1945
Born September 16, 1945
Boston, MA, USA
Ed Sprague Notable
b. September 16, 1945 · Oakland Athletics 1968–1969, Cincinnati Reds 1971–1973, St. Louis Cardinals 1973, Milwaukee Brewers 1973–1976
Ed Sprague played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1968 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976.
He went 17 and 23 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 408 innings in 198 games. He struck out 188. Across 198 games he batted .045, with 1 hit and 1 run. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Boston, MA, USA on September 16, 1945, and died on January 10, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | OAK | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | OAK | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1971 | CIN | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CIN | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | CIN/MIL/STL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | MIL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | MIL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 198 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .045 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | OAK | 3 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 68.2 | 51 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 3.28 |
| 1969 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 46.1 | 47 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 4.47 |
| 1971 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 1972 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 56.2 | 55 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4.13 |
| 1973 | CIN/MIL/STL | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 56 | 34 | 40 | 24 | 5.43 |
| 1974 | MIL | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 94.0 | 94 | 25 | 31 | 57 | 2.39 |
| 1975 | MIL | 1 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 67.1 | 81 | 35 | 40 | 21 | 4.68 |
| 1976 | MIL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7.04 |
| Career | — | 17 | 23 | 198 | 23 | 9 | 408.0 | 406 | 174 | 206 | 188 | 3.84 |
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