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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: 12-21 / in Starts: 10-19

Days of Rest

1902 Pitching Game Log

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1902 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	59	5	Apr 22	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	CG	L(0-1)	99	9.0	10	7	5	2	1	0	0	5.00	3.11	40	42				37	4	0
2	60	9	Apr 26	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	W(1-1)	3	9.0	5	1	1	4	5	0	2	3.00	3.33	37	74				31	0	0
3	61	12	Apr 30	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5		W(2-1)	3	12.0	11	2	2	0	5	0	0	2.40	2.73						47
May				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
4	62	17	May 8	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG		7	8.0	19	10	9	1	2	0	0	4.03	2.69	42	7				39	2	0
5	63	23	May 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3		S(1)	7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.92	2.69						4
6	64	26	May 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	L(2-2)	2	8.0	8	4	2	3	5	0	0	3.64	2.67	36	56				31	1	2
7	65	29	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	L(2-3)	3	8.1	5	2	2	3	3	0	1	3.42	2.78	33	65				27	1	1
8	66	33	May 29	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	L(2-4)	5	8.2	11	5	4	4	3	1	1	3.52	3.10	40	43				34	2	0
9	67	36	May 31	NYG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	L(2-5)	1	9.0	7	3	1	6	5	0	0	3.21	3.16	39	64				32	0	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
10	68	40	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	W(3-5)	4	9.0	12	3	1	2	5	0	0	2.96	3.06	38	58				35	1	0
11	69	43	Jun 9	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	W(4-5)	3	9.0	10	3	2	3	5	0	0	2.87	3.01	40	59				36	0	1
12	70	46	Jun 13	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	GS-	L(4-6)	3	5.0	5	5	5	3	1	0	0	3.19	3.06		35				20
13	71	51	Jun 18	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-9	CG	L(4-7)	4	8.0	10	9	9	5	1	1	0	3.72	3.28	35	22				29	0	0
14	72	54	Jun 24	NYG		BRO	L,1-8	CG	L(4-8)	5	9.0	10	8	6	2	2	0	0	3.90	3.25	40	39				37	3	1
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
15	73	62	Jul 4(1)	NYG	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-	L(4-9)	9	2.0	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.07	3.24		28				13
16	74	69	Jul 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	L(4-10)	6	8.0	11	6	5	2	1	0	0	4.17	3.24	34	37				31	1	1
				Player went from New York Giants to Boston Americans
17	75	80	Jul 25	BOS		SLB	W,6-3	CG	W(5-10)	13	9.0	4	3	2	3	3	0	0	4.02	3.22	35	69				31	1	1
18	76	83	Jul 29	BOS		DET	L,5-6		L(5-11)	3	6.0	6	3	3	1	1	0	1	4.04	3.22						24
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
19	77	86	Aug 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(6-11)	3	9.0	10	1	1	3	4	0	0	3.86	3.20	37	64				33	3	0
20	78	89	Aug 5	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	L(6-12)	2	8.0	7	5	4	2	2	0	2	3.89	3.22	35	50				27	0	0
21	79	91	Aug 7	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-12			1	7.0	8	6	4	5	2	1	1	3.94	3.36						29
22	80	95	Aug 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	L(6-13)	3	8.2	10	5	5	5	2	0	1	4.01	3.41	40	41				33	1	2
23	81	98	Aug 15	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(7-13)	3	9.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.86	3.41	32	75				30	1	0
24	82	101	Aug 20	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	CG	L(7-14)	4	9.0	9	6	5	4	5	0	0	3.91	3.38	40	48				35	1	0
25	83	104	Aug 23	BOS		SLB	W,1-0	SHO	W(8-14)	2	10.0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.71	3.36	35	84				33	1	0
26	84	107	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	L(8-15)	4	8.0	7	4	2	2	1	0	1	3.66	3.36	33	55				30	0	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
27	85	111	Sep 1(1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-10	CG	L(8-16)	3	8.0	15	10	4	3	3	1	0	3.69	3.41	43	24				38	2	0
28	86	116	Sep 5	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-12	CG	L(8-17)	3	8.0	16	12	10	4	0	1	1	3.96	3.51	45	2				39	5	0
29	87	121	Sep 10(2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-5	CG	W(9-17)	4	9.0	10	5	2	1	1	0	0	3.88	3.48	39	53				37	1	0
30	88	126	Sep 16	BOS		BLA	W,7-2	CG	W(10-17)	5	9.0	6	2	1	0	5	1	1	3.78	3.48	35	74				34	1	0
31	89	131	Sep 20	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	L(10-18)	3	8.0	13	7	7	2	1	0	0	3.91	3.47	38	27				35	6	0
32	90	135	Sep 24	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	L(10-19)	3	8.0	12	8	2	0	2	0	0	3.86	3.43	36	40				36	1	0
33	91	138	Sep 29	BOS	@	BLA	W,9-5	CG	W(11-19)	4	9.0	11	5	2	1	3	0	0	3.79	3.39	39	53				37	2	0
							12-21		W-L:11-19,Sv:1	3.7	265.2	293	155	112	80	81	6	12	3.79	3.39	1016	48				1044	41	9

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