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

Born: December 12, 1874 in Etna, GA
Schools: 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 Pitching

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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
1897 22 PHI NL 0 1 .000 10.12 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 41 41 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1899 24 PIT NL 8 6 .571 3.86 28 17 10 8 0 0 170.0 180 101 73 1 82 53 10 1 4 0 99 1.541 9.5 0.1 4.3 2.8 0.65
1901 26 MLA AL 7 16 .304 3.51 29 26 3 18 0 0 210.0 228 157 82 5 93 62 14 0 6 0 102 1.529 9.8 0.2 4.0 2.7 0.67
1902 27 TOT MLB 11 19 .367 3.60 32 28 4 26 1 1 257.2 274 145 103 6 80 77 12 0 0 0 90 1.374 9.6 0.2 2.8 2.7 0.96
1902 27 NYG NL 4 10 .286 3.76 15 13 2 11 0 1 115.0 123 62 48 2 40 40 4 0 0 0 75 1.417 9.6 0.2 3.1 3.1 1.00
1902 27 BOS AL 7 9 .438 3.47 17 15 2 15 1 0 142.2 151 83 55 4 40 37 8 0 0 0 103 1.339 9.5 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.93
1903 28 PHI NL 11 15 .423 2.72 28 28 0 27 0 0 248.0 248 109 75 3 56 88 8 0 5 1008 114 1.226 9.0 0.1 2.0 3.2 1.57
1904 29 PHI NL 7 16 .304 2.65 26 25 1 19 3 0 200.2 208 109 59 1 43 67 5 0 4 895 103 1.251 9.3 0.0 1.9 3.0 1.56
1905 30 PHI NL 14 11 .560 2.18 34 26 8 20 3 1 259.2 217 86 63 2 73 98 9 0 1 1003 133 1.117 7.5 0.1 2.5 3.4 1.34
1906 31 PHI NL 19 16 .543 2.16 42 37 5 29 6 3 316.2 244 101 76 4 62 114 10 0 2 1231 120 0.966 6.9 0.1 1.8 3.2 1.84
1907 32 PHI NL 22 8 .733 2.00 33 31 2 24 3 1 265.0 221 78 59 2 51 90 7 0 0 1028 121 1.026 7.5 0.1 1.7 3.1 1.76
1908 33 PHI NL 16 15 .516 2.60 33 31 2 24 2 2 263.1 251 98 76 3 51 85 8 0 0 1034 92 1.147 8.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 1.67
1909 34 PHI NL 6 11 .353 2.96 24 16 6 6 1 0 121.2 126 54 40 4 32 40 3 0 2 485 87 1.299 9.3 0.3 2.4 3.0 1.25
1910 35 PHI NL 0 2 .000 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 22 12 10 2 2 4 2 0 0 72 52 1.600 13.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.00
12 Seasons 121 136 .471 2.79 313 269 41 202 19 8 2335.2 2231 1059 725 33 629 778 88 1 24 6797 104 1.224 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.24
162 Game Avg. 14 16 .471 2.79 37 31 5 24 2 1 273 261 124 85 4 73 91 10 0 3 794 104 1.224 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.24
PHI (9 yrs) 95 95 .500 2.48 224 198 24 150 18 7 1698.0 1549 656 467 21 374 586 52 0 14 6797 108 1.133 8.2 0.1 2.0 3.1 1.57
NYG (1 yr) 4 10 .286 3.76 15 13 2 11 0 1 115.0 123 62 48 2 40 40 4 0 0 0 75 1.417 9.6 0.2 3.1 3.1 1.00
PIT (1 yr) 8 6 .571 3.86 28 17 10 8 0 0 170.0 180 101 73 1 82 53 10 1 4 0 99 1.541 9.5 0.1 4.3 2.8 0.65
BOS (1 yr) 7 9 .438 3.47 17 15 2 15 1 0 142.2 151 83 55 4 40 37 8 0 0 0 103 1.339 9.5 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.93
MLA (1 yr) 7 16 .304 3.51 29 26 3 18 0 0 210.0 228 157 82 5 93 62 14 0 6 0 102 1.529 9.8 0.2 4.0 2.7 0.67
NL (11 yrs) 107 111 .491 2.67 267 228 36 169 18 8 1983.0 1852 819 588 24 496 679 66 1 18 6797 104 1.184 8.4 0.1 2.3 3.1 1.37
AL (2 yrs) 14 25 .359 3.50 46 41 5 33 1 0 352.2 379 240 137 9 133 99 22 0 6 0 102 1.452 9.7 0.2 3.4 2.5 0.74

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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 20 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 20 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1897 PHI NL 22 P 1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 2.10
1899 PIT NL 24 P 28 54 5 41 8 1 .852 1.64 .915 2.24
1901 MLA AL 26 P 29 74 6 60 8 1 .892 2.28 .932 2.51
1902 TOT MLB 27 P 32 102 13 84 5 4 .951 3.03 .929 2.54
1902 NYG NL 27 P 15 51 6 42 3 3 .941 3.20 .933 2.41
1902 BOS AL 27 P 17 51 7 42 2 1 .961 2.88 .925 2.65
1903 PHI NL 28 P 28 81 14 59 8 0 .901 2.61 .926 2.43
1904 PHI NL 29 P 26 50 11 35 4 3 .920 1.77 .942 2.62
1905 PHI NL 30 P 34 54 9 45 0 3 1.000 1.59 .939 2.42
1906 PHI NL 31 P 42 89 20 66 3 4 .966 2.05 .947 2.40
1907 PHI NL 32 P 33 64 10 50 4 1 .938 1.82 .950 2.27
1908 PHI NL 33 P 33 86 15 65 6 3 .930 2.42 .955 2.13
1909 PHI NL 34 P 24 35 4 31 0 0 1.000 1.46 .937 1.95
1910 PHI NL 35 P 3 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.67 .940 1.77
12 Seasons P 313 697 107 544 46 20 .934 2.08 .937 2.35
12 Seasons TOT 313 697 107 544 46 20 .934 2.08 .871 2.35

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1903 NL--2.722--9th
1905 NL--2.184--6th
1906 NL--2.160--7th
1907 NL--2.004--9th
Career--2.794--101st

Wins s c a p y
1906 NL--19--9th
1907 NL--22--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1907 NL--.733--4th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1903 NL--1.226--10th
1905 NL--1.117--10th
1906 NL--.966--3rd
1907 NL--1.026--6th
Career--1.225--190th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL--7.521--6th
1906 NL--6.935--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1903 NL--2.032--6th
1904 NL--1.929--9th
1906 NL--1.762--3rd
1907 NL--1.732--5th
1908 NL--1.743--3rd
Career--2.424--250th

Games Played s c a p y
1906 NL--42--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1902 NL--1--5th
1905 NL--1--7th
1906 NL--3--4th
1907 NL--1--8th
1908 NL--2--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1906 NL--316.7--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1906 NL--37--3rd
1907 NL--31--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1906 NL--29--9th
1907 NL--24--9th
1908 NL--24--10th
Career--202--132nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1906 NL--6--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 NL--4--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 AL--93--7th

Hits s c a p y
1908 NL--251--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1903 NL--1.571--8th
1906 NL--1.839--6th
1907 NL--1.765--7th
1908 NL--1.667--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL--.053--5th
1904 NL--.045--7th
1905 NL--.069--7th
Career--.127--67th

Losses s c a p y
1901 AL--16--8th
1903 NL--15--10th
Career--136--220th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1908 NL--76--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1901 AL--14--6th
Career--88--91st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1897 NL--41--6th
1906 NL--1231--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1899 NL--10--2nd
1905 NL--8--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1905 NL--133--7th
1906 NL--120--8th
1907 NL--121--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 69 (363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 33 (397), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Togie Pittinger (917)
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Transactions

February, 1900: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 1, 1900: Purchased by Milwaukee (American) from the Philadelphia Phillies.

March, 1902: Jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the New York Giants.

July 17, 1902: Released by the New York Giants.

August, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Americans. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Boston Americans to the Philadelphia Phillies.

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