Player Report for #46 Phil Sparks

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	7-5
ERA	3.11
IP	118.2
BB	33
K	84

Name:	Phil Sparks	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$231,100
Birthday:	11-30-1933	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	27	Years of Major League Service:	2 Years, 14 Days
Born in:	Lavallette (New Jersey)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 6"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	3 Years, 107 Days
Weight:	216 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	6 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	1955, 2nd Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Fair (Fair)

St. Louis

Dredgers

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	44	48	51	90-92 Mph
Versus LHP	41	45	47
Versus RHP	47	51	54
Talent	44	48	53

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Sinker, Circle-Change
Endurance:	81
Groundball Pct.:	69
Holding Runners:	13

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	34	Pitcher 65
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Instincts:	9
Sacrifice Bunt:	77
Bunt for Hit:	7
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-28-1961	ATL	Win, 3-2	X	9.0	2	2	1	1	8	Win
06-24-1961	@ SFG	Win, 4-3	X	7.0	7	3	3	3	3	Win
06-20-1961	@ CIN	Loss, 2-4	X	8.0	6	4	2	3	2	Loss
06-17-1961	@ PIT	Win, 5-3	X	4.0	6	2	1	0	2
06-12-1961	SFG	Win, 4-0	X	7.0	3	0	0	2	6	Win
06-08-1961	PIT	Win, 3-2	X	7.0	4	2	1	1	8	Win
06-04-1961	@ BSN	Win, 10-7	X	3.2	7	7	2	3	4
05-31-1961	CHH	Loss, 0-5	X	3.2	8	4	4	1	4	Loss
05-28-1961	@ LAM	Win, 8-3	X	6.0	6	3	3	3	5	Win
05-24-1961	@ CIN	Loss, 3-6	X	6.0	7	2	2	1	2

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	18	18	7	5	0	3.11	118.2	108	53	41	15	33	84	4	22.2	1	11	61.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	10.77	8.19	6.37	2.50	3.23	1.19	26.2	.261
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	212	46	7	0	8	25	19	46	2	0	1	.217	.282	.363	.645
vs. RHB	243	62	9	2	7	28	14	38	2	0	0	.255	.293	.395	.688

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	2	2	1	1	1	8
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	3.00	15.0	13	7	5	1	6	5
April	3	3	1	1	0	2.63	24.0	22	7	7	3	7	12
May	8	8	2	3	0	4.41	49.0	51	26	24	9	13	39
June	7	7	4	1	0	1.97	45.2	35	20	10	3	13	33
Spring Training	6	6	3	2	0	3.75	24.0	23	12	10	2	13	14
Last Year	22	15	8	5	0	3.09	105.0	87	47	36	7	30	60
2 Years Ago	41	41	16	16	0	4.41	247.0	280	140	121	32	111	133
Career	89	76	32	27	0	3.97	491.1	500	262	217	60	196	289
Home	9	9	5	2	0	2.03	62.0	45	18	14	6	13	55
Road	9	9	2	3	0	4.29	56.2	63	35	27	9	20	29
Grass	18	18	7	5	0	3.11	118.2	108	53	41	15	33	84
Day	9	9	4	1	0	2.10	60.0	48	22	14	6	17	51
Night	9	9	3	4	0	4.14	58.2	60	31	27	9	16	33

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1956 Cincinnati - ABA	22	8	2	1	1	0	8.27	20.2	25	22	19	6	22	12	0	0	2.27	.279	-6.0
1959 San Francisco - ABA	25	14	14	7	5	0	3.75	84.0	91	38	35	10	34	56	0	0	1.49	.301	14.8
1959 Detroit - ABA	25	27	27	9	11	0	4.75	163.0	189	102	86	22	77	77	1	0	1.63	.298	11.8
1959 Total - ABA	25	41	41	16	16	0	4.41	247.0	280	140	121	32	111	133	1	0	1.58	.299	26.7
1960 St. Louis - ABA	26	22	15	8	5	0	3.09	105.0	87	47	36	7	30	60	0	0	1.11	.235	23.5
1961 St. Louis - ABA	27	18	18	7	5	0	3.11	118.2	108	53	41	15	33	84	4	1	1.19	.261	26.2
Total ABA		89	76	32	27	0	3.97	491.1	500	262	217	60	196	289	5	1	1.42	.276	70.3

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1955 Fullerton - A	21	14	14	6	4	0	2.48	101.2	78	32	28	5	27	50	3	2	1.03	.227	11.7
1956 Fullerton - A	22	12	12	5	3	0	1.81	84.1	57	21	17	0	28	50	1	0	1.01	.223	17.3
1956 Victoria - AA	22	13	13	6	3	0	1.44	87.2	57	19	14	0	41	39	0	0	1.12	.207	27.8
1956 Kitchener - AAA	22	3	3	2	1	0	4.87	20.1	18	11	11	3	12	13	0	0	1.48	.250	-0.9
1957 Fullerton - A	23	29	29	16	6	0	1.85	209.0	158	50	43	2	47	105	4	1	0.98	.232	37.6
1957 Victoria - AA	23	1	1	0	1	0	7.50	6.0	6	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	1.33	.238	-1.7
1957 Kitchener - AAA	23	3	3	1	2	0	6.63	19.0	26	15	14	1	12	14	0	0	2.00	.368	-5.6
1958 Victoria - AA	24	25	25	8	9	0	2.48	148.2	129	49	41	4	55	72	1	0	1.24	.258	31.7
1958 Kitchener - AAA	24	12	12	7	4	0	2.96	82.0	70	34	27	5	35	27	1	1	1.28	.231	14.5
Total GHL		18	18	10	7	0	3.86	121.1	114	60	52	9	59	54	1	1	1.43	.257	8.0
Total STL		39	39	14	13	0	2.23	242.1	192	73	60	5	98	113	1	0	1.20	.239	57.7
Total SCL		55	55	27	13	0	2.01	395.0	293	103	88	7	102	205	8	3	1.00	.229	66.6

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1956 Cincinnati - ML	P	8	2	1	4	0	6	1	.833	20.2	2.18
1959 Detroit - ML	P	27	27	8	28	0	40	4	.900	163.0	1.99
1959 San Francisco - ML	P	14	14	5	13	0	19	1	.947	84.0	1.93
1960 St. Louis - ML	P	22	15	11	14	1	26	1	.962	105.0	2.14
1961 St. Louis - ML	P	18	18	12	21	0	34	1	.971	118.2	2.50

Player History
06-15-1955	Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Rivermen.
07-07-1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Santa Ana Winds with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08-18-1955	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Lake Elsinore Demons with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 27 (38); Movement: 51 (68); Control: 24 (49).
04-17-1956	Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
05-26-1956	Injured (finger blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-23-1956	Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award.
08-02-1956	Injured (tender elbow), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (34); Movement: 57 (60); Control: 19 (28).
04-15-1957	Named the #47 prospect in the ABA
06-15-1957	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Lake Elsinore Demons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-01-1957	Wins the SCL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-07-1957	Was selected to the 1957 Southern California League All-Star Game.
09-10-1957	Wins the 1957 SCL SL Charles Dewey Manning Award.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 29 (29); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 33 (37).
05-03-1958	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Welland Bridges with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05-30-1958	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
06-11-1958	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-17-1958	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 36 (38).
02-22-1959	Released by the Cincinnati Rivermen.
04-09-1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
07-25-1959	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the San Francisco Golden Gators, along with 1B P. Arellano, in exchange for RF R. De La Rosa.
09-30-1959	Injured (bronchitis), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 43 (47).
02-26-1960	Released by the San Francisco Golden Gators.
07-19-1960	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,546 with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (44); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 51 (53).
07-01-1961	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1956	0	1
1959	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	SHO	Rank
1960	0	5

Year	GB%	Rank
1959	0.68	7