Tully Sparks

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1896	21		2 Teams	SOUA	B		15	17	.469			34	34		32	0		278.1	336	219	72		90		160	10		12
1896	21	-2.6	Birmingham	SOUA	B		10	11	.476			22	22		21	0
1896	21	-2.6	Mobile	SOUA	B		5	6	.455			12	12		11	0
1897	22	-3.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	1	.000	10.13	10.13	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	12	9	9	0	4		0	0	0	0	39	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00

1899	24	-2.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	6	.571	3.86	5.35	28	17	10	8	0	0	170.0	180	101	73	1	82		53	10	1	4	756	1.541	9.5	0.1	4.3	2.8	0.65
1900	25	-1.0	Milwaukee	AL	A		16	12	.571		4.14	34	30		25	1		261.0	236	120			88		91					1.241	8.1		3.0	3.1	1.03
1901	26	-0.7	MLA	AL	Maj	MLA	7	17	.292	3.51	6.73	29	26	3	18	0	0	210.0	228	157	82	5	93		62	14	0	6	941	1.529	9.8	0.2	4.0	2.7	0.67
1902	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYG	11	19	.367	3.79	5.25	33	29	4	27	1	1	265.2	293	155	112	6	81		79	11	0	0	1139	1.408	9.9	0.2	2.7	2.7	0.98
1902	27	0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	9	.438	3.47	5.24	17	15	2	15	1	0	142.2	151	83	55	4	40		37	7	0	0	602	1.339	9.5	0.3	2.5	2.3	0.93
1902	27	0.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	10	.286	4.17	5.27	16	14	2	12	0	1	123.0	142	72	57	2	41		42	4	0	0	537	1.488	10.4	0.1	3.0	3.1	1.02
1903	28	0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	15	.423	2.72	3.96	28	28	0	27	0	0	248.0	248	109	75	3	56		88	8	0	5	1008	1.226	9.0	0.1	2.0	3.2	1.57
1904	29	1.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	7	16	.304	2.65	4.89	26	25	1	19	3	0	200.2	208	109	59	1	43		67	5	0	4	847	1.251	9.3	0.0	1.9	3.0	1.56
1905	30	2.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	11	.560	2.18	2.98	34	26	8	20	3	1	259.2	217	86	63	2	73		98	9	0	1	1003	1.117	7.5	0.1	2.5	3.4	1.34
1906	31	3.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	19	16	.543	2.16	2.81	42	37	5	29	6	3	316.2	244	99	76	4	62		114	10	0	2	1209	0.966	6.9	0.1	1.8	3.2	1.84
1907	32	4.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	22	8	.733	2.00	2.65	33	31	2	24	3	1	265.0	221	78	59	2	51		90	7	0	0	1028	1.026	7.5	0.1	1.7	3.1	1.76
1908	33	5.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	16	15	.516	2.60	3.35	33	31	1	24	2	2	263.1	251	98	76	3	51		85	8	0	0	1044	1.147	8.6	0.1	1.7	2.9	1.67
1909	34	7.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	6	11	.353	2.96	3.99	24	16	6	6	1	0	121.2	126	54	40	4	32		40	3	0	2	485	1.299	9.3	0.3	2.4	3.0	1.25
1910	35	5.8	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		8	2	.800			11
1910	35	7.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	6.00	7.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	22	12	10	2	2		4	2	0	0	72	1.600	13.2	1.2	1.2	2.4	2.00
1911	36	7.4	Montgomery	SOUA	A		18	12	.600			34

1913	38	11.7	Montgomery	SOUA	A		0	3	.000		7.29	4						21.0	30	17			8		5					1.810	12.9		3.4	2.1	0.63
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		121	137	.469	2.82	4.10	314	270	40	203	19	8	2343.2	2250	1067	734	33	630		780	87	1	24	9571	1.229	8.6	0.1	2.4	3.0	1.24
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		57	46	.553			117	64		57	1		282.0	266	137			96		96
All Levels (16 Seasons)							178	183	.493			431	334	40	260	20	8	2625.2	2516	1204	734	33	726		876	87	1	24	9571

A (4 seasons)					Minors		42	29	.592			83	30		25	1		282.0	266	137			96		96
B (1 season)					Minors		15	17	.469			34	34		32	0