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Name Team Age
Sparky Gunning Retired (2007, Age 34) 76
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23
(1997)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 2 years (99 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 8/6/1973
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
B- (54.0 %) D- (6.7 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1997 Minors 23.00 1 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 2 4 / 5 1 / 2 9 / 23
1998 Minors 33.00 2 / 7 2 / 5 2 / 3 2 / 4 3 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 2 12 / 33
1999 Minors 17.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 1 6 / 17
2000 Minors 20.00 1 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 3 7 / 20
2001 Minors 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
2001 Majors 22.96 101 31 0 1 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 4 / 22
2002 Minors 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 7
2002 Majors 16.96 97 16 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 5 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 3 / 16
2003 Minors 15.00 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 4 / 15
2003 Majors 9.41 68 3 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 9
2004 Minors 8.00 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 8
2004 Majors 27.08 89 43 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 27
2005 Minors 13.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 13
2005 Majors 9.61 68 7 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 9
2006 Minors 31.00 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 5 2 / 7 0 / 6 3 / 31
2007 Majors 14.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 14
Total 423 100 0 6 / 39 6 / 32 10 / 43 10 / 39 7 / 37 9 / 44 5 / 32 53 / 266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2007-11-01Sparky Gunning has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2007-04-01The Tampa Bay BANDITS have waived Sparky Gunning.
2005-06-17The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Roy Masterson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted David Allen to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Dick Tudor to the minors. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have designated Sparky Gunning for assignment.
2004-06-22The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team.
2003-06-17The Tampa Bay BANDITS have designated Sparky Gunning for assignment.
2003-04-01The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team.
2002-09-24The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Woody Knudson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Sparky Gunning to the minors.
2002-09-05The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Woody Knudson to the minors.
2002-06-30The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Derek Freese to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Sparky Gunning to the minors.
2001-08-12The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Ray Martin to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Norm Carlton to the minors. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Denny Hittle to the minors.
2001-08-10The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Denny Hittle to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Sparky Gunning to the minors.
2001-06-23The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have designated Edgard Leach for assignment.
2001-04-18The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Edgard Leach to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have sent Sparky Gunning to the minors.
2001-03-01The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Sparky Gunning to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have promoted Woody Knudson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have designated Goat Minor for assignment. The Tampa Bay BANDITS have designated Larry Whisenton for assignment.