Ed Sprague

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: September 16, 1945 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 10, 2020 in Lodi, CA

Debut: April 10, 1968 (Age 22-207d, 12,660th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 30-263d)
vs. KCR 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague

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Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

3.84

198

408.0

188

WHIP

1.500

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-20

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 14

1969 Pitching Game Log

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1969 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	48	2	Apr 9	OAK		CHW	L,0-3	7-8		99	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.40	6.11	8	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.030	.71	-0.03%	-0.54	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 12- 2 out d3
2	49	4	Apr 12	OAK		KCR	L,3-9	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	3.60	6	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.86	8t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
3	50	7	Apr 15	OAK		MIN	L,4-5	9-GF		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	3.86	3.58	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.030	.56	-0.03%	-0.57	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
4	51	11	Apr 20(2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-7	3-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	3.11	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.011	.70	0.01%	0.30	3b -2- 2 out d4	3b 3 out d4
5	52	12	Apr 21	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-8	6-7		0	2.0	4	2	1	0	2	0	0	3.86	2.37	10	3	1	0	1	4		0	0	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	-0.028	.16	-0.03%	-1.06	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d6
6	53	17	Apr 26	OAK	@	SEP	L,3-6	4-5		4	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.24	2.15	4	1	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.028	.55	0.03%	1.17	4b 123 2 out d4	5b 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	54	21	May 2	OAK		SEP	W,8-7	6-7	BS(1)	5	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	2.51	6	2	1	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	-0.285	3.57	-0.30%	-2.14	6t 123 2 out a2	7t -2- 2 out a1
8	55	23	May 4(1)	OAK		SEP	L,4-6	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.48	3.09	6	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.28	0.009	.53	0.01%	0.43	7t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
9	56	26	May 7	OAK		WSA	W,5-4	5-6		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.92	3.24	8	4	2	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.041	.71	0.04%	0.86	5t --- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d3
10	57	38	May 25	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-5	1-3		17	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.45	3.19	10	2	4	2	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.079	1.26	0.10%	1.13	1b 1-- 2 out d2	3b 3 out d2
11	58	41	May 29	OAK		DET	L,4-8	7-GF		3	2.1	4	2	2	0	3	2	0	3.18	4.27	11	2	2	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.004	.29	0.00%	-0.74	7t 12- 2 out d3	9t end d 5
12	59	42	May 30(1)	OAK		CLE	L,2-9	1-5		0	4.2	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	3.32	4.77	20	8	5	0	0	5		2	2	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	.18	-0.092	.32	-0.10%	-1.44	1t 12- 1 out d4	5t 3 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	60	91	Jul 20(1)	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-7	6-6		50	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.22	4.97	4	2	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.33	-0.022	.76	-0.03%	-0.38	6b -2- 1 out d3	6b 3 out d4
14	61	92	Jul 20(2)	OAK	@	CAL	W,9-6	8-GF	S(1)	-1	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.04	4.75	6	1	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.075	1.90	0.10%	0.82	8b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
15	62	97	Jul 29	OAK		NYY	W,6-5	9-GF	S(2)	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	4.69	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.22	0.439	12.37	0.63%	1.33	9t -23 1 out a1	9t end a 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	63	101	Aug 2	OAK		BOS	W,5-4	7-8		3	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.73	4.75	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.050	.95	0.07%	0.86	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
17	64	102	Aug 3(1)	OAK		BOS	W,10-7	5-6		0	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.29	4.81	8	2	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	-0.403	6.45	-0.64%	-2.43	5t 1-- 1 out d1	6t -23 1 out d1
18	65	105	Aug 5(2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-10	4-5		1	1.2	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	4.03	4.99	10	3	1	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	.10	-0.029	.25	-0.04%	-3.17	4b -23 1 out d5	5b 3 out d10
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	66	133	Sep 3(2)	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-5	2-3		28	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.15	4.98	6	4	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.033	.97	-0.03%	-0.42	2b --- 2 out d3	3b 3 out d4
20	67	134	Sep 4	OAK		MIN	L,5-10	10-10	L(0-1)	0	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.04	5.18	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.94	-0.344	6.97	-0.49%	-1.81	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 123 0 out tie
21	68	136	Sep 6	OAK		MIN	L,6-8	18-GF(18)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	5.09	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.012	.93	0.01%	0.40	18t 12- 2 out d2	18t end d 2
22	69	137	Sep 7	OAK		MIN	L,4-16	6-GF		0	4.0	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	4.93	4.87	18	6	3	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.27	6t --- 0 out d10	9t end d12
23	70	142	Sep 12	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-4	4-GF	W(1-1)	4	5.2	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.24	4.57	21	11	3	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	.31	0.086	.05	0.01%	2.67	4b --- 1 out d2	9b end a 8
24	71	145	Sep 14(2)	OAK	@	CHW	L,8-9	6-7		1	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.29	4.75	7	3	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.240	.24	-0.03%	-0.63	6b 12- 1 out tie	7b 3 out d1
25	72	147	Sep 16	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-11	5-5		1	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.46	4.80	3	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.78	5b 1-- 2 out d8	5b 3 out d10
26	73	149	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-6	5-6		1	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.47	4.74	9	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.09	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d5
27	74	151	Sep 20	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	4.47	4.90	10	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.15	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
							7-20		W-L:1-1,Sv:2,BSv:1	1.9	46.1	47	24	23	31	20	4	2	4.47	4.90	210	2.58		4%	3%	46		25	36%	4	4	0	176	5	2	6	5	0	1	.49	-0.728	.90	-0.73%	-6.76

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