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Albert Pujols League
7-2-2131
Tommy Sparks Third Base
Retired (1962, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .856 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 2092 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 09-14-1926
HR 299 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(57 games)
RBI 1103
SB 107
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C+ Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 11
* 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
1951 MIL
156
622
98
184
33
6
23
82
68
 88 3 2
7
 7 19
.846
.367
.479
.183
.296
1952 MIL
156
611
97
172
21
5
32
103
69
 85 3 3
10
 2 22
.845
.356
.489
.208
.282
1953 MIL
156
633
92
199
33
5
24
92
71
 91 3 2
10
 5 17
.881
.385
.496
.182
.314
1954 MIL
156
621
97
175
29
5
22
75
71
 88 2 2
10
 3 14
.807
.356
.451
.169
.282
1955 MIL
156
629
106
192
28
6
32
104
66
 97 5 2
8
 6 18
.896
.375
.521
.216
.305
1956 MIL
156
593
87
165
26
2
21
100
83
 106 1 5
18
 3 15
.800
.365
.435
.157
.278
1957 MIL
156
607
101
176
33
7
26
102
67
 91 2 5
19
 4 14
.856
.360
.496
.206
.290
1958 MIL
156
648
109
192
30
7
27
100
61
 108 4 3
4
 0 16
.848
.359
.489
.193
.296
1959 MIL
156
614
103
188
35
9
23
98
77
 108 2 2
2
 0 14
.889
.384
.505
.199
.306
1960 MIL
156
643
114
204
35
5
31
98
64
 105 2 1
7
 0 21
.912
.380
.532
.215
.317
1961 MIL
156
628
118
189
40
4
33
124
69
 108 2 2
9
 5 7
.906
.371
.535
.234
.301
1962 MIL
123
231
33
56
6
3
5
25
21
 43 0 0
3
 2 1
.665
.306
.359
.117
.242
Total
1839
7080
1155
2092
349
64
299
1103
787
 1118 29 29
107
 37 178
.856
.367
.490
.194
.295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Tommy Sparks has retired from the Milwaukee Vampires
1959-10-07Tommy Sparks of the Milwaukee Vampires is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1951-04-01The Milwaukee Vampires have renamed Glenn Cooney to Tommy Sparks.
1951-04-01The Milwaukee Vampires have promoted Glenn Cooney to the major league team. The Milwaukee Vampires have promoted Kurt James to the major league team. The Milwaukee Vampires have promoted Dick Shirey to the major league team. The Milwaukee Vampires have designated Ken Hough for assignment.