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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: 8-18 / in Starts: 8-17

Days of Rest

1904 Pitching Game Log

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1904 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	120	8	Apr 23	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	L(0-1)	99	8.0	14	10		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.42	36					34	3	1
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	121	15	May 5	PHI		BRO	L,3-13	GS-	L(0-2)	11	4.0	5	5		2	1	0	0	0.00	2.75	20					18
3	122	19	May 10	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	L(0-3)	4	8.0	3	2		1	3	0	1	0.00	2.62	32					30	0	0
4	123	22	May 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-12	GS-		3	0.2	4	3		1	0	0	0	0.00	2.76	7					6
5	124	27	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-10	CG	L(0-4)	6	8.0	12	10		3	4	0	0	0.00	2.70	42					38	1	1
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	125	57	Jun 29	PHI		BRO	L,6-8			38	6.2	5	3		2	2	0	1	0.00	2.79	25					22
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
7	126	61	Jul 4(1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	L(0-5)	4	8.0	8	4		3	4	0	1	0.00	2.81	36					31	2	0
8	127	65	Jul 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	L(0-6)	3	8.0	7	3		3	4	0	0	0.00	2.77	33					30	0	2
9	128	69	Jul 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-11	CG	L(0-7)	4	8.0	15	11		3	1	0	0	0.00	2.84	42					37	1	1
10	129	72	Jul 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	L(0-8)	2	8.0	3	1		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.78	29					27	0	1
11	130	76	Jul 21	PHI	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	W(1-8)	4	9.0	4	1		1	6	0	0	0.00	2.62	30					29	0	0
12	131	79	Jul 23(2)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	L(1-9)	1	8.0	12	7		3	1	0	2	0.00	2.75	40					33	0	1
13	132	83	Jul 27	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-8	GS-	L(1-10)	3	7.0	12	7		0	4	0	0	0.00	2.64	33					33
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
14	133	87	Aug 3(1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-5	GS-	L(1-11)	6	8.0	12	5		0	5	1	0	0.00	2.65	38					38
15	134	93	Aug 8	PHI		PIT	W,15-5	CG	W(2-11)	4	9.0	7	5		5	3	0	0	0.00	2.71	42					37	1	0
16	135	99	Aug 13(2)	PHI		CHC	W,4-0	SHO	W(3-11)	4	9.0	8	0	0	3	3	0	0	0.00	2.72	36	71				33	0	0
17	136	103	Aug 17	PHI		STL	L,7-9	CG	L(3-12)	3	9.0	13	9		3	2	0	0	0.00	2.74	42					39	2	0
18	137	109	Aug 24	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	W(4-12)	6	9.0	9	3		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.71	35					34	1	0
19	138	115	Aug 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	L(4-13)	4	8.0	4	2		0	2	0	0	0.00	2.66	27					25	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
20	139	119	Sep 3	PHI		BRO	W,6-0	SHO	W(5-13)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	2.62	34	78				32	2	0
21	140	124	Sep 8(2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	L(5-14)	4	6.0	10	4		1	0	0	1	0.00	2.65	28					25	2	1
22	141	129	Sep 12(1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-4	GS-	W(6-14)	3	8.1	10	4		1	1	0	0	0.00	2.65	33					32
23	142	135	Sep 17(1)	PHI		BSN	W,5-4	GS-		4	9.0	8	4		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.65	36					34
24	143	139	Sep 21(2)	PHI		CHC	W,3-0	SHO	W(7-14)	3	9.0	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	2.59	33	75				33	1	0
25	144	143	Sep 24(1)	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	L(7-15)	2	9.0	10	3		0	6	0	0	0.00	2.52	32					31	0	0
26	145	148	Sep 29(2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-3	CG	L(7-16)	4	7.0	2	3		2	1	0	0	0.00	2.54	24					22	0	2
							8-18		W-L:7-16	3.7	200.2	211	109	0	43	68	1	6	0.00	2.54	845	75				783	16	10

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