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Ty Cobb League
7-9-2085
Paul Sparks Relief Pitcher
Retired (1974, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.66 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 2-1 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 12-12-1939
K 56 Drafted Round 5, Pick 67
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(114 games)
IP 89.0
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship D+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val D+
Speed A  Bunt B  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1961 NYA
1
 0
2
0
0
0
0
 0
4.2
 4 3 3 0 4
2
1.71
5.79
1963 NYA-PHI-DET-NYA
0
 1
16
1
0
0
0
 0
27.2
 35 24 23 1 16
12
1.84
7.48
1964 NYA-CHN
1
 0
6
0
0
0
0
 0
13.2
 11 8 8 0 5
9
1.17
5.27
1970 CIN-NYN-CHN
0
 0
3
0
0
0
0
 0
4.2
 5 4 4 0 1
1
1.29
7.71
1973 NYN
0
 0
16
0
0
0
1
 0
38.1
 39 18 18 3 17
32
1.46
4.23
2085
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
2
 1
43
1
0
0
1
 0
89.0
 94 57 56 4 43
56
1.54
5.66
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Paul Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-07-17The St. Louis Gateway Archers have waived Paul Sparks.
1974-06-01The St. Louis Gateway Archers have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1974-05-27The New York Red Necks have waived Paul Sparks.
1974-04-01The New York Red Necks have promoted Ken Johnson to the major league team. The New York Red Necks have promoted Dave Tapani to the major league team. The New York Red Necks have designated Paul Sparks for assignment. The New York Red Necks have designated Emilio Chavez for assignment.
1973-07-25The New York Metro Maulers have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Metro Maulers have promoted Felix Tulan to the major league team. The New York Metro Maulers have sent Gordon Rivers to the minors. The New York Metro Maulers have sent George McDonald to the minors.
1973-07-22The New York Metro Maulers have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire. The New York Metro Maulers have waived Steven Granger.
1973-05-01The New York Metro Maulers have waived Paul Sparks.
1973-04-25The New York Metro Maulers have promoted Juan Santos to the major league team. The New York Metro Maulers have designated Paul Sparks for assignment.
1973-04-24The New York Metro Maulers have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Metro Maulers have designated Rico Gonzalez for assignment.
1973-04-23The New York Metro Maulers have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1972-07-09The Baltimore Browns have waived Paul Sparks.
1972-03-05The Baltimore Browns have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1970-10-23The Chicago Cubs have waived Paul Sparks.
1970-10-03The Chicago Cubs have designated Willie Davis for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent James Gannon to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Charley Barrett to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Arnold Zipple to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Art Kerlin for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Doug Mazeroski to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Paul Sparks for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Don Pevey to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Javier Martinez, Jr. to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Brock Wilson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Calvin Coggins for assignment.
1970-09-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team.
1970-09-29The Chicago Cubs have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1970-05-15The New York BLUE BOMBERS have waived Paul Sparks.
1970-05-09The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Steven Granger to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Arnold Zipple to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have designated Paul Sparks for assignment. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have sent Hugo Humphries to the minors.
1970-05-06The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have designated Ralph Engel for assignment.
1970-04-29The New York BLUE BOMBERS have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1970-04-17The Cincinnati Reds have waived Paul Sparks.
1969-09-08The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1969-08-14The Cincinnati Reds have waived Paul Sparks.
1967-04-05The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01The Chicago Cubs have waived Paul Sparks.
1964-09-19The Chicago Cubs have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1964-09-15The New York Creatures have waived Paul Sparks.
1964-04-11The New York Creatures have promoted Mark Dolgan to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Paul Sparks for assignment.
1964-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Jake Stanton to Paul Sparks.
1964-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Jack Stanton to Jake Stanton.
1964-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Paul Sparks to Jack Stanton.
1963-08-27The New York Creatures have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Fred Hicks to the minors.
1963-08-19A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive George Clinton, Arky Vaughan, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 5 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Mack Savin, Ford Nieves, Paul Sparks, Matt Farber, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 4 (DET).
1963-05-09A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Walt Cvengros, Paul Sparks from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Andy Durazo, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (DET).
1963-03-01The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Paul Sparks from the waiver wire.
1961-10-03The New York Big Apples have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted J.R. Richards to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Paul Sparks to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent John Amalfitano to the minors.
1961-09-30The New York Big Apples have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted John Amalfitano to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Ben Martin to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent J.R. Richards to the minors.
1961-07-25The New York Big Apples have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted Jeff Zimmerman to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Jack Bronx to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent Paul Sparks to the minors.
1961-07-24The New York Big Apples have promoted Jerry Markell to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Rob Manhattan to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent Jeff Zimmerman to the minors.