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Jimmy Wynn League
5-22-2079
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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1963 Minors 22 40.00 0 / 4 1 / 10 3 / 6 1 / 7 4 / 4 5 / 5 5 / 5 19 / 41
1963 Majors 22 10.00 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 3 7 / 10
1964 Minors 23 49.00 2 / 8 2 / 6 0 / 6 3 / 6 4 / 5 7 / 8 9 / 11 27 / 50
1965 Minors 24 32.00 2 / 5 3 / 6 4 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 3 5 / 5 3 / 3 20 / 32
1965 Majors 24 12.21 1 / 1 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 3 / 4 9 / 12
1966 Majors 25 63.40 2 / 15 1 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 9 6 / 14 6 / 10 3 / 5 18 / 63
1967 Majors 26 59.17 0 / 7 2 / 13 2 / 8 3 / 9 2 / 9 4 / 5 6 / 8 19 / 59
1968 Majors 27 58.19 1 / 12 1 / 9 2 / 7 2 / 11 4 / 6 0 / 5 3 / 8 13 / 58
1969 Majors 28 57.64 0 / 12 1 / 12 1 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 4 8 / 57
1970 Majors 29 57.79 0 / 10 1 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 6 3 / 11 0 / 9 5 / 57
1971 Majors 30 49.20 0 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 7 3 / 49
1972 Majors 31 44.70 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 44
1973 Majors 32 43.60 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 4 3 / 43
1974 Majors 33 36.30 0 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 5 2 / 36
1975 Majors 34 53.39 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 53
1976 Majors 35 27.82 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 27
1977 Majors 36 20.14 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 20
1978 Majors 37 19.80 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 19
1979 Majors 38 21.21 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 21
1980 Majors 39 9.58 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 9
Total 0 0 0 10 / 121 17 / 120 17 / 102 12 / 99 29 / 105 35 / 103 36 / 110 156 / 760
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.