Joe Sparma

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: February 4, 1942 in Massillon, OH us

Died: May 14, 1986 in Columbus, OH

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Worthington, OH

High School: Massillon HS (Massillon, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: May 20, 1964 (Age 22-106d, 12,242nd in major league history)
vs. WSA 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1970 (Age 28-097d)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Joseph Blase Sparma

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

3.94

183

142

864.2

586

WHIP

1.399

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-13 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	40 (23-8-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
D McAuliffe	2
B Freehan	1

Most Driven In By
G Brown	1
D McAuliffe	1
D Wert	1
D Demeter	0

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	24	4 (3)	Apr 17	DET	@	CAL	L,1-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	25	15 (10)	May 2 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	26	24 (8)	May 12	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.041	1.83	-0.05%	-0.52	P
4	27	29 (4)	May 16 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.026	2.71	-0.04%	-0.22	P
5	28	34 (4)	May 22	DET		BAL	W,8-4	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.00	-0.022	2.21	-0.03%	-0.60	P
6	29	39 (4)	May 27	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	1.02	0.189	2.56	0.29%	2.14	P
7	30	44 (4)	May 31 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9	.48	-0.048	1.23	-0.07%	-1.53	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	31	47 (2)	Jun 6	DET	@	CLE	L,1-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	9	1.70	-0.038	3.97	-0.05%	-0.34	P
9	32	51 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9	1.17	0.103	3.33	0.18%	0.77	P
10	33	57 (5)	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	.91	-0.025	2.04	-0.03%	-0.21	P
11	34	60 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	DET		KCA	W,12-8	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	1.41	0.003	3.95	0.00%	0.03	P
12	35	67 (6)	Jun 27 (1)	DET	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.238	.465	9	1.03	-0.069	3.64	-0.15%	-0.72	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	36	76 (8)	Jul 5 (2)	DET		NYY	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	.97	-0.049	1.61	-0.05%	-0.55	P
14	37	80 (3)	Jul 9	DET	@	KCA	W,7-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9	.41	-0.010	.63	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	38	95 (14)	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	9	1.43	-0.049	2.63	-0.05%	-0.35	P
16	39	99 (3)	Jul 31	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437	9	.29	-0.007	.62	-0.01%	-0.08	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	40	104 (4)	Aug 4	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.207	.407	9	1.45	-0.071	2.97	-0.09%	-0.62	P
18	41	110 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.182	.358	9	.47	-0.072	.20	-0.02%	-1.13	P
19	42	115 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	DET		CAL	W,9-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.162	.171	.334	9	.11	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.81	P
20	43	121 (5)	Aug 20 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.184	.171	.356	9	.62	0.015	.53	0.01%	0.20	P
21	44	123 (1)	Aug 22	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG(6)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.205	.171	.377	9	1.44	0.006	.85	0.00%	0.08	P
22	45	126 (2)	Aug 25	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.200	.167	.367	9	.97	-0.023	.92	-0.01%	-0.21	P
23	46	130 (3)	Aug 29	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.186	.154	.340	9	.79	-0.057	.12	-0.01%	-0.47	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	47	134 (3)	Sep 2	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.196	.167	.362	9	1.34	-0.031	.21	0.00%	-0.26	P
25	48	139 (4)	Sep 6	DET		BOS	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.188	.159	.347	9	1.06	-0.055	.11	0.00%	-0.42	P
26	49	144 (4)	Sep 11	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.196	.170	.366	9	.39	0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.18	P
27	50	149 (4)	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.163	.352	9	2.48	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
28	51	154 (4)	Sep 24	DET		CLE	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.182	.157	.339	9	.63	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
29	52	158 (3)	Sep 28 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.182	.157	.339	9						P
30	53	162 (3)	Oct 3	DET	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.154	.332	9	1.31	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
							17-13		60	52	4	7	1	0	0	3	3	0	25	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.154	.332		.95	-0.555	1.39	-0.21%	-7.53

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