RF Ed Sparks #34
Santa Fe Coyotes WBL
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
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RF ED SPARKS #34 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
96 174 57 11 4 3 43 73 28 .328 .532 .489 10 2.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ GIG Win, 5-4 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
09/20/1974 @ GIG Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 MIS Win, 13-12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 MIS Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/15/1974 MIS Win, 7-6 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0
09/14/1974 @ PUE Win, 9-2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/13/1974 @ PUE Win, 16-6 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 0
09/12/1974 @ PUE Loss, 11-14 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
09/11/1974 BIL Win, 7-4 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 1
09/10/1974 BIL Win, 13-12 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/11/1943
Born in:Lower Merion, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 14th Pick in Round 19
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 96 174 57 11 4 3 43 65 73 28 .328 .532 .489 1.020 .526 .161 173
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 254 4 0 0 6 2 1 85 18 10 4 71.4 54.6 11.33 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 15 3 2 1 7 17 14 12 0 0 0 .306 .460 .510 .971
Versus Right   125 42 8 2 2 36 48 59 16 1 2 4 .336 .556 .480 1.036
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   13 4 1 0 1 5 6 6 5 0 0 0 .308 .526 .615 1.142
May   27 6 1 0 0 8 5 8 5 0 0 1 .222 .417 .259 .676
June   34 14 2 2 0 8 11 7 4 0 0 1 .412 .524 .588 1.112
July   27 9 3 1 0 3 9 12 5 1 0 0 .333 .525 .519 1.044
August   35 13 3 0 1 10 17 21 1 0 1 0 .371 .607 .543 1.150
September   38 11 1 1 1 9 17 19 8 0 1 2 .289 .542 .447 .990
Postseason   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Last Year   174 57 11 4 3 43 65 73 28 1 2 4 .328 .532 .489 1.020
2 Years Ago   287 76 9 2 3 53 55 74 53 4 0 4 .265 .417 .341 .759
Career   1126 313 39 15 19 238 269 279 216 12 4 15 .278 .424 .390 .814
Home   76 27 6 1 3 24 27 34 8 1 1 2 .355 .558 .579 1.136
Road   98 30 5 3 0 19 38 39 20 0 1 2 .306 .511 .418 .929
Grass   174 57 11 4 3 43 65 73 28 1 2 4 .328 .532 .489 1.020
Day   38 12 2 1 1 14 16 17 8 0 0 2 .316 .544 .500 1.044
Night   136 45 9 3 2 29 49 56 20 1 2 2 .331 .528 .485 1.013
As Starter   132 43 6 3 2 26 47 57 23 0 2 3 .326 .536 .462 .999
As Reliever / Substitution   42 14 5 1 1 17 18 16 5 1 0 1 .333 .517 .571 1.088
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
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
1962 Quincy - R 18 33 35 10 3 0 0 7 6 8 0 0 5 3 0 .286 .419 .371 .790 96 106 0.1
1964 Bakersfield - A 20 8 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091 201 226 0.2
1966 Santa Fe - A 22 57 49 12 1 0 1 11 7 6 1 1 10 0 0 .245 .333 .327 .660 57 60 -0.2
1967 Santa Fe - A 23 58 51 15 4 0 1 8 7 11 1 0 9 1 0 .294 .429 .431 .860 131 140 0.5
1968 Santa Fe - A 24 73 65 10 0 1 0 5 8 8 0 1 17 1 0 .154 .243 .185 .428 23 18 -0.4
1969 Santa Fe - A 25 84 110 25 0 3 1 19 18 16 0 1 18 0 0 .227 .323 .309 .632 90 101 -0.0
1970 Santa Fe - A 26 94 92 27 3 0 3 22 28 23 2 0 24 2 1 .293 .444 .424 .868 132 141 0.9
1971 Santa Fe - A 27 106 168 45 8 1 4 40 45 37 0 3 32 6 4 .268 .394 .399 .793 109 109 0.5
1972 Santa Fe - A 28 102 130 46 3 4 3 37 36 31 3 1 25 8 1 .354 .485 .508 .993 165 171 1.5
1973 Santa Fe - A 29 111 287 76 9 2 3 53 55 74 4 4 53 15 9 .265 .417 .341 .759 95 105 0.6
1974 Santa Fe - A 30 96 174 57 11 4 3 43 65 73 4 1 28 10 4 .328 .532 .489 1.020 151 173 2.9
Total COW 8 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091 201 226
Total WBL 781 1126 313 39 15 19 238 269 279 15 12 216 43 19 .278 .424 .390 .814 114 123
Total UMVA 33 35 10 3 0 0 7 6 8 0 0 5 3 0 .286 .419 .371 .790 96 106
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
1974 Santa Fe - WBL 30 2 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .500 .625 61 10 -0.0
Total WBL 2 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .500 .625 61 10
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Quincy - R CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.0 .938
1962 Quincy - R RF 6 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.9 .815
1964 Bakersfield - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Bakersfield - A RF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.4 1.075
1966 Santa Fe - A LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1966 Santa Fe - A CF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.3 1.020
1966 Santa Fe - A RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Santa Fe - A LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.027
1967 Santa Fe - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Santa Fe - A RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.1 1.26 +0.0 1.068
1968 Santa Fe - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Santa Fe - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Santa Fe - A RF 5 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 14.2 4.30 +0.4 1.077
1969 Santa Fe - A LF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -1.9 .678
1969 Santa Fe - A CF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 -0.6 .763
1969 Santa Fe - A RF 14 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 89.2 1.81 -1.4 .907
1970 Santa Fe - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Santa Fe - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Santa Fe - A CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.006
1970 Santa Fe - A RF 16 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 50.1 1.79 -0.2 .960
1971 Santa Fe - A LF 7 4 8 0 0 10 2 .800 36.0 2.00 -1.1 .813
1971 Santa Fe - A CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.2 1.021
1971 Santa Fe - A RF 39 26 51 1 0 52 0 1.000 244.0 1.92 -0.9 .993
1972 Santa Fe - A C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1972 Santa Fe - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Santa Fe - A LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 -0.5 .505
1972 Santa Fe - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Santa Fe - A RF 28 12 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 147.1 0.98 -4.6 .720
1973 Santa Fe - A LF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.1 1.002
1973 Santa Fe - A RF 76 70 112 0 0 115 3 .974 621.2 1.62 -1.7 1.000
1974 Santa Fe - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .000
1974 Santa Fe - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Santa Fe - A LF 13 11 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 91.0 0.99 -1.5 .846
1974 Santa Fe - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Santa Fe - A RF 43 32 41 1 0 45 3 .933 287.1 1.32 -2.0 .983
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 39 19 32 0 0 34 2 .941 201.1 1.43 -5.1 .811
TOTAL CF 24 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.1 2.15 -0.8 .921
TOTAL RF 241 159 267 2 0 275 6 .978 1515.2 1.60 -10.9 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft out of high school (Nutley; Nutley, NJ) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 19, Pick 14, 374th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
06/24/1963 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
01/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
06/18/1964 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
03/22/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
04/20/1965 Released by the Detroit organization.
03/24/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Santa Fe Coyotes organization.
05/25/1966 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/23/1967 Injured (sprained thumb),out for 6 weeks.
03/24/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
04/20/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
03/24/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
05/24/1969 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
03/24/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
08/22/1970 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/24/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
07/20/1971 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
04/24/1973 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/24/1973 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/1974 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1974 Wins the 1974 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Santa Fe Coyotes!
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