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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
B+ B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 3/28/1940
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 4
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
B- (58.3 %) D- (8.8 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1958 BAL 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .522 .300 .222 .222
1961 BAL 97 337 39 92 16 2 8 40 34 50 0 0 13 .745 .341 .404 .273
1962 BAL 142 508 47 128 20 0 9 67 44 71 0 0 9 .659 .314 .344 .252
1963 BAL 119 418 43 106 17 1 14 75 44 51 3 5 3 .726 .327 .400 .254
1964 BAL 142 582 71 153 21 1 16 51 53 80 11 11 5 .712 .328 .385 .263
1965 BAL 142 538 67 159 21 2 13 59 82 63 14 5 6 .803 .389 .414 .296
1966 BAL 142 547 92 167 26 4 16 65 74 69 9 5 1 .842 .387 .455 .305
1967 BAL 134 549 87 166 32 3 18 71 61 68 19 24 2 .844 .374 .470 .302
1968 BAL 143 576 90 173 34 2 19 78 58 83 16 9 7 .832 .367 .465 .300
1969 BAL 120 484 84 147 27 3 19 62 59 71 15 12 3 .871 .381 .490 .304
1970 BAL 143 568 106 187 31 7 13 70 83 72 22 18 5 .893 .416 .477 .329
1971 BAL 142 554 91 153 29 4 20 83 66 73 16 9 6 .806 .355 .451 .276
1972 BAL 142 566 91 170 34 1 16 59 72 72 20 12 4 .830 .381 .449 .300
1973 BAL 143 561 92 185 28 6 18 77 72 59 9 6 5 .901 .404 .497 .330
1974 BAL 142 559 74 142 27 2 12 54 67 66 13 8 1 .707 .333 .374 .254
1975 BAL 123 377 52 95 14 2 5 43 47 61 12 5 3 .677 .337 .340 .252
1976 BAL 55 102 15 23 3 0 2 13 13 21 2 1 0 .630 .316 .314 .225
Total 2075 7835 1142 2248 380 40 218 967 930 1033 181 130 73 .793 .364 .429 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Mike Sparks has retired from the Baltimore Avengers
1969-08-08Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1969-07-15Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1967-05-14Mike Sparks of the Baltimore Avengers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1961-05-30The 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.
1958-04-11The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Bert Cieslak to the major league team. The Baltimore Beer Batters have sent Mike Sparks to the minors.
1958-04-02The Baltimore Beer Batters have promoted Mike Sparks to the major leagues.