Tully Sparks
Thomas Frank Sparks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right

Born: December 12, 1874 in Etna, GA
School: Beloit College (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1897
Final Game: June 8, 1910
Died: July 15, 1937 in Anniston, AL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1897 22 PHI NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1899 24 PIT NL 28 71 62 8 8 2 1 0 5 0 9 .129 .239 .194 .433 19 12 0 0 1
1901 26 MLA AL 29 81 71 3 12 2 1 0 4 0 5 .169 .244 .225 .469 33 16 2 3 1
1902 27 TOT MLB 32 101 89 5 13 3 0 0 6 0 9 .146 .224 .180 .404 17 16 0 3 1
1902 27 NYG NL 15 44 37 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 .135 .238 .162 .400 24 6 0 2 1
1902 27 BOS AL 17 57 52 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 4 .154 .214 .192 .407 12 10 0 1 1
1903 28 PHI NL 28 100 92 7 10 2 0 0 5 0 5 .109 .155 .130 .285 -16 12 0 3 1
1904 29 PHI NL 26 78 76 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 .105 .128 .118 .247 -24 9 0 0 1
1905 30 PHI NL 34 101 94 8 12 2 1 0 5 0 4 .128 .163 .170 .333 1 16 0 3 1
1906 31 PHI NL 42 114 104 6 16 4 1 0 9 0 7 .154 .207 .212 .419 31 22 0 3 1
1907 32 PHI NL 33 97 89 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .034 .075 .034 .109 -66 3 1 4 1
1908 33 PHI NL 33 94 77 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 .052 .120 .052 .172 -45 4 0 11 1
1909 34 PHI NL 24 39 36 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .139 .184 .139 .323 -0 5 0 1 1
1910 35 PHI NL 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 313 884 798 45 91 16 4 0 41 0 52 1 .114 .171 .144 .315 -5 115 3 31
162 Game Avg. 162 458 413 23 47 8 2 0 21 0 27 .114 .171 .144 .315 -5 60 2 16
PHI (9 yrs) 224 631 576 29 58 9 2 0 26 0 29 1 .101 .145 .123 .268 -17 71 1 25
NYG (1 yr) 15 44 37 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 .135 .238 .162 .400 24 6 0 2
PIT (1 yr) 28 71 62 8 8 2 1 0 5 0 9 .129 .239 .194 .433 19 12 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 17 57 52 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 4 .154 .214 .192 .407 12 10 0 1
MLA (1 yr) 29 81 71 3 12 2 1 0 4 0 5 .169 .244 .225 .469 33 16 2 3
NL (11 yrs) 267 746 675 40 71 12 3 0 32 0 43 1 .105 .160 .132 .292 -11 89 1 27
AL (2 yrs) 46 138 123 5 20 4 1 0 9 0 9 .163 .231 .211 .443 24 26 2 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1897 22 PHI NL 3 3 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .295 .000 .358 .000 .392 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1899 24 PIT NL 71 54 3 1.4 100 .129 .129 .290 .239 .353 .194 .377 .433 .730 19 .118 -6.9 -0.7 .389 .210 .065
1901 26 MLA AL 81 62 4 1.7 93 .169 .169 .278 .244 .334 .225 .373 .469 .707 33 .152 -6.2 -0.6 .390 .127 .056
1902 27 TOT MLB 101 79 3 1.0 90 .146 .146 .278 .224 .334 .180 .362 .404 .697 17 .078 -9.4 -1.0 .329 .135 .034
1902 27 NYG NL 44 34 1 0.8 77 .135 .135 .265 .238 .320 .162 .326 .400 .647 24 .062 -3.1 -0.4 .344 .162 .027
1902 27 BOS AL 57 45 2 1.2 100 .154 .154 .288 .214 .345 .192 .388 .407 .733 12 .086 -6.3 -0.7 .318 .115 .038
1903 28 PHI NL 100 85 2 0.6 86 .109 .109 .268 .155 .330 .130 .349 .285 .678 -16 .032 -13.5 -1.5 .207 .076 .022
1904 29 PHI NL 78 68 1 0.4 77 .105 .105 .256 .128 .315 .118 .331 .247 .646 -24 .020 -11.1 -1.3 .162 .039 .013
1905 30 PHI NL 101 85 3 0.9 81 .128 .128 .260 .163 .321 .170 .339 .333 .661 1 .082 -11.5 -1.3 .244 .085 .043
1906 31 PHI NL 114 91 5 1.4 76 .154 .154 .253 .207 .319 .212 .322 .419 .641 31 .195 -8.6 -1.0 .330 .125 .058
1907 32 PHI NL 97 90 0 0.0 74 .034 .034 .251 .075 .317 .034 .319 .109 .636 -66 .000 -17.0 -2.1 .081 .034 .000
1908 33 PHI NL 94 84 0 0.0 74 .052 .052 .250 .120 .312 .052 .322 .172 .634 -45 .000 -12.7 -1.6 .137 .078 .000
1909 34 PHI NL 39 32 1 0.8 77 .139 .139 .253 .184 .321 .139 .326 .323 .647 -0 .078 -4.3 -0.5 .226 .056 .000
1910 35 PHI NL 5 5 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .266 .000 .341 .000 .353 .000 .694 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
12 Seasons 884 738 22 0.8 83 .114 .114 .263 .171 .325 .144 .342 .315 .667 -5 .060 -103.5 -12.0 .240 .095 .030
162 Game Avg. 458 382 11 0.8 83 .114 .114 .263 .171 .325 .144 .342 .315 .667 -5 .060 -103.5 -12.0 .240 .095 .030
PHI (9 yrs) 631 543 12 0.6 78 .101 .101 .257 .145 .320 .123 .331 .268 .651 -17 .040 -80.9 -9.6 .195 .073 .023
NYG (1 yr) 44 34 1 0.8 77 .135 .135 .265 .238 .320 .162 .326 .400 .647 24 .062 -3.1 -0.4 .344 .162 .027
PIT (1 yr) 71 54 3 1.4 100 .129 .129 .290 .239 .353 .194 .377 .433 .730 19 .118 -6.9 -0.7 .389 .210 .065
BOS (1 yr) 57 45 2 1.2 100 .154 .154 .288 .214 .345 .192 .388 .407 .733 12 .087 -6.3 -0.7 .318 .115 .038
MLA (1 yr) 81 62 4 1.7 93 .169 .169 .278 .244 .334 .225 .373 .469 .707 33 .152 -6.2 -0.6 .390 .127 .056
NL (11 yrs) 746 631 16 0.7 80 .105 .105 .260 .160 .323 .132 .335 .292 .658 -11 .048 -91.0 -10.7 .220 .090 .027
AL (2 yrs) 138 107 6 1.5 96 .163 .163 .282 .231 .338 .211 .379 .443 .718 24 .124 -12.5 -1.3 .359 .122 .049

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1897 22 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1898 23 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1899 24 29 74 65 8 8 2 1 0 5 0 9 .123 .230 .185 .414 14 12 0 0
1900 25 29 74 65 8 8 2 1 0 5 0 9 .123 .230 .185 .414 14 12 0 0
1901 26 58 155 136 11 20 4 2 0 9 0 14 .147 .237 .206 .443 24 28 2 3
1902 27 90 256 225 16 33 7 2 0 15 0 23 .147 .232 .196 .428 21 44 2 6
1903 28 118 356 317 23 43 9 2 0 20 0 28 .136 .210 .177 .387 11 56 2 9
1904 29 144 434 393 29 51 10 2 0 22 0 30 .130 .195 .165 .361 5 65 2 9
1905 30 178 535 487 37 63 12 3 0 27 0 34 .129 .189 .166 .356 4 81 2 12
1906 31 220 649 591 43 79 16 4 0 36 0 41 .134 .192 .174 .367 9 103 2 15
1907 32 253 746 680 44 82 16 4 0 38 0 44 .121 .177 .156 .333 -1 106 3 19
1908 33 286 840 757 45 86 16 4 0 40 0 50 .114 .172 .145 .317 -5 110 3 30
1909 34 310 879 793 45 91 16 4 0 41 0 52 .115 .172 .145 .317 -5 115 3 31
1910 35 313 884 798 45 91 16 4 0 41 0 52 1 .114 .171 .144 .315 -5 115 3 31

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1897 22 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1899 24 29 72 64 6 7 2 1 0 4 0 8 0 .109 .208 .172 .380 2 28
1901 26 34 90 83 3 13 2 1 0 4 0 5 0 .157 .222 .205 .427 4 29
1902 27 37 112 102 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 10 0 .137 .214 .167 .381 3 32
1903 28 32 113 107 9 12 2 0 0 6 0 6 0 .112 .159 .131 .290 2 28
1904 29 27 81 79 5 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .101 .123 .114 .237 1 26
1905 30 36 105 100 10 14 2 1 0 6 0 5 0 .140 .181 .180 .361 3 34
1906 31 44 122 113 8 20 5 1 0 12 0 9 0 .177 .238 .239 .477 6 42
1907 32 35 98 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .041 .000 .041 0 33
1908 33 34 91 82 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 .073 .165 .073 .238 1 33
1909 34 25 39 37 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .135 .179 .135 .315 1 24
1910 35 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
12 Seasons 337 932 870 48 99 17 4 0 45 0 59 1 .114 .173 .143 .315 23 313
162 Game Avg. 162 448 418 23 48 8 2 0 22 0 28 .114 .173 .143 .315 11 313

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1946 Nominating Vote ( 0.5%)

                                         

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