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Tully Sparks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: December 12, 1874 in Etna, GA us

Died: July 15, 1937 in Anniston, AL

Buried: Edgemont Cemetery, Anniston, AL

Schools: University of Georgia (Athens, GA), Beloit College (Beloit, WI)

Debut: September 15, 1897 (Age 22-277d, 2,034th in major league history)

Last Game: June 8, 1910 (Age 35-178d)
vs. CHC 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Thomas Frank Sparks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

121

137

ERA

2.82

314

270

2343.2

780

WHIP

1.229

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-21 / in Starts: 7-18

Days of Rest

1901 Pitching Game Log

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1901 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	30	9	May 3	MLA		CHW	L,3-11			99	7.0	8	3	2	1	6	0	0	2.57	1.64						29
2	31	13	May 7	MLA		DET	L,2-9	CG	L(0-1)	3	9.0	10	9	3	4	1	2	2	2.81	4.99	43	40				37	3	0
3	32	15	May 10	MLA		DET	L,6-7			2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.65	4.75						3
4	33	16	May 11	MLA		CLE	W,12-5	CG	W(1-1)	0	9.0	10	5	3	5	7	0	0	2.77	4.16	44	53				39	1	1
5	34	21	May 17	MLA	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS-	L(1-2)	5	7.0	7	6	6	4	1	0	0	3.82	4.20		36				28
6	35	26	May 27	MLA		PHA	L,3-8	GS-	L(1-3)	9	4.0	4	7	0	2	0	0	0	3.41	4.22		38				16
7	36	29	May 30(1)	MLA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	W(2-3)	2	9.0	7	2	1	6	2	0	0	2.93	4.27	39	63				33	1	0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	37	34	Jun 3	MLA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	4	2	0	3	4	0	0	2.45	4.07	35	76				32	0	0
9	38	38	Jun 8	MLA	@	BOS	L,4-12	GS-	L(3-4)	4	4.0	6	9	1	6	1	0	2	2.44	4.37		25				18
10	39	41	Jun 12	MLA	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	W(4-4)	3	9.0	7	5	5	7	3	0	1	2.78	4.44	42	49				34	3	0
11	40	45	Jun 18	MLA	@	BLA	L,4-11	GS-	L(4-5)	5	6.0	8	10	7	2	2	1	2	3.41	4.60		22				26
12	41	47	Jun 20	MLA	@	BLA	L,2-7	CG	L(4-6)	1	8.0	11	7	5	7	1	0	2	3.62	4.74	41	30				32	1	1
13	42	53	Jun 27	MLA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	L(4-7)	6	8.2	9	4	2	3	0	0	0	3.47	4.67	37	51				32	2	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	43	57	Jul 1	MLA		CLE	L,5-8	GS-	L(4-8)	3	4.0	10	7	7	1	1	0	1	3.99	4.64		14				22
15	44	60	Jul 4(1)	MLA		DET	L,1-5	CG	L(4-9)	2	9.0	6	5	2	1	2	0	0	3.82	4.48	38	62				37	1	0
16	45	66	Jul 10	MLA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	L(4-10)	5	11.0	15	5	2	3	3	0	0	3.61	4.36	49	53				42	3	0
17	46	69	Jul 13	MLA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(5-10)	2	9.0	7	2	1	4	2	0	1	3.42	4.34	37	65				31	0	0
18	47	71	Jul 17	MLA		PHA	L,1-5	CG	L(5-11)	3	9.0	12	5	2	1	2	0	0	3.32	4.24	38	50				36	2	0
19	48	74	Jul 20	MLA		BLA	L,11-13	GS-	L(5-12)	2	2.0	5	8	1	3	1	1	0	3.34	4.37		26				11
20	49	77	Jul 22	MLA		BLA	W,5-3	CG	W(6-12)	1	9.0	5	3	2	5	4	0	1	3.26	4.35	37	66				29	0	0
21	50	82	Jul 27	MLA		WSH	L,0-7	CG	L(6-13)	4	9.0	16	7	7	1	5	0	0	3.48	4.22	43	31				40	2	4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
22	51	87	Aug 3	MLA		CLE	L,7-8	GS-		6	3.0	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	3.53	4.20		39				13
23	52	91	Aug 6	MLA		DET	L,4-8	CG	L(6-14)	2	9.0	9	8	2	5	1	0	1	3.44	4.23	42	45				36	2	0
24	53	99	Aug 16	MLA	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	L(6-15)	9	8.0	19	10	7	3	0	0	0	3.65	4.22	39	7				35	7	0
25	54	103	Aug 20	MLA	@	BOS	L,0-6			3	4.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.55	4.21						14
26	55	108	Aug 27	MLA	@	BLA	T,5-5	CG		6	11.0	7	5	2	5	2	1	0	3.44	4.26	43	66				37	1	0
27	56	111	Aug 31	MLA		PHA	W,6-1	CG	W(7-15)	3	9.0	2	1	0	1	5	0	0	3.28	4.16	31	85				30	1	0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
28	57	115	Sep 3(1)	MLA		BLA	L,0-10	CG	L(7-16)	2	9.0	14	10	8	6	2	0	0	3.49	4.18	45	19				39	3	3
29	58	119	Sep 7	MLA		WSH	L,8-20	GS-	L(7-17)	3	3.1	6	8	2	2	2	0	1	3.52	4.18		28				16
							7-21		W-L:7-17	3.5	209.2	228	157	82	94	63	5	14	3.52	4.18	723	44				827	33	9

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