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Bobby Sprowl
Robert John Sprowl

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Alabama

Debut September 5, 1978
  vs. BAL 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game October 3, 1981
Born April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, OH

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1978 22 BOS AL   0   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   12.7   12   10    9   3   10   10   0   0    59   0   0  6.39  4.16   65 1.737
 1979 23 HOU NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    4.0    1    0    0   0    2    3   0   0    14   0   0  0.00  3.52  inf 0.750
 1980 24 HOU NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    1    3   0   0     5   0   0  0.00  3.28  inf 2.000
 1981 25 HOU NL   0   1  15   1   0   0   4  0   28.7   40   20   19   1   14   18   0   3   138   1   0  5.97  3.28   55 1.884
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL  .000   0   3  22   4   0   0   4  0   46.3   54   30   28   4   27   34   0   3   216   1   0  5.44  3.54   65 1.748
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   7  57  10   0   0  10  0  121.0  141   78   73  10   70   88   0   7   564   2   0  5.44  3.54   65 1.748
 Career High      0   2  15   3   0   0   4  0   28.7   40   20   19   3   14   18   0   3   138   1   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 25 HOU NL  15    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167   -3    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       22    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167   -3    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         44    0    7   0  0   0    7   0  0   0  15  .167  .167  .167   -3    7   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     15    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2                           1   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 25 HOU NL    6    5    0   0.0    88| .167  .256| .167  .321| .167  .368| .334  .689|  -3  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons         6    5    0   0.0    88| .167  .256| .167  .321| .167  .368| .334  .689|  -3  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 22 BOS AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.87 0.71 1.91 3 12.7 1979 23 HOU NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 1980 24 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1981 25 HOU NL P 15 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 0.68 1.57 1.98 1 28.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 22 BOS AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.87 0.71 1.91 3 12.7 1979 23 HOU NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 1980 24 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1981 25 HOU NL P 15 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 0.68 1.57 1.98 1 28.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 22 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.27 0.70 1.17 1.94 4 46.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 22 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.27 0.70 1.17 1.96 4 46
An Important note about our fielding stats


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. The Boston Red Sox sent Bobby Sprowl (June 19, 1979) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

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


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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