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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Sparky Sutton Starting Pitcher
Retired (1990, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.45 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 26-69 Status Deceased (2040) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 08-12-1956
K 579 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(51 games)
IP 752.2
WHIP 1.75
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance A-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A+   Mentor Val A-
Speed B- Bunt D  Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  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
1977 CLE
0
 2
3
3
0
0
0
 0
10.1
 17 14 14 1 10
10
2.61
12.19
1979 CLE
1
 2
4
4
0
0
0
 0
22.2
 21 8 6 3 8
10
1.28
2.38
1980 CLE
10
 13
30
30
0
0
0
 0
147.0
 152 89 85 5 97
112
1.69
5.20
1981 CLE-BAL
6
 21
35
29
1
0
0
 0
181.1
 231 162 148 5 112
161
1.89
7.35
1981 CLE
0
 0
6
0
0
0
0
 0
10.2
 13 7 7 0 6
15
1.78
5.91
1981 BAL
6
 21
29
29
1
0
0
 0
170.2
 218 155 141 5 106
146
1.90
7.44
1982 BAL
2
 18
32
32
0
0
0
 0
189.0
 243 173 162 6 116
140
1.90
7.71
1983 BAL
7
 13
32
32
1
1
0
 0
202.1
 201 134 124 8 107
146
1.52
5.52
2050
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
26
 69
136
130
2
1
0
 0
752.2
 865 580 539 28 450
579
1.75
6.45
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Sparky Sutton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-25The Baltimore Orange Sox have waived Sparky Sutton.
1984-04-01The Baltimore Orange Sox have promoted Steve Haislip to the major league team. The Baltimore Orange Sox have promoted Buck Wilson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orange Sox have designated Sparky Sutton for assignment. The Baltimore Orange Sox have designated Fred Mills for assignment.
1981-04-22The Baltimore Orange Sox have acquired Sparky Sutton from the waiver wire.
1981-04-18The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Pepper Daily to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have designated Sparky Sutton for assignment.
1981-04-01The Cleveland Cutters have re-claimed Sparky Sutton from the waiver wire.
1981-04-01The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Walter Poole to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have designated Sparky Sutton for assignment.
1979-09-09The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Sparky Sutton to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Lumpy Boyle to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have sent Rex Howell to the minors. The Cleveland Cutters have sent Bones McCoy to the minors.
1978-04-01The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Bud Boyer to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Eric Miller to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Pete Carlstrom to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have sent Tyson Palmer to the minors. The Cleveland Cutters have sent Arturo Toscanini to the minors. The Cleveland Cutters have sent Sparky Sutton to the minors.
1978-03-01The Cleveland Cutters have renamed Bill Harrington to Sparky Sutton.
1977-09-16The Cleveland Cutters have promoted Bill Harrington to the major league team. The Cleveland Cutters have designated Eric Miller for assignment.
1977-05-15A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Cutters and the Baltimore Dictators. The Baltimore Dictators receive Carter Heyes, Damon Howard from the Cleveland Cutters in exchange for Bill Harrington, Harvey Anderson, Coco Leppert.