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Name	Team	Age
John Sproles	Retired (1981, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1970)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	6 years (99 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	1/9/1947
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (97.3 %)	D+ (20.2 %)	D- (7.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1970	C-	C	C+	B	B+	C+	B-
1971	C	C+	B-	B	B+	C+	B-
1972	C	C+	B-	B	B+	C+	B-
1973	C	C+	B-	B	B+	C+	B
1974	C	C+	B-	B	B+	C+	B
1975	C	C+	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1976	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1977	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1978	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1979	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1980	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B
1981	C	B-	B-	B	B+	B-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1981-11-01	John Sproles has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-09-07	The Chicago Mobsters have acquired Jack Pierce from the waiver wire. The Chicago Mobsters have waived John Sproles.
1979-04-26	The Chicago Mobsters have designated John Sproles for assignment.
1978-04-01	The Chicago Mobsters have promoted John Sproles to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have designated Tige Merriman for assignment.
1976-09-18	The Chicago Mobsters have designated John Sproles for assignment. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Shorty Monteleone to the minors.
1972-04-01	The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have renamed John Sproull to John Sproles.
1971-06-21	The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have promoted John Sproull to the major league team. The Chicago Shooter McGavinator have sent Martin Floyd to the minors.