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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 15	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 20	DET		CAL	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 25	DET		KCA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 30 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (3)	May 7	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 13	DET	@	BOS	W,10-8	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 17	DET	@	WSA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 21 (2)	DET		NYY	L,5-6	GS	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 26	DET		WSA	W,10-5	GS	19	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	W,4-3	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (2)	Jun 2	DET	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS	28	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	49 (5)	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 11	DET	@	CAL	L,4-6	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (3)	Jun 15	DET	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (2)	Jun 18	DET		KCA	L,4-8	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 22	DET		MIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	70 (4)	Jun 28	DET		CLE	W,7-4	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	74 (3)	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	78 (3)	Jul 7	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS	33	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	82 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	DET	@	WSA	L,3-8	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	86 (3)	Jul 16	DET	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 20	DET		WSA	W,8-4	GS	34	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	97 (6)	Jul 29	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	101 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	28	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	106 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
26	111 (4)	Aug 10	DET		CHW	L,1-2	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 15	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 19	DET		CLE	L,0-5	GS	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	DET		MIN	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 27	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (4)	Sep 1	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
33	145 (4)	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	6	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
34	149 (3)	Sep 15	DET		WSA	W,5-4	GS	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	154 (4)	Sep 20	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	157 (2)	Sep 24	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	162 (4)	Oct 1 (1)	DET		CAL	W,6-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
							37gm		217.2	16	20	2	38	1