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Name Team Age
Ross Sparks Retired (2003, Age 38) Died (2033, Age 68)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1987)		 SS L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League 0 15 years (42 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
60 81 63
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
49 45 38
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
82 75 40
Endurance Velocity Control
55 4 8
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
71 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
1 0 3/28/1965
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (CF)
95 (95.3 %) 92 (92.8 %) 84 (84.7 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1987 BOS 109 416 37 90 11 1 13 40 18 92 0 5 16 .598 .256 .341 .216
1988 BOS 120 442 56 115 17 4 17 66 25 79 0 4 11 .732 .300 .432 .260
1989 BOS 62 187 20 40 8 0 8 33 12 36 1 1 5 .652 .267 .385 .214
1990 BOS 32 109 8 31 3 0 5 27 9 24 1 0 2 .789 .339 .450 .284
1991 BOS-OAK 85 213 34 52 6 1 14 29 15 46 4 1 0 .775 .296 .479 .244
1992 OAK 119 409 68 124 22 3 26 81 28 101 7 3 7 .909 .347 .562 .303
1993 OAK 122 466 66 132 27 5 24 71 36 95 13 8 9 .852 .335 .517 .283
1994 OAK 128 479 88 140 22 3 28 91 35 100 7 3 16 .867 .341 .526 .292
1995 OAK 126 482 82 151 18 4 29 98 43 96 15 13 16 .916 .368 .548 .313
1996 OAK 112 437 64 121 15 4 17 55 43 94 12 6 8 .789 .342 .446 .277
1997 OAK 131 500 57 142 20 8 20 81 39 113 6 0 15 .815 .339 .476 .284
1998 OAK 139 492 76 134 28 3 18 82 40 97 11 4 10 .776 .325 .451 .272
1999 OAK 130 511 67 142 24 6 24 94 42 101 7 2 17 .824 .335 .489 .278
2000 OAK 130 474 53 122 24 2 11 69 36 102 11 5 9 .697 .311 .386 .257
2001 OAK 129 400 41 101 16 3 16 56 34 96 5 7 11 .740 .313 .427 .253
2002 OAK-BOS 132 463 56 121 19 1 10 59 37 110 7 13 11 .687 .316 .371 .261
2003 BOS 88 306 18 48 9 0 6 16 20 86 0 0 3 .453 .208 .245 .157
Total 1894 6786 891 1806 289 48 286 1048 512 1468 107 75 166 .768 .319 .449 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Ross Sparks has retired from the Boston Red Sox
2003-07-15The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team.
2003-05-16Ross Sparks of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
2002-07-16A trade has been completed between the Oakland Farms Dairy and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Ross Sparks, Jim Autry, Draft Pick 2003 Round 2 OAK (Pep Murray) from the Oakland Farms Dairy in exchange for Carlos Cantwell. Protest This Trade.
2000-06-01The Oakland Farms Dairy have placed Ross Sparks on the trade block.
1998-04-08The Oakland Farms Dairy have removed Ross Sparks from the trade block.
1998-03-07The Oakland Farms Dairy have placed Ross Sparks on the trade block.
1996-05-01Ross Sparks of the Oakland Os is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1993-05-26Ross Sparks of the Oakland Os is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1992-05-10Ross Sparks of the Oakland Os is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1991-08-26A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Os. The Oakland Os receive Juan Marichal, Ross Sparks, Jody Culver, Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 BOS (Johnny Burns), Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 BOS (Binky Marquis) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jackie Davis, Curt Wilcox, Danny Fisher.
1991-06-21The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Don Bremer for assignment.
1991-06-19The Boston Red Sox have demoted Ross Sparks to the minor leagues.
1991-05-25The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Bill Stump for assignment.
1991-05-19The Boston Red Sox have demoted Ross Sparks to the minor leagues.
1991-05-16The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Bill Stump for assignment.
1991-05-15The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks down to the minors.
1991-04-23Ross Sparks of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1991-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Bryan Behney for assignment.
1990-10-03The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks to the minors.
1990-07-28The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team.
1990-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Holman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bill Meyer to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Art Velez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Harry Rader to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Wilson to the minors.
1990-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team.
1989-10-23The Boston Red Sox have promoted Harry Rader to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Luis Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Holman to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks to the minors.
1989-08-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team.
1989-06-12The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bill Veltman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Art Velez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Holman to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks to the minors.
1987-04-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ray Alfonzo to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Edward Blatnik for assignment. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Holman to the minors.
1987-04-14The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bill Veltman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Holman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted John Hamlin to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ross Sparks to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ray Alfonzo to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Scott Forsythe to the minors.
1987-04-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Holman to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ray Alfonzo to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted John Hamlin to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ross Sparks to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent John Putnam to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Davis to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bill Veltman to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Scott Forsythe to the minors.