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| Name | Team | Age |
| Mike Sparks | Retired (1976, Age 36) | Died (2020, Age 80) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 1 (1958) |
RF | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mike Schmidt League | 0 | 15 years (138 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 | 3/28/1940 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (58.3 %) | (8.8 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1958 | Minors | 55.00 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 11 | 6 / 6 | 5 / 7 | 6 / 6 | 12 / 12 | 4 / 4 | 42 / 55 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 1.01 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 55.00 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 4 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 11 / 12 | 11 / 11 | 40 / 55 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 46.00 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 9 / 9 | 3 / 6 | 7 / 8 | 28 / 46 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 13.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | 7 / 13 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 37.87 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 14 / 37 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 58.15 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 6 | 7 / 7 | 7 / 16 | 2 / 5 | 26 / 58 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 49.90 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 9 | 6 / 6 | 6 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 21 / 49 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 65.71 | 3 / 16 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 5 | 9 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 28 / 65 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 60.06 | 2 / 11 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 11 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 11 | 18 / 60 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 61.21 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 6 | 4 / 13 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 6 | 14 / 61 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 59.39 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 11 | 3 / 11 | 15 / 59 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 63.80 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 63 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 54.79 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 3 / 54 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 64.89 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 64 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 62.29 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 62 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 64.59 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 64 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 64.09 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 64 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 62.69 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 62 | |||
| 1975 | Majors | 42.69 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 42 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 11.14 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 11 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 / 162 | 18 / 138 | 29 / 141 | 34 / 146 | 59 / 134 | 57 / 166 | 46 / 158 | 263 / 1045 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Mike Sparks has retired from the Baltimore Avengers |
| 1969-08-08 | Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1969-07-15 | Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1967-05-14 | Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1961-05-30 | The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Pat Brown to the major league team. The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Mike Sparks to the major league team. The Baltimore Beer Batters have sent Bud Weathers to the minors. The Baltimore Beer Batters have sent Italo Murray to the minors. |
| 1958-04-11 | The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Bert Cieslak to the major league team. The Baltimore Beer Batters have sent Mike Sparks to the minors. |
| 1958-04-02 | The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Mike Sparks to the major leagues. |