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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 H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1979 MIL
35
879
207
29
2
14
104
 207
.639
.318
.321
.085
.235
1980 MIL
34
598
133
22
3
12
57
 132
.618
.289
.329
.107
.222
1981 MIL
36
957
225
33
5
18
78
 232
.629
.292
.336
.101
.235
1982 MIL
36
939
207
36
7
19
89
 207
.623
.288
.334
.114
.220
1983 MIL
35
838
204
32
4
14
62
 199
.636
.295
.341
.098
.243
1984 MIL
36
885
185
28
6
11
81
 221
.569
.277
.292
.082
.209
1985 MIL
44
843
201
24
9
18
62
 208
.644
.291
.352
.114
.238
1986 MIL
54
876
189
28
2
17
68
 228
.584
.273
.311
.095
.216
1987 MIL
35
844
198
22
5
12
96
 190
.627
.312
.315
.081
.235
1988 MIL
28
291
75
20
0
7
29
 56
.723
.324
.399
.141
.258
2131
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 373 7950 1824 274 43 142 726 1880 .623 .294 .328 .099 .229
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.