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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 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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1959 LHP 15 23 4 0 0 2 5 0 9 .609 .174 .435 .261 .174
1959 RHP 25 57 14 5 1 2 10 2 17 .745 .271 .474 .228 .246
1960 LHP 60 145 41 3 3 2 14 12 30 .722 .335 .386 .103 .283
1960 RHP 136 441 97 20 5 16 65 23 118 .656 .260 .397 .177 .220
1961 LHP 55 131 24 3 2 0 9 6 32 .454 .217 .237 .053 .183
1961 RHP 143 459 99 20 3 19 64 23 120 .650 .254 .397 .181 .216
1962 LHP 56 108 26 1 0 6 16 5 28 .704 .287 .417 .176 .241
1962 RHP 125 446 112 33 3 15 78 29 115 .740 .301 .439 .188 .251
1963 LHP 15 23 6 1 0 2 4 2 3 .885 .320 .565 .304 .261
1963 RHP 23 54 13 3 0 0 0 2 13 .564 .268 .296 .056 .241
1964 LHP 6 17 5 3 0 0 3 0 6 .765 .294 .471 .176 .294
1964 RHP 18 31 4 0 0 1 5 3 13 .426 .200 .226 .097 .129
1965 LHP 24 50 11 0 0 2 6 3 9 .604 .264 .340 .120 .220
1965 RHP 50 132 26 2 0 3 11 12 27 .544 .264 .280 .083 .197
1966 LHP 14 30 4 0 0 1 5 1 9 .395 .161 .233 .100 .133
1966 RHP 26 66 19 1 0 4 7 4 13 .813 .329 .485 .197 .288
1967 LHP 33 44 8 2 0 1 3 7 12 .590 .294 .295 .114 .182
1967 RHP 91 234 48 7 1 13 31 11 69 .650 .240 .410 .205 .205
1968 LHP 71 137 27 4 0 3 8 9 41 .549 .257 .292 .095 .197
1968 RHP 142 481 120 13 6 23 79 25 104 .732 .287 .445 .195 .249
1969 LHP 65 149 38 2 0 2 13 13 34 .628 .319 .309 .054 .255
1969 RHP 136 448 100 18 4 13 48 25 118 .637 .269 .368 .145 .223
1970 LHP 67 135 30 4 2 4 13 12 38 .654 .284 .370 .148 .222
1970 RHP 138 456 92 14 4 10 49 31 133 .567 .252 .316 .114 .202
Total LHP 481 992 224 23 7 25 99 70 251 .618 .279 .339 .113 .226
Total RHP 1053 3305 744 136 27 119 447 190 860 .659 .268 .391 .166 .225
Total 1186 4297 968 159 34 144 546 260 1111 .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).