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Bobby Sprowl
Robert John Sprowl
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, OH
School: University of Alabama
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1978
Final Game: October 3, 1981
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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
1978 22 BOS AL 0 2 .000 6.39 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 12 10 9 3 10 0 10 0 0 0 59 65 1.737 8.5 2.1 7.1 7.1 1.00
1979 23 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 14 0.750 2.3 0.0 4.5 6.8 1.50
1980 24 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 27.0 3.00
1981 25 HOU NL 0 1 .000 5.97 15 1 4 0 0 0 28.2 40 20 19 1 14 1 18 0 0 3 138 55 1.884 12.6 0.3 4.4 5.7 1.29
4 Seasons 0 3 .000 5.44 22 4 4 0 0 0 46.1 54 30 28 4 27 1 34 0 0 3 216 65 1.748 10.5 0.8 5.2 6.6 1.26
162 Game Avg. 0 8 .000 5.44 58 10 10 0 0 0 121 141 78 73 10 71 3 89 0 0 8 565 65 1.748 10.5 0.8 5.2 6.6 1.26
HOU (3 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.08 19 1 4 0 0 0 33.2 42 20 19 1 17 1 24 0 0 3 157 65 1.752 11.2 0.3 4.5 6.4 1.41
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.39 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 12 10 9 3 10 0 10 0 0 0 59 65 1.737 8.5 2.1 7.1 7.1 1.00
NL (3 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.08 19 1 4 0 0 0 33.2 42 20 19 1 17 1 24 0 0 3 157 65 1.752 11.2 0.3 4.5 6.4 1.41
AL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.39 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 12 10 9 3 10 0 10 0 0 0 59 65 1.737 8.5 2.1 7.1 7.1 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
1979 23 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1980 24 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 25 HOU NL 15 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 19 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 51 51 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 17 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 9 0 0 0 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
1978 BOS AL 22 P 3 3 12.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.71 0.33 1.000 1.92 0.87
1979 HOU NL 23 P 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.67
1980 HOU NL 24 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1981 HOU NL 25 P 15 1 28.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.57 0.33 .960 1.98 0.68
4 Seasons P 22 4 46.1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.27 .967 1.94 0.70
4 Seasons TOT 22 4 46.1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.27 .967 1.94 0.70

Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 19, 1979: Sent by the Boston Red Sox to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979. The Boston Red Sox sent a player to be named later, Pete Ladd and cash to the Houston Astros for Bob Watson.

December 21, 1983: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for Craig Minetto.

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