 227 6 3 0 0 2.03 .987
LF TEX 34 34 304.2 76 71 4 1 0 -2 2.22 .987
1970 RF TEX 119 119 1064.2 218 216 1 1 0 -2 1.83 .995
LF TEX 31 31 271.0 54 52 2 0 0 -1 1.79 1.000
Pos Total RF 869 810 7260.0 1518 1459 44 15 8 -20 1.86 .990
LF 184 184 1640.2 409 387 19 3 2 +1 2.23 .993
CF 38 38 339.1 85 77 4 4 0 -4 2.15 .953
SS 6 6 53.0 23 5 17 1 1 -2 3.74 .957
3B 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
Total 1098 1039 9302.0 2036 1928 85 23 11 -25 1.95 .989
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).