Ed Sprague

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: July 25, 1967 in Castro Valley, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (25th) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: May 7, 1991 (Age 23-286d, 15,920th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 34-074d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

National Team: us USA (Oly,College,18U)

Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague

Twitter: @EdSprague

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Relatives: Son of Ed Sprague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

4095

1010

152

.247

506

RBI

558

OBP

.319

SLG

.419

OPS

.737

OPS+

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

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	PIT		MON	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 6	PIT		MON	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
3	3	Apr 7	PIT		MON	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
4	4	Apr 9	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
5	5	Apr 10	PIT		CHC	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	7 (1)	Apr 13	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
7	8	Apr 14	PIT		STL	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
8	9	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
9	10	Apr 17	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
10	11	Apr 18	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
11	12	Apr 19	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
12	13	Apr 20	PIT	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
13	14	Apr 21	PIT	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	15	Apr 23	PIT		MIL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	16	Apr 24	PIT		MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
16	17	Apr 25	PIT		MIL	L,2-4	GS	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
17	18	Apr 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
18	19	Apr 28	PIT	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	0	3	1	4	0	3B
19	20	Apr 29	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
20	21	Apr 30	PIT		COL	L,2-7	GS	25	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	24 (2)	May 3	PIT		SFG	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
22	25	May 4	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	26	May 5	PIT		SFG	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	2	4	1	7	1	3B
24	27	May 6	PIT	@	STL	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
25	28	May 7	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.2	0	3	1	4	0	3B
26	29	May 8	PIT	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
27	30	May 9	PIT	@	STL	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
28	31	May 10	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	44	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
29	32	May 11	PIT	@	HOU	L,8-19	CG	54	8.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
30	33	May 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
31	34	May 14	PIT		MON	W,5-3	GS	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	37 (2)	May 17	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	38	May 18	PIT	@	ATL	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
34	39	May 19	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
35	40	May 20	PIT	@	FLA	L,3-4	CG	60	13.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	41	May 21	PIT	@	FLA	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
37	42	May 22	PIT	@	FLA	W,11-4	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	43	May 23	PIT	@	FLA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	44	May 24	PIT		NYM	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
40	45	May 25	PIT		NYM	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
41	46	May 26	PIT		NYM	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	48 (1)	May 29	PIT		HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
43	49	May 30	PIT		HOU	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	50	May 31	PIT		LAD	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	51	Jun 1	PIT		LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
46	52	Jun 2	PIT		LAD	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
47	53	Jun 4	PIT	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	46	11.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
48	54	Jun 5	PIT	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
49	55	Jun 6	PIT	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
50	56	Jun 7	PIT	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
51	57	Jun 8	PIT	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
52	58	Jun 9	PIT	@	DET	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	59	Jun 11	PIT		KCR	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
54	60	Jun 12	PIT		KCR	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
55	61	Jun 13	PIT		KCR	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	62	Jun 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
57	63	Jun 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	64	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
59	65	Jun 18	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	66	Jun 19	PIT	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
61	67	Jun 20	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
62	68	Jun 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
63	69	Jun 23	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
64	70	Jun 24	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
65	71	Jun 25	PIT	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
66	72	Jun 26	PIT	@	MIL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
67	73	Jun 27	PIT	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	74	Jun 28	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	75	Jun 29	PIT		PHI	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
70	76	Jun 30	PIT		PHI	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	77	Jul 1	PIT		PHI	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
72	78	Jul 2	PIT		MIL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
73	79	Jul 3	PIT		MIL	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	80	Jul 4	PIT		MIL	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
75	81	Jul 5	PIT		CHC	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
76	82	Jul 6	PIT		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
77	83	Jul 7	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
78	84	Jul 8	PIT		CHC	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
79	85	Jul 9	PIT	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
80	86	Jul 10	PIT	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	3	1	0	4	1	3B
81	87	Jul 11	PIT	@	MIN	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	88	Jul 15	PIT		CLE	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
83	89	Jul 16	PIT		CLE	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
84	90	Jul 17	PIT		CLE	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
85	91	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
86	92	Jul 19	PIT		LAD	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
87	93	Jul 20	PIT		LAD	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
88	94	Jul 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	95	Jul 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
90	96	Jul 23	PIT	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
91	97	Jul 24	PIT	@	MON	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
92	98	Jul 25	PIT	@	MON	W,6-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
93	99	Jul 26	PIT	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
94	100	Jul 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
95	101	Jul 28	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
96	102	Jul 30	PIT		FLA	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
97	103	Jul 31	PIT		FLA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	105 (1)	Aug 3	PIT		ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
99	106	Aug 4	PIT		ATL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
100	107	Aug 5	PIT		ATL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
101	108	Aug 6 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	110 (1)	Aug 7	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
103	111	Aug 8	PIT		STL	W,5-1	GS	30	7.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
104	112	Aug 9	PIT		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
105	113	Aug 10	PIT		CIN	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
106	114	Aug 11	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	118 (3)	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
108	119	Aug 17	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	48	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
109	120	Aug 18	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
110	121	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	122	Aug 20	PIT		ARI	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
112	123	Aug 21	PIT		ARI	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
113	124	Aug 22	PIT		ARI	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
114	125	Aug 23	PIT		ARI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	126	Aug 24	PIT		COL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
116	127	Aug 25	PIT		COL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
117	128	Aug 26	PIT		COL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
118	129	Aug 27	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	27	6.2	2	2	0	4	0	3B
119	130	Aug 28	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
120	131	Aug 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
121	132	Aug 30	PIT	@	COL	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
122	133	Aug 31	PIT	@	COL	W,9-8	CG	50	10.0	3	4	1	8	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	135 (1)	Sep 3	PIT		SFG	L,2-12	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
124	136	Sep 4	PIT		SFG	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	137	Sep 5	PIT		SFG	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
126	138	Sep 6	PIT		SDP	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
127	139	Sep 7	PIT		SDP	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
128	140	Sep 8	PIT		SDP	L,4-7	CG	45	10.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
129	142 (1)	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	W,8-5	GS	35	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
130	143	Sep 13	PIT	@	ARI	L,1-5	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
131	144	Sep 14	PIT	@	ARI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
132	146 (1)	Sep 17	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
133	147	Sep 18	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
134	148	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	GS	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							134gm		1144.1	79	254	29	362	22