Ed Sprague

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: September 16, 1945 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 10, 2020 in Lodi, CA

Debut: April 10, 1968 (Age 22-207d, 12,660th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 30-263d)
vs. KCR 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague

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Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

3.84

198

408.0

188

WHIP

1.500

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-37

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 17

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	115	13	Apr 18	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	6-7		99	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.57	9	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.33	0.022	.73	0.03%	0.84	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
2	116	19	Apr 27	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.57	5	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.34	0.014	.60	0.01%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	117	25	May 5	CIN	@	MON	L,6-8	7-7		7	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.20	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	0.058	1.94	0.06%	0.66	7b -2- 1 out d1	7b 3 out d1
4	118	29	May 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-7	3-4		3	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.17	5	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.055	.95	0.05%	0.78	3b -2- 2 out d2	4b 3 out d2
5	119	30	May 11	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-5	5-6		1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.29	2.71	9	4	1	0	0	3		0	0	1	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.019	.56	-0.02%	-0.09	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
6	120	31	May 12	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.13	3.44	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
7	121	34	May 16	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	5-5		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	3.68	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.28	0.014	.56	0.02%	0.44	5t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d4
8	122	37	May 19	CIN		SDP	W,10-4	8-GF	S(1)	2	1.2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.84	2.94	7	1	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.003	.09	0.00%	-0.23	8t -23 1 out a8	9t end a 6
9	123	40	May 22	CIN		HOU	W,6-4	6-9		2	3.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	2.63	3.66	12	4	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.005	.85	0.01%	-1.06	6t --- 0 out a4	9t 1-- 0 out a3
10	124	42	May 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-7	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.30	3.71	8	3	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	.68	0.060	1.35	0.07%	0.88	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
11	125	43	May 26	CIN		CHC	L,0-2	5-5		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.20	3.55	2	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.060	2.51	0.07%	0.84	5t 12- 1 out d2	5t 3 out d2
12	126	44	May 27	CIN		CHC	L,0-6	9-GF		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	3.51	2	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.63	9t -2- 1 out d6	9t end d 6
13	127	47	May 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	8-GF(8)	L(0-1)	2	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	3.50	3.79	8	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.76	-0.369	2.83	-0.36%	-2.54	8b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	128	49	Jun 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-9	2-3	L(0-2)	1	2.0	4	5	5	1	0	1	0	5.40	4.47	11	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.490	2.16	-0.46%	-4.10	2b --- 0 out a3	3b 3 out d2
15	129	50	Jun 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-7		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	4.38	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.039	1.13	0.03%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
16	130	54	Jun 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	4.35	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	0.040	2.29	0.03%	0.77	8b 123 2 out d1	8b end d 1
17	131	56	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-9	2-3		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.01	4.24	9	3	3	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	.39	-0.042	.61	-0.04%	-0.39	2b -2- 0 out d5	3b 3 out d4
18	132	57	Jun 11	CIN		STL	L,4-12	2-4		0	2.1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	5.26	4.75	10	2	4	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.124	.56	-0.11%	-2.40	2t 123 2 out d3	4t 3 out d7
19	133	58	Jun 12	CIN		STL	L,5-11	7-8		0	2.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	5.53	4.73	9	2	3	1	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.038	.22	-0.03%	-1.13	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
20	134	66	Jun 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.34	4.59	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
21	135	70	Jun 24	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.99	4.65	10	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	1	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.13	0.015	.22	0.02%	0.88	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
22	136	71	Jun 25	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-13	6-6		0	1.0	2	4	4	2	2	0	1	5.97	4.74	8	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.22	-0.019	.25	-0.01%	-4.08	6b -23 0 out d4	6b 3 out d10
23	137	76	Jun 30	CIN		LAD	L,7-8	13-GF(13)	L(0-3)	4	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.06	4.77	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.90	-0.322	2.84	-0.19%	-0.56	13t --- 0 out tie	13t end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	138	81	Jul 4	CIN		SFG	L,2-6	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.88	4.65	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
25	139	86	Jul 9	CIN	@	MON	W,11-6	5-5	W(1-3)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.71	4.53	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.065	1.30	0.06%	0.47	5b --- 0 out tie	5b 3 out tie
26	140	88	Jul 11	CIN	@	MON	L,3-4	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.66	4.51	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.022	1.61	0.03%	0.48	7b 1-3 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
27	141	90	Jul 13(2)	CIN		NYM	L,5-7	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.35	4.30	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.060	.72	0.06%	0.88	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
28	142	91	Jul 14	CIN		NYM	L,2-5	5-6		0	1.2	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	5.12	4.45	9	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.025	1.63	0.02%	0.15	5t --- 0 out d1	6t 123 2 out d1
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals
29	143	102	Jul 29(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-7	BS(1)	14	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.12	4.45	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.29	-0.322	24.23	-0.89%	-1.73	7b 123 2 out a2	7b 1-3 2 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	144	108	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.99	4.48	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.002	.24	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
31	145	112	Aug 6	STL	@	NYM	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.91	4.52	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.02	-0.003	.07	-0.01%	-1.14	8b 12- 1 out d5	8b end d 7
32	146	114	Aug 8	STL		ATL	L,1-4	5-5		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.87	4.51	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.007	1.36	0.02%	0.21	5t 1-- 2 out d4	5t 3 out d4
33	147	115	Aug 9	STL		ATL	L,6-8	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.97	4.77	5	2	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.003	.04	-0.01%	-0.54	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
34	148	116	Aug 10	STL		CIN	L,4-8	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.74	4.67	6	1	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.006	.15	0.01%	0.92	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 4
35	149	118	Aug 12	STL		CIN	L,2-7	4-5		1	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.73	4.60	7	2	2	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.30	-0.021	1.13	-0.05%	-0.08	4t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d5
36	150	125	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,7-11	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.63	4.58	6	1	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.003	.34	0.01%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee Brewers
37	151	141	Sep 8	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-15	3-4		17	0.2	1	4	4	5	1	0	0	5.32	4.83	8	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-2.58	3b --- 1 out d6	4b 123 0 out d7
38	152	147	Sep 13	MIL	@	BAL	L,6-7	8-GF(10)	BL(1-4)	4	2.1	4	2	1	2	1	0	1	5.26	4.86	15	4	3	1	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	12	1	0	2	0	0	1	3.65	-0.679	.00	0.00%	-2.32	8b 1-3 1 out a3	10b end d 1
39	153	149	Sep 15	MIL	@	DET	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.19	4.83	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.92	8b 12- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
40	154	152	Sep 19	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-4	9-GF	S(2)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.12	4.80	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.85	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.26	9b --- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
41	155	153	Sep 21	MIL		BAL	L,4-7	8-GF		1	1.2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	5.30	4.86	10	2	2	0	0	2		2	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.175	.00	0.00%	-1.67	8t 12- 1 out d1	9t end d 3
42	156	156	Sep 25	MIL		NYY	W,3-2	8-10	BS(3)	3	2.0	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	5.43	5.00	15	3	3	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	3	0	1	0	3.91	-0.299	.00	0.00%	-1.45	8t --- 0 out a2	10t 1-- 0 out tie
43	157	160	Sep 28(2)	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.43	4.98	7	2	3	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.99	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.43	7b 12- 1 out d1	8b end d 2
							6-37		W-L:1-4,Sv:2,BSv:3	2.3	56.1	56	35	34	40	24	4	4	5.43	4.98	265	1.20		6%	6%	54		32	44%	6	2	1	212	11	0	12	4	4	4	.94	-2.279	.77	-1.54%	-13.42

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