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Earl Averill League
6-30-2076
Dave Sparks Shortstop
Retired (2000, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2055) Option Years 0  
H 1548 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 04-04-1964
HR 178 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1986)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(139 games)
RBI 743
SB 126
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D- (4.3%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.7%) 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 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1987 STL
25
73
13
21
6
1
2
4
6
 12 0 0
6
 4 7
.821
.342
.479
.192
.288
1988 STL
118
321
39
68
16
3
6
29
39
 58 1 0
13
 11 20
.636
.299
.336
.125
.212
1989 STL
148
409
31
89
9
2
10
50
28
 66 4 4
19
 21 25
.595
.272
.323
.105
.218
1990 STL
161
595
62
148
16
5
19
84
53
 100 1 3
9
 16 41
.698
.310
.388
.139
.249
1991 STL
161
607
79
158
24
6
18
78
55
 127 1 5
19
 13 35
.729
.320
.409
.148
.260
1992 STL
161
658
83
181
36
5
14
84
45
 119 6 3
0
 1 17
.735
.326
.409
.134
.275
1993 STL
161
638
85
168
27
7
18
89
52
 112 1 4
5
 2 26
.730
.318
.412
.149
.263
1994 STL
144
520
75
148
36
7
20
77
53
 108 1 0
2
 3 18
.848
.352
.496
.212
.285
1995 STL
154
329
42
90
15
2
7
31
36
 57 3 1
7
 6 8
.745
.350
.395
.122
.274
1996 STL
161
641
93
176
28
5
21
76
75
 104 1 1
10
 7 21
.783
.351
.432
.158
.275
1997 STL
153
512
72
135
19
6
18
57
52
 97 3 7
18
 8 20
.761
.331
.430
.166
.264
1998 STL
142
274
34
65
11
4
10
35
28
 49 1 1
16
 9 6
.725
.309
.416
.179
.237
1999 STL
117
236
29
60
7
1
6
28
22
 46 2 2
1
 3 6
.689
.321
.369
.114
.254
2000 STL-PIT
55
98
21
41
9
0
9
21
10
 11 0 0
1
 1 4
1.258
.472
.786
.367
.418
Total
1861
5911
758
1548
259
54
178
743
554
 1066 25 31
126
 105 254
.740
.326
.414
.152
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2000-11-01Dave Sparks has retired from the Pittsburgh Mohawks
2000-07-29The Pittsburgh Mohawks have acquired Dave Sparks from the waiver wire.
2000-07-25The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Dave Sparks for assignment.
2000-06-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Dave Sparks to the major league team.
2000-04-11The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Harvey Bernal to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Dave Sparks for assignment.
1988-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Dave Sparks to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Odalis Thomas for assignment.
1988-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Earle Thompson to the minors. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Lou Donovan to the minors. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Dave Sparks to the minors.
1987-09-04The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Dave Sparks to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Dave Reimer to the minors.