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	1-8 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (5-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	177	1	Apr 6	MON	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	.61	-0.01%	-0.11	P
2	178	4 (2)	Apr 10	MON		CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.060	1.32	-0.04%	-0.63	P
3	179	7 (2)	Apr 15	MON	@	STL	L,0-10	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.72	0.028	.83	0.02%	0.26	P
4	180	12 (4)	Apr 25	MON	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.63	-0.079	.82	-0.02%	-0.70	P
5	181	17 (4)	Apr 29	MON	@	SDP	L,0-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.32	-0.008	.20	0.00%	-0.10	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
6	182	20 (2)	May 2	MON	@	LAD	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
7	183	21	May 3	MON	@	LAD	L,1-15	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8						P
8	184	27 (5)	May 10	MON		SDP	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
9	185	29 (1)	May 12	MON	@	NYM	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
							1-8		8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143		1.02	-0.131	.91	-0.06%	-1.28

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