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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: 18-15 / in Starts: 16-15

Days of Rest

1908 Pitching Game Log

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1908 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	255	12	Apr 28	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	1		1	3	0	0	0.00	1.77	34					33	1	0
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
2	256	16	May 4	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-12	CG	L(1-1)	5	8.0	17	12		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.28	40					38	5	1
3	257	25	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-5			16	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.43	4					3
4	258	27	May 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-8	GS-	L(1-2)	1	3.1	5	5		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.29	12					12
5	259	30	May 26	PHI	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	L(1-3)	2	8.0	6	2		0	2	0	0	0.00	2.10	27					26	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
6	260	34	Jun 3	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	L(1-4)	7	8.0	8	2		5	1	1	0	0.00	2.79	35					30	1	0
7	261	37	Jun 6	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	CG	L(1-5)	2	9.0	10	5		2	4	0	0	0.00	2.62	39					36	0	4
8	262	40	Jun 10	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	L(1-6)	3	10.0	7	1		1	5	0	0	0.00	2.40	37					35	2	0
9	263	44	Jun 16	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(2-6)	5	9.0	5	1		2	4	0	2	0.00	2.42	35					30	1	0
10	264	48	Jun 20(1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-1	GS-	L(2-7)	3	8.0	5	1		1	4	0	0	0.00	2.32	25					24
11	265	51	Jun 23	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2		S(1)	2	4.0	5	2		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.28	15					15
12	266	55	Jun 29	PHI	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	W(3-7)	5	9.0	10	2		2	6	0	0	0.00	2.19	39					37	1	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
13	267	59	Jul 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-8	GS-	L(3-8)	3	5.0	10	7		2	1	0	1	0.00	2.26	24					17
14	268	64	Jul 8(2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	W(4-8)	4	9.0	9	5		6	4	0	0	0.00	2.35	42					32	0	2
15	269	70	Jul 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	W(5-8)	4	9.0	14	5		0	3	0	1	0.00	2.30	41					40	1	0
16	270	75	Jul 18(1)	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	W(6-8)	4	9.0	7	1		0	5	0	1	0.00	2.23	33					31	0	1
17	271	80	Jul 22	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	W(7-8)	3	9.0	5	1		1	1	0	0	0.00	2.23	31					30	0	0
18	272	83	Jul 28(1)	PHI		STL	W,1-0	SHO	W(8-8)	5	11.0	7	0	0	1	5	0	1	0.00	2.19	38	87				36	1	0
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	273	88	Aug 1	PHI		CIN	W,6-0	SHO	W(9-8)	3	9.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	2.18	31	84				29	1	0
20	274	91	Aug 6(1)	PHI		CHC	W,7-5	CG	W(10-8)	4	9.0	10	5		2	4	0	0	0.00	2.16	38					34	3	1
21	275	95	Aug 11	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	GS-	L(10-9)	4	8.0	5	5		2	2	0	1	0.00	2.19	31					25
22	276	99	Aug 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	W(11-9)	3	9.0	4	1		3	3	0	0	0.00	2.20	34					31	0	0
23	277	102	Aug 18	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	W(12-9)	2	9.0	6	3		2	1	1	0	0.00	2.29	33					31	1	2
24	278	105	Aug 22	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	L(12-10)	3	8.2	12	5		1	5	0	0	0.00	2.25	38					34	0	2
25	279	109	Aug 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-	L(12-11)	4	5.0	8	4		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.27	22					20
Sep/Oct				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
26	280	113	Sep 1(1)	PHI		BRO	W,4-2	CG	W(13-11)	4	9.0	6	2		1	7	0	1	0.00	2.23	36					33	2	0
27	281	118	Sep 4	PHI		NYG	L,1-8	GS-	L(13-12)	2	1.0	6	3		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.23	8					8
28	282	122	Sep 8	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	W(14-12)	3	9.0	9	4		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.25	38					36	1	0
29	283	127	Sep 12(2)	PHI		BSN	W,3-1	CG	W(15-12)	3	9.0	8	1		1	3	0	0	0.00	2.23	33					32	2	0
30	284	130	Sep 16(1)	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	W(16-12)	3	9.0	6	2		1	1	0	0	0.00	2.23	32					31	0	0
31	285	136	Sep 21(1)	PHI		CHC	L,1-3	CG	L(16-13)	4	10.0	9	3		2	3	0	0	0.00	2.22	38					35	2	1
32	286	142	Sep 26(1)	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	L(16-14)	4	14.0	12	3		1	3	0	0	0.00	2.21	60					57	3	0
33	287	152	Oct 5(1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-6	GS-	L(16-15)	8	5.0	6	4		2	0	1	0	0.00	2.28	20					18
							18-15		W-L:16-15,Sv:1	3.6	262.1	247	98	0	51	85	3	8	0.00	2.28	1043	86				959	29	14

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