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Willie Mays League
9-5-2084
Jimmy Sparks Third Base
Retired (1960, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .776 Status Deceased (1988) Option Years 0  
H 1093 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 09-12-1924
HR 68 Drafted Round 4, Pick 54
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 353
SB 125
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BAL-NYN
125
376
74
115
19
5
4
21
60
 32 0 0
14
 1 6
.816
.401
.415
.109
.306
1951 NYN
120
436
72
123
27
6
11
40
59
 38 2 4
15
 5 9
.815
.367
.447
.165
.282
1952 NYN-BRO
143
472
68
152
27
4
12
54
56
 43 2 0
17
 6 4
.869
.396
.472
.150
.322
1953 BRO
138
539
91
172
29
6
11
60
44
 54 2 2
13
 2 4
.828
.371
.456
.137
.319
1954 BRO
131
362
31
93
22
3
1
26
51
 60 3 1
14
 4 1
.695
.353
.343
.086
.257
1955 BRO
135
528
60
144
25
6
7
36
65
 51 3 0
10
 7 6
.738
.356
.383
.110
.273
1956 BRO
127
303
45
83
13
2
7
34
55
 45 0 1
12
 3 8
.784
.384
.399
.125
.274
1957 BRO
109
271
33
70
9
2
4
26
43
 36 0 0
9
 5 3
.710
.360
.351
.092
.258
1958 BRO
82
280
39
76
12
1
8
35
31
 28 1 1
12
 1 4
.752
.345
.407
.136
.271
1959 BRO
139
222
18
55
7
3
2
19
42
 38 1 0
7
 8 4
.703
.370
.333
.086
.248
1960 BRO-PHI-PIT
24
57
6
10
1
0
1
2
6
 11 0 1
2
 3 0
.496
.250
.246
.070
.175
Total
1273
3846
537
1093
191
38
68
353
512
 436 14 10
125
 45 49
.776
.369
.407
.122
.284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Jimmy Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-07-11The Pittsburgh Crawfords waive Jimmy Sparks.
1960-07-08The Pittsburgh Crawfords have acquired Jimmy Sparks from the waiver wire.
1960-06-26The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired Mitch Cuyler from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived Jimmy Sparks.
1960-06-26The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired Jimmy Sparks from the waiver wire.
1960-06-01The Brooklyn Brawlers have waived Jimmy Sparks.
1960-05-06The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Andy Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1959-03-01The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Pepe Moren to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Rudy Martin to the minors. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Bill Drew to the minors.
1958-07-23The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Billy Thomas to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1957-07-29The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Bob Mallette to the minors.
1957-06-26The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Rudy Martin to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1956-07-03The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Steve Chapman to the minors.
1956-06-13The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Ryan Carroll to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1954-04-30The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Ray Shields to the minors.
1954-04-17The Brooklyn Brawlers have promoted Moose Morrison to the major league team. The Brooklyn Brawlers have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1952-09-30A trade has been completed between the New York Horsemen and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Jimmy Sparks, Cy Dexter from the New York Horsemen in exchange for Ben Gernert.
1952-09-16The New York Horsemen have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Tom Rojahn to the minors.
1952-09-15The New York Horsemen have promoted Tom Rojahn to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1951-09-24The New York Horsemen have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Joe Hallan to the minors.
1951-08-31The New York Horsemen have promoted Deacon Smith to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1950-06-13The New York Horsemen have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1950-05-17The New York Horsemen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1950-05-07A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Fury and the New York Horsemen. The New York Horsemen receive Jeff Waggoner, Jimmy Sparks, Matt Nelson from the Baltimore Fury in exchange for Bert Williamson, Nig Thomas, Sean Rhodes.