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Ed Sprague
Edward Nelson Sprague Sr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 16, 1945 in Boston, MA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1968
Final Game: June 5, 1976
Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague
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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
1968 22 OAK AL 3 4 .429 3.28 47 1 16 0 0 4 68.2 51 29 25 5 34 5 34 2 0 6 282 85 1.238 6.7 0.7 4.5 4.5 1.00
1969 23 OAK AL 1 1 .500 4.47 27 0 9 0 0 2 46.1 47 24 23 4 31 6 20 2 0 2 210 77 1.683 9.1 0.8 6.0 3.9 0.65
1971 25 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 8 2 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 43 0.818 6.5 0.0 0.8 5.7 7.00
1972 26 CIN NL 3 3 .500 4.13 33 1 10 0 0 0 56.2 55 33 26 6 26 3 25 3 0 6 245 78 1.429 8.7 1.0 4.1 4.0 0.96
1973 27 TOT MLB 1 4 .200 5.43 43 0 20 0 0 2 56.1 56 35 34 4 40 12 24 4 1 4 265 65 1.704 8.9 0.6 6.4 3.8 0.60
1973 27 TOT NL 1 3 .250 4.63 36 0 15 0 0 1 46.2 43 24 24 4 26 7 21 2 1 3 206 75 1.479 8.3 0.8 5.0 4.1 0.81
1973 27 CIN NL 1 3 .250 5.12 28 0 10 0 0 1 38.2 35 22 22 3 22 7 19 2 1 3 172 67 1.474 8.1 0.7 5.1 4.4 0.86
1973 27 STL NL 0 0 2.25 8 0 5 0 0 0 8.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 34 163 1.500 9.0 1.1 4.5 2.3 0.50
1973 27 MIL AL 0 1 .000 9.31 7 0 5 0 0 1 9.2 13 11 10 0 14 5 3 2 0 1 59 40 2.793 12.1 0.0 13.0 2.8 0.21
1974 28 MIL AL 7 2 .778 2.39 20 10 5 3 0 0 94.0 94 32 25 3 31 0 57 4 0 1 395 150 1.330 9.0 0.3 3.0 5.5 1.84
1975 29 MIL AL 1 7 .125 4.68 18 11 2 0 0 1 67.1 81 46 35 5 40 3 21 2 0 6 320 82 1.797 10.8 0.7 5.3 2.8 0.53
1976 30 MIL AL 0 2 .000 7.04 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.2 14 7 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 37 50 2.217 16.4 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.00
8 Seasons 17 23 .425 3.84 198 23 64 3 0 9 408.0 406 208 174 27 206 30 188 17 1 27 1797 89 1.500 9.0 0.6 4.5 4.1 0.91
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .425 3.84 61 7 20 1 0 3 126 125 64 54 8 63 9 58 5 0 8 553 89 1.500 9.0 0.6 4.5 4.1 0.91
MIL (4 yrs) 8 12 .400 3.83 48 21 13 3 0 2 178.2 202 96 76 8 88 9 81 8 0 9 811 96 1.623 10.2 0.4 4.4 4.1 0.92
CIN (3 yrs) 5 6 .455 4.06 68 1 21 0 0 1 106.1 98 57 48 9 49 10 51 5 1 10 460 81 1.382 8.3 0.8 4.1 4.3 1.04
OAK (2 yrs) 4 5 .444 3.76 74 1 25 0 0 6 115.0 98 53 48 9 65 11 54 4 0 8 492 81 1.417 7.7 0.7 5.1 4.2 0.83
STL (1 yr) 0 0 2.25 8 0 5 0 0 0 8.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 34 163 1.500 9.0 1.1 4.5 2.3 0.50
AL (6 yrs) 12 17 .414 3.80 122 22 38 3 0 8 293.2 300 149 124 17 153 20 135 12 0 17 1303 90 1.543 9.2 0.5 4.7 4.1 0.88
NL (3 yrs) 5 6 .455 3.94 76 1 26 0 0 1 114.1 106 59 50 10 53 10 53 5 1 10 494 84 1.391 8.3 0.8 4.2 4.2 1.00

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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
1968 22 OAK AL 47 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 23 OAK AL 27 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
1971 25 CIN NL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 26 CIN NL 33 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 27 TOT NL 36 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 27 CIN NL 28 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 27 STL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 28 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 151 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 27 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
CIN (3 yrs) 68 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 74 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 76 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 75 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0

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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
1968 OAK AL 22 P 47 1 68.2 25 8 15 2 0 .920 3.01 0.49 .960 1.89 0.73
1969 OAK AL 23 P 27 0 46.1 23 5 17 1 1 .957 4.27 0.81 .952 1.88 0.69
1971 CIN NL 25 P 7 0 11.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0.00 1.000 1.88 0.79
1972 CIN NL 26 P 33 1 56.2 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.27 0.24 .956 1.78 0.73
1973 TOT MLB 27 P 43 0 56.4 19 6 11 2 1 .895 2.72 0.40 .953 1.89 0.75
1973 TOT NL 27 P 36 0 46.2 17 5 10 2 1 .882 2.89 0.42 .953 1.89 0.73
1973 CIN NL 27 P 28 0 38.2 14 3 9 2 0 .857 2.79 0.43 .957 1.89 0.73
1973 STL NL 27 P 8 0 8.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.38 0.38 .933 1.91 0.72
1973 MIL AL 27 P 7 0 9.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.29 .950 1.86 0.86
1974 MIL AL 28 P 20 10 94.0 19 8 9 2 2 .895 1.63 0.85 .947 1.81 0.83
1975 MIL AL 29 P 18 11 67.1 18 7 8 3 0 .833 2.00 0.83 .944 1.87 0.85
1976 MIL AL 30 P 3 0 7.2 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 4.70 1.33 .950 1.88 0.87
8 Seasons P 198 23 408.0 118 36 70 12 6 .898 2.34 0.54 .953 1.85 0.75
8 Seasons TOT 198 23 408.0 118 36 70 12 6 .898 2.34 0.54 .851 1.85 0.75

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Transactions

Before 1966 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

October 20, 1970: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.

July 27, 1973: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Dusen (minors) and Ed Crosby. The Cincinnati Reds sent Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

September 4, 1973: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 15, 1976: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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