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Name	Team	Age
John Sparma	Retired (1974, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1962)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	C	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	2/4/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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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
1962	C	C+	C+	B	C	D-	C-
1963	C	C+	C+	B	C	D-	C-
1964	C	C+	C+	B	C	D-	C-
1965	C	C+	B-	B	C	D-	C-
1966	C	C+	B-	B	C	D-	C
1967	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1968	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1969	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1970	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1971	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1972	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1973	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C
1974	C	B-	B-	B+	C+	D	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	John Sparma has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-04-01	The Cincinnati River Cats have waived John Sparma.
1967-04-01	The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted Ed Alderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Cats have sent John Sparma to the minors.
1967-04-01	The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted Justin Fricano to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted John Sparma to the major league team.
1965-07-02	The Cincinnati River Cats have acquired John Sparma from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived John Sparma.
1963-09-19	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have acquired John Sparma from the waiver wire.
1963-09-12	The Chicago Bugaboos have waived John Sparma.
1963-09-05	The Chicago Bugaboos have acquired John Sparma from the waiver wire.
1962-05-25	The Brooklyn Royal Giants have waived John Sparma.