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Ralph Kiner League 5-31-2064 |
| Ned Sparks |  Center FieldRetired (1973, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .282 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .746 | Status | Deceased (2008) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 24 | Age at Death | 69 | Date of Birth | 07-02-1939 | |
| HR | 2 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 38 (1960) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (138 games) |
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| RBI | 11 | |||||
| SB | 3 | |||||
| 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 vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (4.1%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1960 | Minors | 21 | 16.00 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 14 / 16 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 21 | 0.89 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 22 | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 8 / 11 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 22 | 6.66 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 6 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 23 | 30.00 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 6 / 7 | 5 / 5 | 21 / 30 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 24 | 18.00 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 16 / 18 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 25 | 12.00 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 10 / 12 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 26 | 11.00 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 6 / 11 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 26 | 11.00 | 0 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 7 / 11 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 27 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 28 | 10.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 10 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 29 | 20.00 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 6 / 20 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 30 | 10.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 31 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 32 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 32 | 4.05 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 |
| 1972 | Minors | 33 | 29.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 3 / 29 | |||
| 1973 | Minors | 34 | 21.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 21 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 0 | 15 / 31 | 15 / 22 | 10 / 23 | 11 / 30 | 9 / 39 | 24 / 47 | 16 / 32 | 100 / 224 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Ned Sparks has retired from the New York NeckTys |
| 1971-09-14 | The New York NeckTys have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-09-05 | The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1971-08-21 | The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Ned Sparks for assignment. |
| 1971-08-01 | The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Ned Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1971-08-01 | The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1969-08-01 | The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1969-08-01 | The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Jim Brown. |
| 1967-04-01 | The Boston Scribes have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1966-09-20 | The Boston Scribes have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-10-03 | The Washington Pandas have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1965-09-26 | The Washington Pandas have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-07-06 | The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1965-04-05 | The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have waived Ned Sparks. |
| 1961-10-03 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Roland Deschain to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Ned Sparks to the minors. |
| 1961-07-20 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Ned Sparks to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent John Letchas to the minors. |
| 1961-05-20 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Andy Patton to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Ned Sparks to the minors. |
| 1961-05-02 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Ned Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1960-09-30 | The Cleveland Spiders have sent Fred Person to the minors. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Ned Sparks to the minors. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jock Frost to the minors. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jose Siebern to the minors. |
| 1960-09-04 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Ned Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1960-05-31 | The Cleveland Spiders have acquired Ned Sparks from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Spiders have waived Bob Johnson. |
| 1960-05-05 | The Baltimore Monarchs have waived Ned Sparks. |