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Tim Raines League 6-5-2070 |
| Joe Sparma |  Starting PitcherRetired (1980, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 5.07 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| W-L | 88-126 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 2 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 07-15-1945 | |
| K | 1499 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 42 (1965) |
Majors Svc Time | 12 years (26 games) |
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| IP | 1922.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.50 | |||||
| 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 | 2 | |||
| 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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| 1965 | Minors | 20 | 50.00 | 1 / 4 | 9 / 23 | 8 / 23 | 18 / 50 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 21 | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 5 / 11 | 3 / 16 | 8 / 28 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 22 | 20.00 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 11 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 20 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 23 | 8.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 8 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 23 | 11.93 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 11 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 24 | 17.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 10 | 5 / 17 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 24 | 13.22 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 9 | 2 / 13 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 25 | 47.43 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 13 | 4 / 25 | 5 / 47 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 26 | 48.99 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 22 | 3 / 17 | 6 / 48 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 27 | 50.49 | 1 / 15 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 17 | 2 / 50 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 28 | 50.29 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 3 / 14 | 1 / 20 | 3 / 16 | 7 / 50 |
| 1974 | Majors | 29 | 49.64 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 24 | 0 / 49 |
| 1975 | Majors | 30 | 50.51 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 0 / 13 | 3 / 21 | 0 / 16 | 3 / 50 |
| 1976 | Majors | 31 | 37.75 | 162 | 18 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 37 |
| 1977 | Majors | 32 | 46.01 | 162 | 30 | 0 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 24 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 46 |
| 1978 | Majors | 33 | 45.21 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 25 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 45 |
| 1979 | Majors | 34 | 44.47 | 162 | 28 | 0 | -1 / 12 | -5 / 19 | -4 / 13 | -10 / 44 |
| 1980 | Majors | 35 | 18.03 | 162 | 7 | 0 | -2 / 0 | -8 / 10 | -5 / 8 | -15 / 18 |
| Total | 1296 | 210 | 0 | 5 / 106 | 18 / 271 | 23 / 254 | 46 / 631 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Joe Sparma has retired from the Chicago Black Sox |
| 1977-09-29 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the New York Gothams. The New York Gothams receive Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Joe Sparma. |
| 1975-06-28 | A trade has been completed between the New York Gothams and the Boston Burnouts. The Boston Burnouts receive Danny Hopper, Brian Dapper from the New York Gothams in exchange for Joe Sparma. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Boston Burnouts have promoted Dave Ducey to the major league team. The Boston Burnouts have promoted Mike Wells to the major league team. The Boston Burnouts have promoted Joe Sparma to the major league team. The Boston Burnouts have designated Mike Siemer for assignment. The Boston Burnouts have sent Mike Ferreira to the minors. |
| 1969-09-05 | The Boston Burnouts have promoted Dolph Gonzalez to the major league team. The Boston Burnouts have sent Joe Sparma to the minors. |
| 1969-09-05 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Burnouts. The Boston Burnouts receive Joe Sparma, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Paul Foytack. |
| 1969-08-28 | The Detroit Tigers have sent Joe Sparma to the minors. |
| 1969-08-05 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Sparma to the major league team. |
| 1969-07-24 | The Detroit Tigers have sent Joe Sparma to the minors. |
| 1969-06-12 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Sparma to the major league team. |
| 1969-04-04 | The Detroit Tigers have renamed Earl Wilson to Joe Sparma. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mickey Lolich to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Earl Wilson to the minors. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mickey Stanley to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Earl Wilson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated George Thomas for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Mike Ryan for assignment. |
| 1968-08-05 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Russ Hartley to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted John Nye to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jerry Cardoni to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Earl Wilson to the minors. |
| 1968-03-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Earl Wilson to the major league team. |
| 1965-04-25 | The Detroit Tigers have renamed Clarence Clendenon to Earl Wilson. |