1874
Born December 12, 1874
Etna, GA, USA
Tully Sparks Notable
b. December 12, 1874 · Philadelphia Phillies 1897, 1903–1910, Pittsburgh Pirates 1899, Milwaukee Brewers 1901, New York Giants 1902, Boston Americans 1902
Tully Sparks played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1897 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910.
He went 121 and 137 with a 2.82 earned run average, pitching 2,343.7 innings in 314 games. He struck out 780, completed 203 of his 270 starts and threw 19 shutouts. Across 314 games he batted .115, with 92 hits and 45 runs. He finished with 16 doubles.
He was born in Etna, GA, USA on December 12, 1874, and died on July 15, 1937. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | PHI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1899 | PIT | 28 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .129 |
| 1901 | MLA | 29 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .169 |
| 1902 | BOS/NYG | 33 | 92 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .152 |
| 1903 | PHI | 28 | 92 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .109 |
| 1904 | PHI | 26 | 76 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .105 |
| 1905 | PHI | 34 | 94 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .128 |
| 1906 | PHI | 42 | 104 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .154 |
| 1907 | PHI | 33 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | .034 |
| 1908 | PHI | 33 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .052 |
| 1909 | PHI | 24 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .139 |
| 1910 | PHI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 314 | 801 | 45 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 52 | 203 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10.13 |
| 1899 | PIT | 8 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 170.0 | 180 | 73 | 82 | 53 | 3.86 |
| 1901 | MLA | 7 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 210.0 | 228 | 82 | 93 | 62 | 3.51 |
| 1902 | BOS/NYG | 11 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 265.2 | 293 | 112 | 81 | 79 | 3.79 |
| 1903 | PHI | 11 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 248.0 | 248 | 75 | 56 | 88 | 2.72 |
| 1904 | PHI | 7 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 200.2 | 208 | 59 | 43 | 67 | 2.65 |
| 1905 | PHI | 14 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 259.2 | 217 | 63 | 73 | 98 | 2.18 |
| 1906 | PHI | 19 | 16 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 316.2 | 244 | 76 | 62 | 114 | 2.16 |
| 1907 | PHI | 22 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 265.0 | 221 | 59 | 51 | 90 | 2.00 |
| 1908 | PHI | 16 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 263.1 | 251 | 76 | 51 | 85 | 2.60 |
| 1909 | PHI | 6 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 121.2 | 126 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 2.96 |
| 1910 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 121 | 137 | 314 | 270 | 8 | 2343.2 | 2250 | 734 | 630 | 780 | 2.82 |
On this day & linked events
1937
Died July 15, 1937
1897
Major-league debut: Tully Sparks
Tully Sparks made a major-league debut on September 15, 1897.
1910
Final major-league game: Tully Sparks
Tully Sparks played a final major-league game on June 8, 1910.
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