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Jeff Sparks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 4, 1972 in Houston, TX
Schools: St. Mary's University
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 24th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1999
Final Game: May 17, 2000
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 27 TBD AL 0 0 5.40 8 0 2 0 0 1 10.0 6 6 6 1 12 1 17 1 0 1 49 92 1.800 5.4 0.9 10.8 15.3 1.42
2000 28 TBD AL 0 1 .000 3.54 15 0 4 0 0 0 20.1 13 8 8 2 18 1 24 2 0 3 90 139 1.525 5.8 0.9 8.0 10.6 1.33
2 Seasons 0 1 .000 4.15 23 0 6 0 0 1 30.1 19 14 14 3 30 2 41 3 0 4 139 119 1.615 5.6 0.9 8.9 12.2 1.37
162 Game Avg. 0 3 .000 4.15 68 0 18 0 0 3 90 56 41 41 9 89 6 121 9 0 12 411 119 1.615 5.6 0.9 8.9 12.2 1.37
Redesign Note: Due to the increased amount of data available for each player, tables such as postseason stats, all-star stats, neutralized stats, and now much more have been moved to separate pages. You can reach these pages by clicking on "Pitching", "Batting" or "Fielding" in the gray navigation bar just above the player's biographical summary at the top of the page or clicking on "More Stats" links just below or beside the table headers below.
Redesign Note: Due to the increased amount of data available for each player, tables such as postseason stats, all-star stats, neutralized stats, and now much more have been moved to separate pages. You can reach these pages by clicking on "Pitching", "Batting" or "Fielding" in the gray navigation bar just above the player's biographical summary at the top of the page or clicking on "More Stats" links just below or beside the table headers below.

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 TBD AL 27 P 8 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.71 0.48
2000 TBD AL 28 P 15 0 20.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.44 0.07 1.000 1.64 0.46
2 Seasons P 23 0 30.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.30 0.04 1.000 1.66 0.47
2 Seasons TOT 23 0 30.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.30 0.04 1.000 1.66 0.47

Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 24th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1995.

July 25, 1997: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

February 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

April 4, 1998: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

January 6, 1999: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Winnipeg (Northern).

July 23, 1999: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jose Guillen to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Humberto Cota and Joe Oliver.

November 27, 2000: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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