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Harmon Killebrew League 9-16-2180 |
| Billy Sparks |  Relief PitcherRetired (1972, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 4.50 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 0-0 | Status | Deceased (2015) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 1 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 04-04-1938 | |
| K | 2 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 52 (1961) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (3 games) |
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| IP | 2.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 0.50 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1961 | Minors | 23 | 1.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 24 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 25 | 0.74 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 26 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 27 | 8.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 8 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 28 | 8.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 29 | 10.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 10 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 30 | 7.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 31 | 16.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 16 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 32 | 11.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 11 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 33 | 14.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 14 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 34 | 19.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 19 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 42 | 4 / 56 | 6 / 99 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | Billy Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1964-04-16 | The Pittsburgh Pain have waived Billy Sparks. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Pain have sent Mike Boston to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pain have designated Len Allison for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pain have sent Howard Manske to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pain have sent Billy Sparks to the minors. |
| 1963-09-29 | The Pittsburgh Pain have promoted Billy Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1963-09-29 | The Pittsburgh Pain have acquired Billy Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have waived Billy Sparks. |
| 1962-09-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have acquired Billy Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-04-24 | The Chicago BlackSox have acquired Pip Shave from the waiver wire. The Chicago BlackSox have waived Billy Sparks. |
| 1961-04-08 | The Chicago BlackSox have acquired Billy Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-04-01 | The Cincinnati Pilots have waived Billy Sparks. |