CF Rube Sparks #14
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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CF RUBE SPARKS #14 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 107 26 3 1 8 14 18 32 .243 .357 .514 1 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/19/1974 UTI Loss, 1-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1974 SPO Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
07/17/1974 SPO Win, 6-5 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
07/16/1974 SPO Win, 13-0 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 0
07/15/1974 @ BKR Win, 14-7 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0
07/14/1974 @ BKR Loss, 1-9 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/13/1974 @ BKR Win, 9-1 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
07/11/1974 @ SBF Loss, 6-13 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/10/1974 @ SBF Win, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/09/1974 @ SBF Win, 6-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/05/1946
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 82 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 33 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 18th Pick in Round 18
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 107 26 3 1 8 14 19 18 32 .243 .357 .514 .871 .394 .271 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 126 1 3 0 1 0 0 55 12 1 0 100.0 20.8 6.86 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 7 1 1 1 2 5 4 13 0 0 0 .189 .268 .351 .620
Versus Right   70 19 2 0 7 12 14 14 19 0 0 1 .271 .400 .600 1.000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   76 19 2 1 6 9 13 13 26 0 0 0 .250 .360 .539 .899
June   26 7 1 0 2 5 6 5 6 0 0 1 .269 .406 .538 .945
July   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   75 18 3 1 3 19 10 19 24 0 0 1 .240 .400 .427 .827
2 Years Ago   78 19 1 2 7 19 15 17 18 1 0 0 .244 .375 .577 .952
Career   668 164 25 6 26 101 90 120 184 2 2 3 .246 .362 .418 .780
Home   71 20 3 0 6 12 15 11 19 0 0 1 .282 .386 .577 .963
Road   36 6 0 1 2 2 4 7 13 0 0 0 .167 .302 .389 .691
Grass   107 26 3 1 8 14 19 18 32 0 0 1 .243 .357 .514 .871
Day   30 9 1 0 2 5 6 8 8 0 0 1 .300 .462 .533 .995
Night   77 17 2 1 6 9 13 10 24 0 0 0 .221 .310 .506 .817
As Starter   104 25 3 1 7 13 18 18 31 0 0 1 .240 .358 .490 .848
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 47 158 50 9 2 10 36 36 51 41 .316 .488 .589 1.077 .492 .272 191
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 211 2 5 0 6 0 0 93 21 1 0 100.0 48.7 11.54 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 11 3 0 0 2 9 15 7 0 0 0 .289 .491 .368 .859
Versus Right   120 39 6 2 10 34 27 36 34 0 0 2 .325 .487 .658 1.146
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   23 8 0 0 2 3 4 8 5 0 0 1 .348 .531 .609 1.140
May   13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .077 .200 .154 .354
June   59 20 5 1 2 9 11 22 15 0 0 0 .339 .519 .559 1.078
July   63 21 3 1 6 24 21 19 16 0 0 1 .333 .494 .698 1.192
Career   784 196 25 5 20 91 91 129 225 2 1 6 .250 .359 .371 .731
Home   68 26 3 1 4 13 20 26 19 0 0 2 .382 .562 .632 1.195
Road   90 24 6 1 6 23 16 25 22 0 0 0 .267 .426 .556 .982
Grass   158 50 9 2 10 36 36 51 41 0 0 2 .316 .488 .589 1.077
Day   52 16 3 0 3 10 12 13 12 0 0 1 .308 .455 .538 .993
Night   106 34 6 2 7 26 24 38 29 0 0 1 .321 .503 .613 1.117
As Starter   153 50 9 2 10 36 35 48 40 0 0 2 .327 .493 .608 1.100
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
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
1973 Washington - FABL 26 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 345 353 0.1
Total FABL 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 345 353 0.1
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
1964 Pensacola - R 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -162 -0.0
1964 Everett - A 17 43 137 35 0 1 2 12 12 1 0 2 39 0 0 .255 .257 .314 .571 59 53 -0.5
1964 Trenton - A 17 3 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 69 62 -0.1
1965 Pensacola - R 18 22 16 5 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 .312 .455 .312 .767 87 81 0.0
1965 Everett - A 18 8 23 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .304 .304 .478 .783 112 121 0.2
1966 Pensacola - R 19 39 70 26 1 1 1 12 13 16 0 1 14 0 0 .371 .483 .457 .940 128 136 0.5
1966 Everett - A 19 34 112 26 3 1 1 9 9 6 1 0 27 0 1 .232 .277 .304 .581 62 60 -0.2
1966 Trenton - A 19 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182 -46 -45 -0.1
1967 Pensacola - R 20 17 22 4 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .486 .227 .713 102 127 0.2
1967 Everett - A 20 76 253 60 9 1 3 23 25 51 2 0 76 1 1 .237 .369 .316 .685 90 89 0.1
1967 Trenton - A 20 32 115 32 8 1 4 20 16 15 0 0 31 0 0 .278 .362 .470 .831 144 146 1.1
1968 Everett - A 21 40 101 18 3 0 3 7 8 20 1 0 35 0 0 .178 .320 .297 .617 72 45 -0.1
1968 Trenton - A 21 76 237 57 9 1 4 25 26 40 1 1 63 0 0 .241 .351 .338 .689 100 100 0.8
1968 Harrisburg - AA 21 8 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .455 .375 .830 139 157 0.1
1969 Harrisburg - AA 22 54 124 30 5 3 2 15 23 33 0 1 38 0 0 .242 .399 .379 .778 126 133 1.0
1969 Richmond - AAA 22 18 30 7 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 6 0 0 .233 .343 .300 .643 67 77 0.0
1970 Trenton - A 23 11 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0 10 0 0 .243 .391 .270 .662 88 92 0.1
1970 Harrisburg - AA 23 63 173 56 6 0 13 55 42 45 2 3 45 0 0 .324 .462 .584 1.046 163 157 1.7
1970 Richmond - AAA 23 13 20 6 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 7 0 0 .300 .481 .450 .931 153 172 0.3
1971 Harrisburg - AA 24 59 182 40 4 1 7 32 27 50 6 1 60 0 0 .220 .402 .368 .770 99 99 0.7
1971 Richmond - AAA 24 15 19 4 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 .211 .304 .263 .568 58 45 -0.1
1972 Trenton - A 25 23 78 19 1 2 7 19 15 17 0 1 18 0 0 .244 .375 .577 .952 173 153 1.1
1972 Harrisburg - AA 25 75 254 66 5 3 13 55 52 69 5 2 59 0 2 .260 .424 .457 .881 126 120 1.5
1972 Richmond - AAA 25 5 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 66 66 -0.0
1973 Trenton - A 26 21 75 18 3 1 3 19 10 19 1 0 24 0 0 .240 .400 .427 .827 130 110 0.1
1973 Richmond - AAA 26 18 67 12 3 0 2 6 7 8 0 0 13 0 0 .179 .267 .313 .580 65 73 0.1
1974 Everett - A 27 47 158 50 9 2 10 36 36 51 2 0 41 1 0 .316 .488 .589 1.077 182 191 2.5
1974 Trenton - A 27 31 107 26 3 1 8 14 19 18 1 0 32 1 0 .243 .357 .514 .871 129 133 0.6
Total EA 259 741 194 21 7 35 159 145 200 13 7 207 0 2 .262 .424 .451 .874 128 126
Total UL 69 144 31 5 1 3 12 20 22 1 1 32 0 0 .215 .321 .326 .648 79 86
Total MAL 200 668 164 25 6 26 101 90 120 3 2 184 1 0 .246 .362 .418 .780 121 118
Total COW 248 784 196 25 5 20 91 91 129 6 2 225 2 2 .250 .359 .371 .731 101 98
Total GSL 80 109 35 2 1 1 16 20 34 0 2 23 0 0 .321 .476 .385 .861 114 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Everett - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.052
1964 Pensacola - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1964 Trenton - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -1.2 .621
1964 Everett - A CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.8 .689
1964 Pensacola - R CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.2 1.038
1964 Trenton - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 15.0 1.20 +0.1 1.052
1964 Everett - A RF 35 33 67 1 0 69 1 .986 286.0 2.14 -0.3 .998
1965 Pensacola - R LF 3 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 17.0 2.12 +0.2 1.068
1965 Everett - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 1.017
1965 Pensacola - R CF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 -0.1 1.031
1965 Everett - A RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 43.2 1.44 +0.6 1.045
1965 Pensacola - R RF 9 0 8 0 0 9 1 .889 21.0 3.43 +0.2 1.053
1966 Everett - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 -0.6 .796
1966 Pensacola - R LF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.6 1.060
1966 Everett - A CF 17 17 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 145.0 2.79 -0.6 .963
1966 Pensacola - R CF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -2.1 .561
1966 Trenton - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.1 1.044
1966 Everett - A RF 10 9 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 77.2 1.51 +0.9 1.068
1966 Pensacola - R RF 16 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 70.2 0.89 +0.7 1.224
1967 Trenton - A LF 23 23 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 200.0 1.08 -1.0 1.014
1967 Everett - A LF 21 21 28 0 0 30 2 .933 173.0 1.46 -0.7 1.016
1967 Trenton - A CF 6 5 17 0 0 18 1 .944 46.0 3.33 -0.1 .977
1967 Everett - A CF 38 34 78 1 0 81 2 .975 301.1 2.36 -6.8 .910
1967 Pensacola - R CF 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 21.0 3.43 -0.4 .916
1967 Trenton - A RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.9 1.030
1967 Everett - A RF 16 11 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 111.0 1.38 +2.6 1.148
1967 Pensacola - R RF 9 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 31.2 2.27 +0.6 1.051
1968 Harrisburg - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.3 1.022
1968 Trenton - A LF 27 25 33 1 0 35 1 .971 208.0 1.47 -0.2 .999
1968 Everett - A LF 26 19 28 1 0 30 1 .967 179.2 1.45 +2.3 1.134
1968 Trenton - A CF 17 16 27 0 0 28 1 .964 137.2 1.77 -1.7 .955
1968 Everett - A CF 8 4 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 41.1 3.05 +0.2 1.023
1968 Trenton - A RF 26 20 38 2 0 40 0 1.000 184.2 1.95 +1.5 1.055
1968 Everett - A RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.7 1.558
1969 Richmond - AAA 1B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.062
1969 Richmond - AAA LF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.0 1.23 +0.2 1.020
1969 Harrisburg - AA LF 32 26 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 234.0 1.35 -0.2 1.030
1969 Richmond - AAA CF 5 2 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 27.2 4.23 +0.1 1.027
1969 Harrisburg - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.2 1.028
1969 Richmond - AAA RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 -0.2 1.024
1969 Harrisburg - AA RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 -0.0 1.024
1970 Harrisburg - AA 1B 31 31 242 24 31 271 5 .982 260.1 9.20 -2.4 .950
1970 Trenton - A 1B 10 10 78 6 9 85 1 .988 81.2 9.26 +0.1 .982
1970 Richmond - AAA LF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 40.0 1.57 +0.3 1.019
1970 Harrisburg - AA LF 10 8 15 0 0 16 1 .938 74.2 1.81 -0.0 1.010
1970 Trenton - A LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.025
1970 Harrisburg - AA CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Trenton - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Richmond - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1970 Harrisburg - AA RF 8 5 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 +0.4 1.189
1970 Trenton - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.049
1971 Richmond - AAA 1B 6 2 23 2 3 25 0 1.000 23.1 9.64 +0.1 1.061
1971 Harrisburg - AA 1B 18 18 144 12 20 156 0 1.000 146.2 9.57 -0.4 .977
1971 Richmond - AAA LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 -0.0 1.016
1971 Harrisburg - AA LF 24 15 33 3 0 36 0 1.000 151.0 2.15 +0.5 1.012
1971 Richmond - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Harrisburg - AA CF 13 12 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 108.2 2.82 +0.8 .996
1971 Richmond - AAA RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Harrisburg - AA RF 10 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.0 2.19 +0.8 1.128
1972 Harrisburg - AA 1B 15 14 115 9 17 125 1 .992 120.2 9.25 +0.3 1.007
1972 Richmond - AAA LF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 +0.0 1.029
1972 Harrisburg - AA LF 12 7 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 81.0 2.00 +0.6 1.073
1972 Trenton - A LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.1 1.001
1972 Richmond - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Harrisburg - AA CF 39 36 107 1 0 109 1 .991 329.0 2.95 -2.4 .984
1972 Trenton - A CF 20 20 54 3 0 59 2 .966 176.0 2.91 +1.2 1.049
1972 Richmond - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Harrisburg - AA RF 11 11 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 84.0 2.14 +0.3 1.024
1972 Trenton - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.022
1973 Trenton - A 1B 15 15 122 7 8 130 1 .992 127.0 9.14 -2.2 .904
1973 Richmond - AAA LF 17 17 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 142.0 2.47 +1.2 1.054
1973 Trenton - A LF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.2 1.72 +0.5 1.021
1973 Washington - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Trenton - A CF 5 4 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 -0.2 1.026
1973 Trenton - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.0 1.023
1974 Everett - A 1B 38 38 255 14 42 271 2 .993 316.2 7.65 -0.2 .979
1974 Everett - A LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.0 1.041
1974 Trenton - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Trenton - A CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 +0.3 1.035
1974 Trenton - A 1B 25 25 200 16 28 217 1 .995 223.0 8.72 -1.4 .942
1974 Trenton - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.0 1.016
1974 Everett - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.3 1.047
1974 Everett - A CF 5 3 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 32.1 2.51 +0.2 1.032
TOTAL 1B 159 153 1179 91 159 1281 11 .991 1301.1 8.78 -6.0 .961
TOTAL LF 238 180 292 6 0 304 6 .980 1666.0 1.61 +3.6 1.033
TOTAL CF 194 166 437 8 0 452 7 .985 1502.0 2.67 -13.4 .964
TOTAL RF 184 122 228 5 0 236 3 .987 1160.1 1.81 +9.6 1.054
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (Hawkins; Hawkins, TX) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 18, Pick 18, 358th overall pick).
07/20/1966 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/24/1970 Hits three home runs against the Fort Wayne Generals, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
05/25/1970 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1971 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/17/1973 Injured (fractured elbow),out for 4 months.
07/20/1974 Released by the Washington organization.
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