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Jimmy Wynn League
8-13-2077
Sparky Smith Third Base
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .875 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1703 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 12-31-1941
HR 241 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(45 games)
RBI 892
SB 163
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A- (79.0%) LF B+ (75.9%) Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF B- (58.0%)   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
1963 DET
28
94
7
22
4
1
0
9
10
 13 0 1
2
 3 4
.603
.305
.298
.064
.234
1965 DET
37
108
10
22
8
0
3
9
7
 14 0 0
1
 5 2
.613
.252
.361
.157
.204
1966 DET
130
509
76
162
30
4
18
75
69
 77 5 2
20
 19 10
.902
.403
.499
.181
.318
1967 DET
123
477
68
134
20
2
18
73
67
 69 2 2
19
 21 4
.815
.370
.444
.164
.281
1968 DET-NYN
133
501
92
153
22
5
28
98
57
 79 4 7
15
 7 14
.913
.376
.537
.232
.305
1969 NYN
129
488
93
158
20
4
26
103
68
 66 1 5
13
 6 12
.945
.404
.541
.217
.324
1970 NYN
130
512
107
163
28
6
24
90
62
 71 2 2
16
 14 10
.930
.393
.537
.219
.318
1971 NYN
117
436
74
118
26
4
19
59
53
 65 1 2
16
 5 3
.829
.350
.479
.209
.271
1972 NYN
106
392
65
120
20
1
15
58
48
 48 4 3
11
 6 8
.862
.385
.477
.171
.306
1973 NYN
139
396
77
121
20
3
20
57
34
 39 4 2
10
 7 4
.887
.365
.523
.217
.306
1974 NYN
134
326
55
111
15
2
22
68
34
 41 1 2
9
 5 10
1.003
.402
.601
.261
.340
1975 NYN
133
479
87
159
29
5
26
89
46
 60 3 6
17
 4 17
.966
.390
.576
.244
.332
1976 NYN
124
256
47
79
19
0
6
31
28
 38 2 0
5
 3 6
.834
.381
.453
.145
.309
1977 NYA
129
175
32
51
8
1
3
17
27
 22 1 1
6
 3 2
.787
.387
.400
.109
.291
1978 NYA
121
183
21
47
6
1
6
21
21
 33 0 2
3
 6 1
.729
.330
.399
.142
.257
1979 NYA
101
199
28
60
16
0
5
24
22
 28 1 2
0
 0 7
.828
.371
.457
.156
.302
1980 NYA
80
88
14
23
4
0
2
11
10
 14 0 0
0
 0 1
.712
.337
.375
.114
.261
Total
1894
5619
953
1703
295
39
241
892
663
 777 31 39
163
 114 115
.875
.377
.498
.195
.303
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Sparky Smith has retired from the New York Yankees
1978-07-25Sparky Smith of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-04-04A trade has been completed between the New York Knights and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Sparky Smith, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 5 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 4 (NYN) from the New York Knights in exchange for Pete Versalles, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 4 (NYA).
1977-04-04The New York Knights have re-claimed Sparky Smith from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Fred Morgan to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Spike Sante to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim O"Rourke to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Kevin Klobedanz for assignment. The New York Knights have designated Sap Sasser for assignment. The New York Knights have designated Sparky Smith for assignment.
1976-09-18Sparky Smith of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1968-05-09A trade has been completed between the New York Knights and the Detroit Cadillacs. The Detroit Cadillacs receive Jim Ramsey, Cy Hall from the New York Knights in exchange for Ossee Hines, Sparky Smith, Mel Clark.
1966-04-01The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Sparky Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have designated Tyler Lemon for assignment.
1965-09-10The Detroit Cadillacs have sent Sparky Smith to the minors.
1965-08-12The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Sparky Smith to the major league team.
1965-08-05The Detroit Cadillacs have sent Sparky Smith to the minors.
1965-07-18The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Sparky Smith to the major league team.
1965-04-25The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Gene Berry to Sparky Smith.
1963-05-16The Detroit Cadillacs have sent Gene Berry to the minors.
1963-04-05The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Gene Berry to the major league team.