Steve Sparks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Holland Hall HS (Tulsa, OK)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: April 28, 1995 (Age 29-300d, 16,601st in major league history)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2004 (Age 39-086d)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Steven William Sparks

Nicknames: Phone Book

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.2

ERA

4.88

270

182

1319.2

658

WHIP

1.494

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-22 / in Starts: 4-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	21 (10-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
S Hillenbrand	1
R Hammock	0

2004 Batting Game Log

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2004 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	13	5 (4)	Apr 10	ARI		STL	L,2-10	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.020	.73	-0.01%	-0.18	P
2	14	8 (2)	Apr 14	ARI	@	COL	L,4-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	15	12 (3)	Apr 18	ARI	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.047	.86	-0.03%	-0.84	P
4	16	14 (1)	Apr 21	ARI	@	MIL	L,6-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	17	15	Apr 22	ARI	@	MIL	W,11-9	14-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.60	-0.016	.40	-0.01%	-0.45	P
6	18	17 (1)	Apr 24	ARI		SDP	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.28	-0.067	1.12	-0.04%	-0.51	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	19	25 (7)	May 4	ARI	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.069	.46	-0.03%	-1.24	P
8	20	30 (4)	May 9	ARI		PHI	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.64	-0.001	.40	0.00%	-0.04	P
9	21	37 (6)	May 16	ARI		MON	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.82	-0.064	.35	-0.02%	-0.61	P
10	22	42 (4)	May 22	ARI	@	FLA	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.67	-0.017	.32	-0.01%	-0.16	P
11	23	47 (4)	May 27	ARI	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.85	-0.101	.72	-0.02%	-0.97	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	24	52 (4)	Jun 1	ARI		SFG	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.94	0.054	.20	0.01%	0.44	P
13	25	57 (4)	Jun 6	ARI		LAD	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.75	-0.019	.18	0.00%	-0.18	P
14	26	66 (8)	Jun 17	ARI		NYY	W,6-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.01	-0.073	.20	-0.01%	-0.92	P
15	27	71 (4)	Jun 22	ARI	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.17	-0.036	.13	0.00%	-0.29	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	28	80 (8)	Jul 2	ARI		MIN	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.61	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
17	29	85 (4)	Jul 7	ARI	@	LAD	L,0-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
18	30	94 (8)	Jul 19	ARI		SFG	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	.92	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
19	31	102 (7)	Jul 27	ARI	@	HOU	L,3-10	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	9	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	32	107 (4)	Aug 1	ARI	@	COL	L,2-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	9						P
21	33	113 (5)	Aug 8	ARI		ATL	L,4-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	9						P
22	34	117 (3)	Aug 13	ARI	@	NYM	L,6-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	7						P
23	35	125 (7)	Aug 22	ARI		CIN	L,1-11	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	5						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	36	135 (9)	Sep 3	ARI	@	SFG	L,7-18	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	3	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.72	P
25	37	144 (8)	Sep 13	ARI		COL	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	6						P
26	38	148 (3)	Sep 17	ARI	@	STL	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
27	39	156 (7)	Sep 26	ARI	@	SDP	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							5-22		32	31	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258		.83	-0.480	.36	-0.16%	-5.82

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