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Ed Sprague

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: September 16, 1945 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 10, 2020 in Lodi, CA

High School: Sunset HS (Hayward, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1968 (Age 22-207d, 12,660th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 30-263d)
vs. KCR 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague

Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

3.84

198

408.0

188

WHIP

1.500

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

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 18	CIN		HOU	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4	Apr 19	CIN		HOU	L,5-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 22	CIN	@	ATL	L,7-11		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	10 (3)	Apr 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11	Apr 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-10		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (2)	May 2	CIN	@	STL	W,7-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15	May 3	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	18 (2)	May 6	CIN		PIT	L,1-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20 (1)	May 9	CIN		CHC	L,1-7		18	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	29 (8)	May 18	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	31 (1)	May 20	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	33 (1)	May 21 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-7		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	42 (8)	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-3		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	43	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	44	Jun 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	58 (13)	Jun 20	CIN		MON	L,2-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	60 (1)	Jun 22	CIN		HOU	L,5-9		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	69 (8)	Jul 1	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	75 (5)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	76	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,5-10		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	87 (10)	Jul 22	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (3)	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	94 (2)	Jul 31	CIN		SFG	L,2-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	100 (5)	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	104 (3)	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	105	Aug 11	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-7		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	106	Aug 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	111 (4)	Aug 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-9		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	117 (5)	Aug 23	CIN	@	MON	L,0-11	GF	29	6.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	128 (10)	Sep 4 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	130 (1)	Sep 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	141 (10)	Sep 17	CIN		SDP	L,7-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	148 (6)	Sep 26	CIN		ATL	L,9-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		56.2	2	6	1	9	1