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Albert Pujols League
7-2-2131
George Sparks Starting Pitcher
Retired (1988, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.41 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 169-166 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
SV 3 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 04-04-1952
K 2794 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(3 games)
IP 3185.2
WHIP 1.24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B    Mentor Val C 
Speed D- Bunt D- Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1975 MIL
34
79
3
9
0
0
1
6
2
 28 0 1
1
 3 1
.286
.134
.152
.038
.114
1976 MIL
36
84
1
10
0
0
1
2
3
 19 0 0
0
 5 0
.304
.149
.155
.036
.119
1977 MIL
36
92
3
8
1
0
0
2
4
 40 1 0
1
 1 0
.232
.134
.098
.011
.087
1978 MIL
36
73
3
9
0
0
0
2
3
 23 1 0
1
 6 1
.292
.169
.123
.000
.123
1979 MIL
35
72
2
9
1
0
0
1
1
 19 1 0
0
 6 1
.288
.149
.139
.014
.125
1980 MIL
34
48
2
10
0
0
0
3
1
 15 1 0
0
 7 0
.448
.240
.208
.000
.208
1981 MIL
36
81
3
8
0
0
0
2
0
 25 0 0
0
 0 2
.198
.099
.099
.000
.099
1982 MIL
36
92
4
11
0
0
0
5
6
 28 0 0
0
 0 1
.293
.173
.120
.000
.120
1983 MIL
35
72
3
9
0
0
0
3
2
 22 0 0
0
 0 4
.274
.149
.125
.000
.125
1984 MIL
36
77
2
8
0
0
0
3
3
 27 0 0
0
 0 0
.241
.138
.104
.000
.104
1985 MIL
44
68
3
9
0
0
0
3
3
 14 2 0
0
 0 1
.324
.192
.132
.000
.132
1986 MIL
54
68
3
6
0
0
0
2
2
 20 0 0
0
 0 0
.203
.114
.088
.000
.088
1987 MIL
35
66
6
8
0
0
0
2
4
 10 0 0
0
 0 0
.293
.171
.121
.000
.121
1988 MIL
28
10
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.600
.300
.300
.000
.300
Total
515
982
39
117
2
0
2
36
34
 292 6 1
3
 28 11
.281
.153
.127
.008
.119
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01George Sparks has retired from the Milwaukee Beer Bellys
1983-08-24George Sparks of the Milwaukee Beer Bellys is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1976-04-21The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have renamed Grant Russell to George Sparks.
1975-04-14The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have promoted Grant Russell to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have promoted John Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have promoted Matt Byington to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have promoted Bob Moore to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have promoted Jake MacDuffie to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have designated Jamie Garcia for assignment. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have designated Jack Kush for assignment. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have designated Jon Adkins for assignment. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have designated Babe Ogden for assignment. The Milwaukee Beer Bellys have designated Sheldon Devlin for assignment.
1970-04-01The Milwaukee Barnstormers have renamed George Sparks to Grant Russell.