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	7-22 / in Starts: 5-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Freehan	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	54	7 (6)	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,0-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.10	-0.003	.28	0.00%	-0.15	P
2	55	12 (4)	Apr 24 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,4-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.036	1.24	-0.05%	-0.50	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
3	56	17 (4)	May 1	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.67	-0.037	4.80	-0.06%	-0.34	P
4	57	21 (3)	May 7	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.70	-0.102	3.90	-0.14%	-0.83	P
5	58	26 (4)	May 15	DET		CHW	W,8-6	2-6	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.71	0.078	2.00	0.13%	0.64	P
6	59	29 (2)	May 20 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,4-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	1.38	0.108	4.79	0.22%	0.88	P
7	60	33 (3)	May 24 (1)	DET		CLE	W,7-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						P
8	61	35 (1)	May 25	DET		CLE	L,2-13	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
9	62	41 (5)	May 31	DET	@	KCA	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	4						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
10	63	47 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	DET	@	CAL	W,4-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.81	-0.005	2.65	-0.01%	0.02	P
11	64	52 (4)	Jun 11	DET		NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9	.81	-0.015	3.25	-0.04%	-0.10	P
12	65	54 (1)	Jun 12 (2)	DET		NYY	L,10-12	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9						P
13	66	57 (2)	Jun 15	DET	@	BOS	W,11-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	.52	-0.013	1.74	-0.03%	-0.23	P
14	67	68 (10)	Jun 26 (1)	DET		MIN	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.70	-0.017	3.24	-0.05%	-0.14	P
15	68	71 (2)	Jun 29	DET	@	CAL	L,2-6	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	1.21	-0.035	5.28	-0.09%	-0.57	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
16	69	76 (4)	Jul 3 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-10	3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	.68	-0.012	1.85	-0.02%	-0.18	P
17	70	78 (1)	Jul 5	DET		CAL	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
18	71	81 (2)	Jul 8	DET	@	MIN	L,1-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
19	72	88 (6)	Jul 17 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-15	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
20	73	89	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,3-13	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
21	74	93 (3)	Jul 23	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.34	-0.008	.23	0.00%	-0.21	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
22	75	107 (13)	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,2-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
23	76	116 (8)	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	1.20	-0.039	.27	-0.01%	-0.35	P
24	77	118 (1)	Aug 16	DET		NYY	W,6-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						P
25	78	128 (9)	Aug 28	DET	@	NYY	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						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
26	79	135 (6)	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						P
27	80	150 (14)	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						P
28	81	152 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	DET		CAL	L,3-5	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	1.20	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
29	82	162 (9)	Oct 2	DET		KCA	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	8						P
							7-22		25	23	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478		.90	-0.166	2.39	-0.15%	-2.39

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