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Willie Mays League
8-26-2085
Lefty Sparks Left Field
Retired (1972, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .837 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 3106 Age at Death 95 Date of Birth 03-28-1933
HR 417 Drafted Undrafted
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(26 games)
RBI 1673
SB 359
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A  (86.9%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B D- (6.4%) RF D- (7.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1953 NYA
74
200
28
55
9
3
2
14
14
 36 3 1
0
 2 2
.710
.330
.380
.105
.275
1954 NYA
14
51
7
14
4
0
2
3
7
 3 0 0
0
 1 0
.833
.362
.471
.196
.275
1955 NYA
160
611
96
179
19
3
22
73
71
 102 4 3
11
 2 3
.811
.369
.442
.149
.293
1956 NYA
159
675
106
181
29
2
18
67
74
 96 3 6
7
 4 3
.737
.340
.397
.129
.268
1957 NYA
161
677
117
191
25
8
25
79
69
 109 4 3
17
 7 1
.804
.351
.453
.171
.282
1958 NYA
160
692
137
206
42
8
32
95
81
 90 0 0
7
 6 5
.892
.371
.520
.223
.298
1959 NYA
161
668
136
207
32
7
24
98
70
 97 4 2
26
 3 5
.864
.378
.487
.177
.310
1960 NYA
159
608
105
175
32
8
19
76
80
 97 0 3
24
 13 6
.830
.369
.461
.173
.288
1961 NYA-CHN
160
625
99
176
27
8
23
106
62
 83 4 4
25
 13 8
.809
.348
.461
.179
.282
1962 CHN
160
632
113
188
36
6
32
111
64
 98 4 6
23
 7 4
.888
.363
.525
.228
.297
1963 CHN
160
635
118
194
35
9
26
152
71
 67 1 17
31
 7 6
.879
.367
.512
.206
.306
1964 CHN
160
595
78
165
31
7
16
116
58
 91 0 7
26
 18 2
.771
.338
.434
.156
.277
1965 CHN
161
624
133
190
34
8
35
120
87
 75 3 5
27
 4 8
.942
.389
.553
.248
.304
1966 CHN-CHA
161
640
119
187
29
5
34
103
73
 106 1 2
23
 14 9
.877
.365
.512
.220
.292
1967 CHA-MIL
162
493
77
138
26
6
19
79
58
 71 2 2
21
 7 4
.829
.357
.473
.193
.280
1968 MIL
160
615
129
193
28
6
22
98
71
 79 1 5
44
 8 8
.869
.383
.486
.172
.314
1969 MIL
158
637
92
179
34
4
30
116
71
 95 1 3
18
 6 3
.841
.353
.488
.207
.281
1970 MIL
161
560
85
162
28
6
17
89
75
 75 4 9
18
 5 4
.824
.372
.452
.162
.289
1971 MIL-BAL
133
446
65
119
20
2
16
70
42
 69 0 3
11
 6 8
.756
.328
.428
.161
.267
1972 BAL
36
16
5
7
1
0
3
8
2
 4 1 0
0
 0 0
1.589
.526
1.062
.625
.438
Total
2820
10700
1845
3106
521
106
417
1673
1200
 1543 40 81
359
 133 89
.837
.362
.476
.185
.290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Lefty Sparks has retired from the Baltimore Reservoir Dogs
1971-07-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Reservoir Dogs and the Milwaukee Adjudicators. The Milwaukee Adjudicators receive Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Reservoir Dogs in exchange for Lefty Sparks.
1967-08-25A trade has been completed between the Chicago Rage and the Milwaukee Adjudicators. The Milwaukee Adjudicators receive Ted Lyons, Lefty Sparks, Scott Hutton, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 3 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 3 (CHA) from the Chicago Rage in exchange for Clint Sanchez, Charles Osborne, Chilly Gonzales.
1966-05-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Grinders and the Chicago Rage. The Chicago Rage receive Lefty Sparks from the Chicago Meat Grinders in exchange for Dick Veryzer, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (CHA).
1961-04-29The Chicago smp have promoted Lefty Sparks to the major league team. The Chicago smp have sent Sam Flanagan to the minors.
1961-04-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago smp and the New York PG-13s. The New York PG-13s receive Stan Baptist, Bob Gibson, Jay Nonnenkamp, Happy Davis from the Chicago smp in exchange for Lefty Sparks.
1954-09-18The New York Highlanders have promoted Lefty Sparks to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Danny Ferrer to the minors.
1954-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Danny Ferrer to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Lefty Sparks to the minors.
1953-09-16The New York Highlanders have promoted Lefty Sparks to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Danny Ferrer to the minors.
1953-07-15The New York Highlanders have promoted Al Gilbert to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Lefty Sparks to the minors.
1953-03-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Lefty Sparks to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Chris Knapp to the minors.
1952-05-30The New York Highlanders have promoted Minnie Veryzer to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Lefty Sparks to the minors.
1952-05-30The New York Highlanders have promoted Lefty Sparks to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Ron Stromme to the minors.
1951-04-01The New York Highlanders have acquired Lefty Sparks from the waiver wire. The New York Highlanders have waived Ray Bordick.