1B Sparky Cronin #16
Cleveland Grays FABL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/16/1917
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SPARKY CRONIN #16 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 327 78 11 4 2 28 17 24 .239 .274 .315 4 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1917 DET Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1917 DET Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1917 BAL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1917 BAL Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1917 BAL Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1917 BOS Loss, 2-8 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/22/1917 BOS Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1917 BOS Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1917 NYS Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1917 NYS Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/20/1888
Born in:Columbia, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1917 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 327 78 11 4 2 28 25 17 24 .239 .274 .315 .589 .280 .076 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 352 0 1 0 9 5 3 103 17 4 5 44.4 26.1 2.60 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 27 2 0 1 9 9 7 5 2 2 0 .233 .272 .276 .548
Versus Right   211 51 9 4 1 19 16 10 19 1 3 0 .242 .275 .336 .611
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 16 2 0 0 1 10 6 3 0 0 0 .222 .282 .250 .532
May   93 23 2 3 0 1 7 8 10 0 1 0 .247 .307 .333 .640
June   86 21 4 1 0 12 4 2 6 2 3 0 .244 .256 .314 .570
July   33 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 .242 .235 .303 .538
August   4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
September   39 8 0 0 2 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 .205 .225 .359 .584
Spring Training   45 10 2 1 0 4 1 2 7 3 3 0 .222 .240 .311 .551
Last Year   432 120 9 7 4 40 49 35 58 4 3 0 .278 .329 .359 .688
2 Years Ago   372 91 14 5 3 33 42 27 54 1 14 0 .245 .295 .333 .628
Career   2697 740 134 55 19 319 332 209 303 15 41 6 .274 .326 .386 .712
Home   184 37 3 2 0 10 12 9 15 1 3 0 .201 .237 .239 .476
Road   143 41 8 2 2 18 13 8 9 2 2 0 .287 .320 .413 .733
Grass   327 78 11 4 2 28 25 17 24 3 5 0 .239 .274 .315 .589
Day   327 78 11 4 2 28 25 17 24 3 5 0 .239 .274 .315 .589
As Starter   297 70 9 4 1 22 22 16 22 2 4 0 .236 .273 .303 .576
As Reliever / Substitution   30 8 2 0 1 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 .267 .281 .433 .715
Pinch Hitting   16 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 .312 .294 .375 .669
Close/Late   100 23 4 1 2 13 4 5 5 2 4 0 .230 .262 .350 .612
Inning 1-3   113 28 3 1 0 7 12 5 10 0 0 0 .248 .280 .292 .572
Inning 4-6   91 21 2 2 0 6 8 6 6 1 1 0 .231 .276 .297 .572
Inning 7-9   104 26 6 1 2 14 5 4 8 2 3 0 .250 .273 .385 .657
Extra Innings   19 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .158 .238 .158 .396
0 Outs   131 31 5 2 2 4 15 8 13 0 5 0 .237 .281 .351 .632
1 Outs   108 32 5 2 0 19 8 4 5 3 0 0 .296 .313 .380 .693
2 Outs   88 15 1 0 0 5 2 5 6 0 0 0 .170 .215 .182 .397
Scoring Position   93 20 4 1 0 24 6 6 5 3 5 0 .215 .255 .280 .534
Bases Empty   180 46 5 3 2 2 16 8 15 0 0 0 .256 .287 .350 .637
Runner on 1st   54 12 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .222 .263 .259 .522
Runner on 2nd   30 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 3rd   21 5 1 0 0 10 0 1 2 3 1 0 .238 .240 .286 .526
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Loaded   10 4 2 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Two Strikes   129 31 6 1 0 13 7 11 24 1 0 0 .240 .298 .302 .600
First Pitch   59 12 1 0 2 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 .203 .217 .322 .539
Count 0-1   33 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 .235 .242 .478
Count 0-2   20 9 2 1 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 .450 .450 .650 1.100
Count 1-0   33 10 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 .303 .294 .394 .688
Count 1-1   39 10 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .256 .410 .667
Count 1-2   49 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 .184 .180 .204 .384
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   14 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 2-2   33 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .182 .182 .212 .394
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   13 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .154 .353 .154 .507
Full Count   27 7 2 0 0 3 4 11 3 0 0 0 .259 .474 .333 .807
Behind in Count   102 26 3 1 0 10 3 0 12 2 1 0 .255 .250 .304 .554
Ahead in Count   67 17 2 1 0 5 8 5 0 1 1 0 .254 .301 .313 .615
Batting Leadoff   138 35 6 2 0 4 17 12 9 0 1 0 .254 .313 .326 .639
Batting 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   16 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790
Batting 4th   66 11 2 0 0 5 2 3 6 1 3 0 .167 .200 .197 .397
Batting 5th   40 8 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .220 .250 .470
Batting 6th   36 10 3 0 1 10 1 0 5 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Batting 7th   18 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .300 .500 .800
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   89 22 2 0 2 4 5 3 5 0 0 0 .247 .272 .337 .609
Medium Leverage   156 35 6 2 0 10 17 10 15 1 0 0 .224 .269 .288 .558
High Leverage   82 21 3 2 0 14 3 4 4 2 5 0 .256 .284 .341 .626
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
1909 Cleveland - FABL 20 44 23 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 .130 .130 .174 .304 -2 1 -0.2
1910 Cleveland - FABL 21 78 53 17 2 0 0 8 7 3 1 1 8 1 0 .321 .362 .358 .721 119 123 0.1
1911 Cleveland - FABL 22 106 104 37 8 5 1 22 24 10 0 1 11 4 3 .356 .409 .558 .966 170 163 1.6
1912 Cleveland - FABL 23 151 575 169 34 17 2 84 76 56 2 2 58 25 22 .294 .357 .423 .780 120 121 0.5
1913 Cleveland - FABL 24 131 497 136 31 12 4 72 65 35 2 3 43 15 10 .274 .322 .408 .731 118 118 2.9
1914 Cleveland - FABL 25 83 314 89 24 5 3 31 42 26 1 0 36 12 4 .283 .340 .420 .761 130 125 1.0
1915 Cleveland - FABL 26 110 372 91 14 5 3 33 42 27 0 1 54 13 10 .245 .295 .333 .628 92 91 0.5
1916 Cleveland - FABL 27 129 432 120 9 7 4 40 49 35 0 4 58 12 7 .278 .329 .359 .688 115 121 2.6
1917 Cleveland - FABL 28 117 327 78 11 4 2 28 25 17 0 3 24 4 5 .239 .274 .315 .589 87 92 0.5
Total FABL 949 2697 740 134 55 19 319 332 209 6 15 303 86 61 .274 .326 .386 .712 113 114 9.5
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
1908 Seattle - IND 19 59 223 74 15 7 3 26 27 20 0 0 22 8 13 .332 .387 .502 .889 179 186 3.2
1909 Seattle - IND 20 103 396 148 38 10 7 62 55 32 0 8 26 16 24 .374 .413 .573 .986 185 193 6.1
Total WCA 162 619 222 53 17 10 88 82 52 0 8 48 24 37 .359 .404 .548 .951 183 190
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
1913 Cleveland - FABL 24 5 18 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .368 .333 .702 111 116 -1.1
Total FABL 5 18 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .368 .333 .702 111 116
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1909 Cleveland - MLB 1B 31 0 57 11 2 68 0 1.000 52.1 11.69 +1.1 1.080
1909 Cleveland - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1909 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.7 .000
1910 Cleveland - MLB 1B 37 0 74 10 6 91 7 .923 63.0 12.00 -3.6 .802
1911 Cleveland - MLB 1B 54 5 155 16 6 173 2 .988 119.2 12.86 +1.4 1.067
1911 Cleveland - MLB SS 8 5 13 7 0 22 2 .909 44.2 4.03 -0.5 .958
1912 Cleveland - MLB 1B 49 1 122 19 9 143 2 .986 98.2 12.86 +1.4 1.037
1912 Cleveland - MLB SS 142 140 248 284 36 608 76 .875 1127.1 4.25 -38.0 .832
1913 Cleveland - MLB 1B 70 5 275 35 13 314 4 .987 227.1 12.27 +1.3 1.042
1913 Cleveland - MLB SS 119 118 148 247 31 426 31 .927 856.0 4.15 -13.6 .929
1914 Cleveland - MLB 1B 40 2 127 11 5 142 4 .972 109.2 11.33 -0.2 .978
1914 Cleveland - MLB SS 79 79 115 143 23 285 27 .905 556.0 4.18 -22.6 .826
1915 Cleveland - MLB 1B 48 3 226 21 14 250 3 .988 172.0 12.92 +2.2 1.072
1915 Cleveland - MLB SS 88 85 117 188 35 333 28 .916 646.2 4.24 -13.7 .917
1916 Cleveland - MLB 1B 100 79 936 131 60 1094 27 .975 766.2 12.53 -1.5 .988
1916 Cleveland - MLB SS 28 28 43 58 6 108 7 .935 214.0 4.25 -4.0 .913
1917 Cleveland - MLB 1B 85 48 677 72 38 752 3 .996 527.0 12.79 +8.0 1.083
1917 Cleveland - MLB SS 27 25 28 59 4 101 14 .861 205.0 3.82 -6.8 .896
TOTAL 1B 514 143 2649 326 153 3027 52 .983 2136.1 12.53 +10.1 1.021
TOTAL SS 492 480 713 986 135 1885 186 .901 3653.2 4.19 -99.9 .878
PLAYER HISTORY
03/15/1907 Named the #4 prospect in the WCA
07/02/1907 Named the #6 prospect in the WCA
10/21/1907 Named the #4 prospect in the WCA
03/15/1908 Named the #7 prospect in the WCA
03/15/1908 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/15/1908 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Seattle Warriors development complex.
07/02/1908 Named the #4 prospect in the WCA
10/17/1908 Injured on 10/16/1908, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day.
10/19/1908 Wins the WCA Player of the Week Award.
10/21/1908 Named the #3 prospect in the WCA
11/01/1908 Wins the WCA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/09/1909 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Seattle Warriors development complex.
03/27/1909 Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/26/1909 Goes 5-6 against the Portland Foresters, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
05/01/1909 Wins the WCA Batter of the Month Award.
05/31/1909 Wins the WCA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1909 Wins the WCA Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/1909 Wins the WCA Batter of the Month Award.
07/04/1909 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 2 weeks.
07/11/1909 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
05/29/1910 Injured on 05/26/1910, diagnosed with a hand contusion, will miss 1 day.
08/07/1911 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/10/1911 Injured on 09/09/1911, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, will not miss additional time.
05/04/1912 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1912 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/1912 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
09/11/1912 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/04/1913 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/28/1913 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/02/1913 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1913 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1913 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/18/1913 Wins the FABL UL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1913 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5 weeks.
10/05/1913 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/13/1913 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/14/1914 Injured (knee tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
05/19/1914 Injured (bruised ribs),day-to-day for one week.
05/23/1914 Injured (bruised ribs),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/13/1914 Injured (plantar fasciitis),out for 6 weeks.
07/28/1914 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/05/1914 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
08/05/1914 Goes 5-5 against the New York Stars, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
08/21/1914 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/24/1914 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/28/1914 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/02/1914 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/03/1914 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/07/1914 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Blues, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
09/28/1914 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/01/1914 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/15/1915 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 days.
05/21/1915 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/06/1915 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/12/1915 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/19/1915 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/09/1915 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/24/1915 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/31/1915 Injured (knee tendinitis),out for 5-6 weeks.
04/23/1916 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/02/1916 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/13/1916 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
05/19/1916 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/26/1916 Wins the FABL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/30/1916 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/11/1917 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/19/1917 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/27/1917 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 weeks.
08/29/1917 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1913 31 10
Year 3B Rank
1912 17 6
Year HR Rank
1916 4 7
Year RBI Rank
1912 84 4
Year EBH Rank
1912 53 8
Year ISO Rank
1913 .135 10
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