Bobby Sprowl

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 5, 1978 (Age 22-144d, 11,716th in MLB history)
vs. BAL 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 25-172d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Full Name: Robert John Sprowl

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

W

L

ERA

5.44

G

GS

SV

IP

46.1

SO

WHIP

1.748

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	21	BOS-min	A	9	4	.692	2.10	26	3		1	1	5	60.0	38	18	14	2	33	1	64	1	1	4				1.183	5.7	0.3	5.0	9.6	1.94	WHV FLOR
1978	22	BOS-min	AA,AAA	16	7	.696	3.33	35	22		12	3	2	181.0	139	76	67	13	71	4	171	5	3	3				1.160	6.9	0.6	3.5	8.5	2.41	BRI,PAW EL,IL
1978	22	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	6.39	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.2	12	10	9	3	10	0	10	0	0	0	59	67	6.45	1.737	8.5	2.1	7.1	7.1	1.00
1979	23	HOU-BOS-min	A,AAA	3	6	.333	3.67	30	11		3	1	0	76.0	81	36	31	1	31	0	88	1	0	6				1.474	9.6	0.1	3.7	10.4	2.84	WHV,CHL,PAW FLOR,IL
1979	23	HOU	NL	0	0		0.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	14		2.73	0.750	2.3	0.0	4.5	6.8	1.50
1980	24	HOU-min	AAA	10	11	.476	4.35	26	25		9	0	0	180.0	211	102	87	13	79	1	89	3	1	3				1.611	10.6	0.7	4.0	4.5	1.13	TUC PCL
1980	24	HOU	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	5		-0.25	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	27.0	3.00
1981	25	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	5.97	15	1	4	0	0	0	28.2	40	20	19	1	14	1	18	0	0	3	138	56	3.26	1.884	12.6	0.3	4.4	5.7	1.29
1982	26	HOU-min	AA,AAA	5	6	.455	4.89	32	11	14	1	0	3	92.0	87	57	50	5	79	0	69	7	1	3				1.804	8.5	0.5	7.7	6.8	0.87	CBS,TUC SOUL,PCL
1983	27	HOU-min	AA,AAA	6	2	.750	5.56	45	2	24	1	0	2	66.1	66	45	41	3	48	7	48	3	0	7				1.719	9.0	0.4	6.5	6.5	1.00	CBS,TUC SOUL,PCL
1984	28	TOR-DET-min	A,AA	2	5	.286	3.92	20	11	4	1	0	0	66.2	65	40	29	6	49	0	40	5	0	0				1.710	8.8	0.8	6.6	5.4	0.82	KIN,FLR,BIR CARL,SALL,SOUL
4 Yrs				0	3	.000	5.44	22	4	4	0	0	0	46.1	54	30	28	4	27	1	34	0	0	3	216	68	4.01	1.748	10.5	0.8	5.2	6.6	1.26
162 Game Avg.				0	8	.000	5.44	58	10	10	0	0	0	121	141	78	73	10	71	3	89	0	0	8	565	68	4.01	1.748	10.5	0.8	5.2	6.6	1.26

HOU (3 yrs)				0	1	.000	5.08	19	1	4	0	0	0	33.2	42	20	19	1	17	1	24	0	0	3	157	68	3.10	1.752	11.2	0.3	4.5	6.4	1.41
BOS (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.39	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.2	12	10	9	3	10	0	10	0	0	0	59	67	6.45	1.737	8.5	2.1	7.1	7.1	1.00

NL (3 yrs)				0	1	.000	5.08	19	1	4	0	0	0	33.2	42	20	19	1	17	1	24	0	0	3	157	68	3.10	1.752	11.2	0.3	4.5	6.4	1.41
AL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.39	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.2	12	10	9	3	10	0	10	0	0	0	59	67	6.45	1.737	8.5	2.1	7.1	7.1	1.00

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