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| Name | Team | Age |
| Gene Sparks | Retired (1980, Age 35) | Died (2016, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 18 (1966) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Reggie Smith League | 0 | 2 years (23 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/2/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (96.3 %) | (41.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1973 | LHP | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | LHP | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .167 | .333 | .167 |
| 1975 | RHP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | LHP | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | RHP | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.100 | .500 | .600 | .400 |
| 1977 | LHP | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | .603 | .258 | .345 | .207 |
| 1977 | RHP | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | LHP | 55 | 176 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 30 | .693 | .284 | .409 | .256 |
| 1979 | RHP | 33 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 24 | .654 | .258 | .397 | .238 |
| 1980 | LHP | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | LHP | 70 | 222 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 39 | .642 | .264 | .378 | .234 |
| Total | RHP | 39 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 25 | .623 | .250 | .373 | .227 |
| Total | 81 | 297 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 12 | 64 | .638 | .260 | .377 | .232 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Gene Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1980-06-08 | The Philadelphia Patriots have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1980-04-18 | The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Wes Pierce to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1979-04-11 | The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have designated Will Hernandez for assignment. |
| 1979-04-01 | The Philadelphia Patriots have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-07-21 | The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Harry Blakely from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Orioles have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1977-07-05 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Joe Kallio to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1976-08-14 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1976-08-14 | The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-04-04 | The New York Dirty-Sox have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1976-03-01 | The New York Dirty-Sox have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-08-13 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1975-07-31 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-07-27 | The Boston Red Sox have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1975-07-07 | The Boston Red Sox have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-07-02 | The New York Dirty-Sox have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1975-06-26 | The New York Dirty-Sox have promoted Lou Quinones to the major league team. The New York Dirty-Sox have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1975-06-15 | The New York Dirty-Sox have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-06-15 | The New York Dirty-Sox have demoted Johnny Gleason to the minor leagues. |
| 1975-06-11 | The Baltimore Orioles have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1975-06-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Hans Jones to the minors. |
| 1975-05-25 | The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-05-05 | The Milwaukee Dem Bums have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1975-04-05 | The Milwaukee Dem Bums have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-04-01 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1974-08-23 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gary Busby to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1974-08-23 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1974-07-16 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-07-09 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1974-06-21 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-04-01 | The New York Dirty-Sox have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1973-08-28 | The New York Dirty-Sox have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-07-13 | The Baltimore Orioles have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1973-06-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have designated Gene Sparks for assignment. |
| 1973-05-05 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Dick Morrell for assignment. |
| 1973-03-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-09-13 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Gene Sparks. |
| 1969-07-11 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Butch Bailey to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gene Sparks to the minors. |
| 1969-07-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gene Sparks to the major league team. |
| 1968-04-05 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Gene Sparks from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Baltimore Crabmeat have waived Gene Sparks. |