1942
Born February 4, 1942
Massillon, OH, USA
Joe Sparma Notable
Joe Sparma divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1964, then the Montreal Expos through 1970.
He went 52 and 52 with a 3.94 earned run average, pitching 864.7 innings in 183 games. He struck out 586, completed 31 of his 142 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 185 games he batted .119, with 32 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Massillon, OH, USA on February 4, 1942, and died on May 14, 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | DET | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .160 |
| 1965 | DET | 30 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .135 |
| 1966 | DET | 29 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .217 |
| 1967 | DET | 37 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | .054 |
| 1968 | DET | 34 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .133 |
| 1969 | DET | 23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .138 |
| 1970 | MON | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 185 | 269 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 108 | 0 | .119 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | DET | 5 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 62 | 28 | 45 | 71 | 3.00 |
| 1965 | DET | 13 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 167.0 | 142 | 59 | 75 | 127 | 3.18 |
| 1966 | DET | 2 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 91.2 | 103 | 54 | 52 | 61 | 5.30 |
| 1967 | DET | 16 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 217.2 | 186 | 91 | 85 | 153 | 3.76 |
| 1968 | DET | 10 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 182.1 | 169 | 75 | 77 | 110 | 3.70 |
| 1969 | DET | 6 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 78 | 49 | 77 | 41 | 4.76 |
| 1970 | MON | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 7.06 |
| Career | — | 52 | 52 | 183 | 142 | 0 | 864.2 | 774 | 379 | 436 | 586 | 3.94 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died May 14, 1986
1967
Joe Horlen's No-Hitter
Joe Horlen threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on September 10, 1967, winning 6–0.
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