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Branch Rickey League
5-12-2229
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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1959 Away 18 43 9 12 2 1 4 12 2 15 1 0 1 .962 .311 .651 .372 .279
1959 Home 18 37 1 6 3 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 .405 .162 .243 .081 .162
1960 Away 73 289 41 68 12 3 12 41 19 77 3 3 1 .704 .282 .422 .187 .235
1960 Home 76 297 29 70 11 5 6 38 16 71 2 1 0 .642 .275 .367 .131 .236
1961 Away 77 307 29 60 11 3 11 34 14 76 4 1 4 .591 .232 .358 .163 .195
1961 Home 75 283 29 63 12 2 8 39 15 76 7 1 0 .624 .260 .364 .141 .223
1962 Away 72 283 31 67 16 1 10 48 21 76 6 1 1 .704 .298 .406 .170 .237
1962 Home 70 271 35 71 18 2 11 46 13 67 5 2 1 .764 .299 .465 .203 .262
1963 Away 17 37 4 9 2 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 .642 .263 .378 .135 .243
1963 Home 21 40 4 10 2 0 1 1 3 9 1 0 2 .677 .302 .375 .125 .250
1964 Away 13 33 4 6 2 0 1 8 2 12 0 0 0 .556 .222 .333 .152 .182
1964 Home 8 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 .517 .250 .267 .067 .200
1965 Away 29 86 8 15 2 0 2 6 9 18 1 0 3 .520 .253 .267 .093 .174
1965 Home 28 96 12 22 0 0 3 11 6 18 2 1 1 .597 .275 .323 .094 .229
1966 Away 14 43 3 7 0 0 2 4 1 13 0 1 0 .484 .182 .302 .140 .163
1966 Home 17 53 5 16 1 0 3 8 4 9 0 0 0 .841 .351 .491 .189 .302
1967 Away 58 159 18 32 5 1 7 15 8 42 2 0 1 .617 .240 .377 .176 .201
1967 Home 49 119 21 24 4 0 7 19 10 39 0 0 1 .673 .262 .412 .210 .202
1968 Away 76 316 57 83 11 2 16 57 14 71 2 2 1 .757 .295 .462 .199 .263
1968 Home 76 302 36 64 6 4 10 30 20 74 1 0 1 .622 .265 .358 .146 .212
1969 Away 74 293 33 69 9 2 6 22 21 74 1 2 2 .637 .296 .341 .106 .235
1969 Home 77 304 30 69 11 2 9 39 17 78 1 1 2 .633 .268 .365 .138 .227
1970 Away 75 305 29 64 6 5 7 31 22 98 0 1 1 .593 .261 .331 .121 .210
1970 Home 75 286 28 58 12 1 7 31 21 73 0 1 0 .582 .256 .325 .122 .203
Total Away 596 2194 266 492 78 18 79 281 134 579 22 11 15 .656 .271 .384 .160 .224
Total Home 590 2103 230 476 81 16 65 265 126 532 19 7 8 .643 .271 .373 .146 .226
Total 1186 4297 496 968 159 34 144 546 260 1111 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).