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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

3.94

183

142

864.2

586

WHIP

1.399

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 17	DET	@	CAL	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	15 (10)	May 2 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-10	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	24 (8)	May 12	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	29 (4)	May 16 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	34 (4)	May 22	DET		BAL	W,8-4	GS	38	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
6	39 (4)	May 27	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	44 (4)	May 31 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	47 (2)	Jun 6	DET	@	CLE	L,1-10	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	51 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	57 (5)	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,6-5	GS	18	3.2	1	0	1	2	0	P
11	60 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	DET		KCA	W,12-8		23	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	67 (6)	Jun 27 (1)	DET	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	76 (8)	Jul 5 (2)	DET		NYY	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	80 (3)	Jul 9	DET	@	KCA	W,7-5	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	95 (14)	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	99 (3)	Jul 31	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	104 (4)	Aug 4	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	110 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	115 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	DET		CAL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
20	121 (5)	Aug 20 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	123 (1)	Aug 22	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
22	126 (2)	Aug 25	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	GS	12	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
23	130 (3)	Aug 29	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	134 (3)	Sep 2	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	36	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
25	139 (4)	Sep 6	DET		BOS	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
26	144 (4)	Sep 11	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	149 (4)	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	154 (4)	Sep 24	DET		CLE	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	158 (3)	Sep 28 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	4	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	162 (3)	Oct 3	DET	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS	21	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
							30gm		167.0	11	25	6	42	1