Joe Sparma

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: February 4, 1942 in Massillon, OH us

Died: May 14, 1986 in Columbus, OH

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Worthington, OH

High School: Massillon HS (Massillon, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: May 20, 1964 (Age 22-106d, 12,242nd in major league history)
vs. WSA 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1970 (Age 28-097d)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Joseph Blase Sparma

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

3.94

183

142

864.2

586

WHIP

1.399

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-15 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	21 (9-8-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In By
D McAuliffe	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	154	5 (4)	Apr 13	DET		NYY	W,6-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.048	.99	-0.04%	-1.17	P
2	155	11 (5)	Apr 21	DET	@	WSA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.64	-0.025	1.09	-0.03%	-0.01	P
3	156	16 (4)	Apr 26	DET		BOS	L,4-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
4	157	19 (2)	Apr 29	DET		WSA	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.37	-0.009	.53	-0.01%	-0.10	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
5	158	27 (7)	May 9	DET		MIN	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
6	159	35 (7)	May 22	DET	@	CHW	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
7	160	43 (7)	May 31	DET	@	SEP	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.65	-0.064	.72	-0.04%	-0.77	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
8	161	47 (3)	Jun 4	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.59	0.007	.51	0.00%	-0.02	P
9	162	53 (5)	Jun 13	DET	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.65	-0.069	.53	-0.03%	-1.50	P
10	163	58 (4)	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.87	-0.062	.92	-0.04%	-0.61	P
11	164	63 (4)	Jun 22 (2)	DET		WSA	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.37	-0.009	.21	0.00%	-0.10	P
12	165	67 (3)	Jun 26	DET		NYY	L,0-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						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
13	166	74 (6)	Jul 3	DET		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.16	0.117	.69	0.04%	1.00	P
14	167	78 (3)	Jul 7	DET	@	BOS	L,2-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	1.73	-0.062	1.36	-0.03%	-0.48	P
15	168	82 (3)	Jul 11	DET		CLE	L,1-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	1.76	-0.044	.50	-0.01%	-0.42	P
16	169	86 (3)	Jul 14	DET	@	WSA	L,0-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.69	-0.016	.21	0.00%	-0.14	P
17	170	87	Jul 15	DET	@	WSA	L,3-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						P
18	171	93 (5)	Jul 20 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						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
19	172	105 (11)	Aug 4	DET		MIN	L,1-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						P
20	173	109 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.28	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.77	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
21	174	150 (40)	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9						P
22	175	152 (1)	Sep 20	DET		BOS	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9						P
23	176	157 (4)	Sep 26	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	1.75	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
							8-15		33	29	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305		.79	-0.332	.66	-0.19%	-5.52

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