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Bob Horner League 5-6-1975 |
| First Date Sparks |  Starting PitcherRetired (1969, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.50 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/L | |
| W-L | 252-138 | Status | Retired (1969) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 2 | Age | 45 (OS 46) | Date of Birth | 10-06-1929 | |
| K | 2928 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (29 games) |
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| IP | 3794.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.24 | |||||
| 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 Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 13 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 9 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
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- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Minors | 21 | 66.00 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 29 | 8 / 33 | 13 / 66 | |||
| 1951 | Minors | 22 | 28.00 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 14 | 3 / 28 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 22 | 31.85 | 94 | 20 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 31 |
| 1952 | Majors | 23 | 49.02 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 16 | 2 / 21 | 8 / 49 |
| 1953 | Majors | 24 | 53.25 | 161 | 35 | 0 | 1 / 13 | 1 / 16 | 2 / 24 | 4 / 53 |
| 1954 | Majors | 25 | 55.61 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 19 | 3 / 28 | 5 / 55 |
| 1955 | Majors | 26 | 55.51 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 2 / 18 | 0 / 19 | 3 / 18 | 5 / 55 |
| 1956 | Majors | 27 | 52.21 | 145 | 33 | 13 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 1 / 29 | 4 / 52 |
| 1957 | Majors | 28 | 54.60 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 3 / 15 | 0 / 21 | 2 / 18 | 5 / 54 |
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 52.69 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 23 | 2 / 52 |
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 52.84 | 162 | 37 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 23 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 52 |
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 50.79 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 50 |
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 41.86 | 118 | 27 | 43 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 21 | 1 / 41 |
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 52.16 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 24 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 52 |
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 52.97 | 162 | 36 | 0 | -4 / 11 | -9 / 17 | -2 / 24 | -15 / 52 |
| 1964 | Majors | 35 | 46.88 | 132 | 30 | 30 | -3 / 4 | -5 / 21 | -4 / 21 | -12 / 46 |
| 1965 | Majors | 36 | 46.75 | 162 | 29 | 0 | -2 / 9 | -5 / 22 | -3 / 15 | -10 / 46 |
| 1966 | Majors | 37 | 40.84 | 162 | 14 | 0 | -4 / 8 | -2 / 12 | -4 / 20 | -10 / 40 |
| 1967 | Majors | 38 | 44.39 | 142 | 29 | 20 | -4 / 6 | -6 / 18 | -1 / 20 | -11 / 44 |
| 1968 | Majors | 39 | 38.58 | 156 | 14 | 1 | 1 / 7 | -8 / 17 | -3 / 14 | -10 / 38 |
| 1969 | Majors | 40 | 3.17 | 11 | 0 | 12 | -4 / 0 | -9 / 1 | -4 / 2 | -17 / 3 |
| Total | 2741 | 551 | 119 | -5 / 192 | -32 / 358 | 5 / 409 | -32 / 959 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | First Date Sparks has retired from the Seattle Rainiers |
| 1969-08-08 | First Date Sparks of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1969-07-29 | The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Dal Sullivan to the major league team. The Seattle Rainiers have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1969-07-29 | The Seattle Rainiers have acquired First Date Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1969-04-08 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have waived First Date Sparks. |
| 1969-03-25 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have promoted Bart Graber to the major league team. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have promoted Tom Strickland to the major league team. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have designated First Date Sparks for assignment. |
| 1968-09-30 | First Date Sparks of the Miami Motorboatin SOBs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1968-07-14 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have acquired First Date Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-07-07 | The Seattle Rainiers have designated First Date Sparks for assignment. |
| 1967-11-01 | First Date Sparks now holds the league record for career strikeouts. |
| 1967-11-01 | First Date Sparks now holds the league record for career innings pitched. |
| 1967-06-27 | First Date Sparks of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1964-11-01 | First Date Sparks now holds the league record for career wins. |
| 1964-08-10 | First Date Sparks of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1963-11-01 | First Date Sparks now holds the league record for career pitching games started. |
| 1961-06-28 | First Date Sparks of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1961-04-16 | First Date Sparks of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1958-11-01 | First Date Sparks now holds the league record for career shutouts. |
| 1957-10-23 | Trade #1867336 has been completed between the Seattle Rainiers and the St. Louis Men in New Laundry. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry receive Hank Dolworth, Mike Schellhase, Kenny Madison, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 SEA (Hideki Sakurai), Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 SEA (Guy Weaver) from the Seattle Rainiers in exchange for First Date Sparks, Aaron Merloni, Victor DePhillips. |
| 1956-08-21 | First Date Sparks of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1953-06-08 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1953-06-07 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent First Date Sparks down to the minors. |
| 1951-10-03 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Ivan Lind to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1951-10-03 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent First Date Sparks to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Ivan Lind to the minors. |
| 1951-09-05 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1951-08-16 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent First Date Sparks to the minors. |
| 1951-07-07 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1951-06-15 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent First Date Sparks to the minors. |
| 1951-05-05 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted First Date Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1950-05-06 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have renamed "First Date" Sparks to First Date Sparks. |
| 1950-05-06 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have renamed John Sparks to "First Date" Sparks. |
| 1950-04-01 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Glen Pasek to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Palmer Wheelock to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Ed Hawk to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Fred Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Dino Wicker to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Frank Simpson to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Kim Howe to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Robert Pattison to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent John Sparks to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Rick Darby to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Ivan Lind to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Craig King to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Joe Barrett to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent George McCormick to the minors. |