Bobby Sprowl

Robert John Sprowl

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• School University of Alabama
• High School Sandusky High School
• Debut September 5, 1978
• Final Game October 3, 1981
• Born April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Bobby Sprowl made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1978 during their epic pennant race with the New York Yankees, starting three games and going 0-2 with an ERA of 6.29. One of these was against the Yankees on September 10th at Fenway Park; he did not make it out of the 1st inning, giving up 3 runs on 1 hit and 4 walks and was charged with a 7-4 loss that was part of the infamous "Boston Massacre" in which the Yankees swept a key four-game series in Boston by a combined score of 42-9. Prior to his call-up, he had gone 16-7, 3.33 between the AA Bristol Red Sox and AAA Pawtucket Red Sox.

He later coached Shelton State Community College from 1986 until the present with a four-year break as an assistant at the University of Alabama [1]. His son Jon-Mark Sprowl reached AAA.

Related Sites

• Bobby Sprowl at the SABR Bio Project