2B Elmer Sparks #23
Age: 45 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/19/1913
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2B ELMER SPARKS #23 - AGE: 45 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/1867
Born in:Indianapolis, IN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1890 Philadelphia - FABL 22 140 506 145 17 7 8 81 69 62 7 5 62 48 33 .287 .369 .395 .764 125 114 2.4
1891 Philadelphia - FABL 23 138 584 158 15 15 10 62 111 45 28 3 63 39 25 .271 .350 .399 .749 106 103 3.2
1892 Philadelphia - FABL 24 133 595 161 24 15 12 69 101 35 12 4 74 45 18 .271 .322 .422 .744 125 117 4.9
1893 Philadelphia - FABL 25 123 551 155 14 8 5 64 118 46 8 1 42 50 23 .281 .345 .363 .708 92 88 2.6
1894 Philadelphia - FABL 26 117 508 156 18 10 10 80 104 34 17 4 43 50 23 .307 .368 .441 .809 97 91 2.0
1895 Philadelphia - FABL 27 129 529 176 24 13 7 81 121 38 20 3 55 38 22 .333 .397 .467 .864 124 117 4.5
1896 Philadelphia - FABL 28 131 551 173 19 12 7 66 93 27 12 5 48 46 31 .314 .356 .430 .786 109 96 1.3
1897 Philadelphia - FABL 29 131 548 142 9 12 3 61 102 40 14 4 52 46 30 .259 .323 .336 .659 77 73 0.8
1898 Philadelphia - FABL 30 90 108 31 1 6 0 15 16 2 1 2 8 2 1 .287 .301 .407 .708 104 98 0.8
1899 Philadelphia - FABL 31 90 93 20 2 0 0 6 15 5 4 0 10 9 7 .215 .284 .237 .521 49 53 -0.1
1900 Philadelphia - FABL 32 55 53 12 2 0 1 7 11 3 4 0 8 5 5 .226 .317 .321 .637 80 86 0.1
1901 Philadelphia - FABL 33 100 358 78 4 4 2 38 31 13 10 2 43 18 27 .218 .264 .268 .532 54 53 -1.2
1902 Philadelphia - FABL 34 71 247 52 5 0 0 24 22 16 2 4 22 20 12 .211 .260 .231 .491 45 41 -0.7
Total FABL 1448 5231 1459 154 102 65 654 914 366 139 37 530 416 257 .279 .340 .385 .725 99 93 20.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1894 Philadelphia - FABL 26 6 24 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .280 .292 .572 40 25 0.3
1895 Philadelphia - FABL 27 6 25 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 4 4 0 .080 .077 .080 .157 -59 -74 0.5
1896 Philadelphia - FABL 28 5 21 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 .304 .286 .590 58 49 -0.1
1897 Philadelphia - FABL 29 5 23 7 0 1 0 3 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 .304 .333 .391 .725 94 75 1.2
Total FABL 22 93 21 1 1 0 8 13 1 2 2 9 9 4 .226 .245 .258 .503 31 17
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1890 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 140 140 415 356 80 850 79 .907 1260.2 5.50 -2.0 .978
1891 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 137 137 319 475 89 860 66 .923 1242.0 5.75 -0.9 .997
1892 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 133 133 322 407 69 783 54 .931 1195.2 5.49 +3.2 1.026
1893 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 122 122 301 335 49 668 32 .952 1089.0 5.26 +3.5 1.035
1894 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 116 116 276 348 70 674 50 .926 1032.1 5.44 +3.6 1.019
1895 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 129 129 285 421 74 749 43 .943 1143.2 5.56 +9.2 1.047
1896 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 131 131 319 370 78 748 59 .921 1173.0 5.29 -4.2 1.010
1897 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 129 128 299 375 64 710 36 .949 1172.2 5.17 +9.7 1.052
1898 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 24 6 23 38 7 62 1 .984 83.1 6.59 +2.0 1.067
1899 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 17 3 10 18 4 30 2 .933 50.2 4.97 +0.3 1.064
1900 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 8 1 7 7 1 18 4 .778 20.0 6.30 -0.5 .885
1900 Philadelphia - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1901 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 98 94 223 346 62 602 33 .945 830.0 6.17 +4.4 1.051
1902 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 70 67 131 234 42 389 24 .938 600.0 5.47 +0.3 1.008
TOTAL 2B 1254 1207 2930 3730 689 7143 483 .932 10893.0 5.50 +28.7 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1890 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
06/09/1890 Wins the FABL CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1890 Wins the FABL CL Rookie of the Month Award.
02/11/1892 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
06/02/1892 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
08/30/1892 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 2 RBI and 5 runs scored.
08/30/1892 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 5 R.
09/05/1892 Wins the FABL Player of the Week Award.
09/19/1892 Wins the FABL Player of the Week Award.
04/28/1894 Goes 5-6 against the Brooklyn Kings, with 0 RBI and 4 R.
07/29/1894 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Brooklyn Kings, with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored.
09/12/1894 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
10/06/1896 Wins the 1896 Edgerton Cup with the Philadelphia Keystones.
10/06/1897 Wins the 1897 Edgerton Cup with the Philadelphia Keystones.
10/16/1899 Wins the 1899 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the Philadelphia Keystones.
10/15/1900 Wins the 1900 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the Philadelphia Keystones.
03/24/1903 Released by the Philadelphia Keystones.
10/13/1903 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1890 140 1
1896 131 5
Year PA Rank
1891 678 2
Year AB Rank
1891 584 3
1893 551 8
Year K Rank
1891 63 7
1892 74 4
1893 42 4
1894 43 5
1895 55 1
1896 48 4
1897 52 2
Year HR Rank
1890 8 4
1892 12 8
Year SB Rank
1891 39 7
1893 50 9
1894 50 8
Year R Rank
1891 111 5
1893 118 4
1895 121 8
Year IBB Rank
1890 14 4
Year HP Rank
1891 28 1
1892 12 5
1894 17 1
1895 20 2
1896 12 10
Year SH Rank
1890 19 7
1896 27 5
Year SF Rank
1890 5 10
Year EBH Rank
1892 51 8
Year ISO Rank
1892 .151 9
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