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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
John Sproles Shortstop
Retired (1981, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .653 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 285 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 01-09-1947
HR 13 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(99 games)
RBI 124
SB 26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B    Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D+ (20.2%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (7.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 23 26.00 2 / 2 5 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 5 / 8 2 / 4 15 / 26
1971 Minors 24 4.00 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 4
1971 Majors 24 6.14 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 6
1972 Majors 25 13.63 0 / 0 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 2 7 / 13
1973 Majors 26 17.66 0 / 3 1 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 6 / 17
1974 Majors 27 20.64 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 6 0 / 3 6 / 20
1975 Majors 28 25.30 0 / 2 3 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 1 4 / 25
1976 Minors 29 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1976 Majors 29 18.47 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 18
1977 Minors 30 37.00 0 / 5 2 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 9 3 / 6 8 / 37
1978 Majors 31 28.05 162 16 0 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 28
1979 Minors 32 30.00 1 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 0 1 / 30
1979 Majors 32 4.35 22 3 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4
1980 Majors 33 11.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 11
1981 Majors 34 19.00 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 19
Total 184 19 0 5 / 34 15 / 44 5 / 35 4 / 34 3 / 36 12 / 47 8 / 29 52 / 259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01John Sproles has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-09-07The Chicago Mobsters have acquired Jack Pierce from the waiver wire. The Chicago Mobsters have waived John Sproles.
1979-04-26The Chicago Mobsters have designated John Sproles for assignment.
1978-04-01The Chicago Mobsters have promoted John Sproles to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have designated Tige Merriman for assignment.
1976-09-18The Chicago Mobsters have designated John Sproles for assignment. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Shorty Monteleone to the minors.
1972-04-01The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have renamed John Sproull to John Sproles.
1971-06-21The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have promoted John Sproull to the major league team. The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have sent Martin Floyd to the minors.