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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

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Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

3.84

198

408.0

188

WHIP

1.500

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-33 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 17

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	1	Apr 10	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.50	7.89	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.042	.46	-0.05%	-0.24	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
2	2	5	Apr 16	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-3	7-GF	W(1-0)	5	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.80	4.79	11	6	2	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.183	2.89	0.23%	1.08	7b --- 0 out d2	9b end a 1
3	3	7	Apr 18	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	11-12		1	1.0	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	3.00	5.22	8	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.28	-0.553	4.73	-0.69%	-1.58	11t --- 0 out tie	12t 12- 0 out tie
4	4	11	Apr 22	OAK		NYY	L,1-2	9-9		3	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.84	5.23	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.64	-0.019	1.03	-0.02%	-0.39	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 12- 1 out d1
5	5	18	Apr 30	OAK	@	DET	W,3-1	4-5		7	1.2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.25	4.76	8	3	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	0.104	3.08	0.10%	0.76	4b 1-- 0 out a2	5b 12- 2 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	6	19	May 1	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	4.50	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.17	0.01%	0.38	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
7	7	21	May 4	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-2	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.42	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	0.078	5.44	0.08%	0.39	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
8	8	23	May 6	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	7-8	H(1)	1	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.69	4.54	7	3	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.56	0.059	5.50	0.08%	0.31	7t 1-- 0 out a1	8t 12- 1 out a1
9	9	26	May 9	OAK		CHW	L,2-4	8-GF		2	2.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.13	4.36	12	4	1	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.54	-0.085	1.22	-0.12%	-0.29	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
10	10	34	May 19(1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-6	6-7		9	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.45	4.29	8	5	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.023	.30	-0.02%	-0.20	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
11	11	41	May 26	OAK		DET	W,7-6	6-8		6	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	3.89	8	3	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.99	0.231	2.34	0.16%	1.11	6t 1-- 1 out tie	8t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	12	49	Jun 4	OAK	@	WSA	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	3.80	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.15	0.01%	0.36	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
13	13	51	Jun 6	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-4	2-5		1	4.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.61	3.50	13	8	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.055	.18	0.04%	2.06	2b -2- 0 out d4	5b 3 out d4
14	14	54	Jun 8	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-8	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	3.33	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.018	.15	0.01%	0.76	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
15	15	55	Jun 10	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-7	5-6		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.37	3.03	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.024	.20	0.02%	0.75	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
16	16	58	Jun 13	OAK	@	CLE	W,1-0	10-GF(11)	W(2-0)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.27	2.95	8	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	0.266	3.02	0.19%	0.75	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end a 1
17	17	59	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	L(2-1)	0	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1.48	3.11	9	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.56	-0.246	3.00	-0.17%	-0.29	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
18	18	63	Jun 17	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	8-8	H(2)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	3.10	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	0.110	3.72	0.09%	0.40	8t --3 0 out a1	8t --3 1 out a1
19	19	66	Jun 21	OAK		WSA	L,3-7	9-GF		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	3.09	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	0.005	.24	0.00%	1.38	9t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 4
20	20	69	Jun 24	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.39	3.16	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.43	0.471	11.60	0.44%	1.30	9b 12- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
21	21	70	Jun 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	3.14	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.019	.45	0.02%	0.36	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
22	22	72	Jun 28	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	7-7	H(3)	2	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.34	3.22	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.84	-0.047	7.71	-0.05%	-0.27	7b 123 0 out a2	7b 123 1 out a1
23	23	73	Jun 29(1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-2	6-7	W(3-1)	0	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.27	3.21	6	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	0.178	3.30	0.18%	0.93	6b -2- 1 out tie	7b 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	24	77	Jul 2	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	6-8	H(4)	2	2.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.43	3.15	9	3	4	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	0.119	2.48	0.09%	0.38	6b -2- 0 out a2	8b 1-- 1 out a1
25	25	78	Jul 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-9	BS(1)	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.59	3.12	7	3	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	-0.119	2.34	-0.07%	-0.19	8b --- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
26	26	79	Jul 4	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-7	6-6		0	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.80	3.11	3	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.72	-0.059	.53	-0.03%	-1.45	6b 12- 0 out d2	6b 12- 1 out d4
27	27	82	Jul 7(1)	OAK	@	DET	L,4-5	9-GF	L(3-2)	2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.03	3.44	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	-0.436	1.14	-0.19%	-1.00	9b --- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
28	28	85	Jul 12	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	7-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	3.43	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.07	7t --- 2 out d3	7t 3 out d3
29	29	87	Jul 14	OAK		BOS	L,3-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.96	3.30	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.009	.04	0.00%	0.36	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
30	30	88	Jul 15	OAK		BOS	W,12-5	7-GF	S(3)	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	2.23	3.56	13	7	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	1	.20	0.056	.05	0.01%	-0.93	7t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 7
31	31	91	Jul 18	OAK		DET	L,1-3	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	3.53	4	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.12	0.009	.04	0.00%	0.36	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
32	32	94	Jul 21(1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-7	7-7		2	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	2.76	3.52	4	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.055	.13	-0.01%	-1.40	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 12- 1 out d3
33	33	95	Jul 21(2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-10	2-3		-1	1.2	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	3.23	3.74	9	3	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	.11	-0.048	.02	-0.01%	-3.16	2b 1-- 1 out d5	3b 3 out d9
34	34	99	Jul 26	OAK		MIN	L,4-10	8-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.17	3.79	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.36	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	35	109	Aug 4(2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-7	5-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.04	3.80	7	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.013	.05	0.00%	0.75	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d4
36	36	111	Aug 7(2)	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	S(4)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.98	3.83	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	0.150	.44	0.02%	0.36	10b --- 0 out a1	10b end a 1
37	37	112	Aug 8	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	4-4		0	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.96	3.84	3	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.63	-0.063	.12	-0.01%	-0.74	4b -2- 2 out d2	4b 3 out d3
38	38	118	Aug 13	OAK		BAL	L,5-6	4-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.94	3.89	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.017	.08	0.00%	0.21	4t -2- 1 out d2	4t 12- 2 out d2
39	39	123	Aug 18	OAK		NYY	L,5-7	3-5		4	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.78	3.77	10	5	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.046	.00	0.00%	1.07	3t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d3
40	40	125	Aug 20(1)	OAK		WSA	L,5-7	4-7		1	4.0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	3.67	14	7	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	.09	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.43	4t --- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d3
41	41	130	Aug 25	OAK		CAL	L,1-5	6-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	3.65	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.043	.01	0.00%	1.29	6t 12- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d3
42	42	134	Aug 27(2)	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-7	GS-4	L(3-3)	1	3.1	2	3	1	4	0	0	1	2.56	3.82	16	6	3	0	0	2	44			0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.10	1b start a 1	4b 123 1 out a1
43	43	136	Aug 29	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-11	4-6		1	2.1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.47	3.69	8	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.90	4b --- 2 out d8	6b 3 out d8
44	44	137	Aug 30	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-5	2-2		0	1.0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2.43	3.66	5	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.64	2b --- 0 out d3	2b 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
45	45	141	Sep 2(2)	OAK		DET	L,3-4	4-5		2	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	3.60	4	0	3	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.119	.00	0.00%	1.74	4t 123 1 out d2	5t 3 out d2
46	46	142	Sep 3	OAK		DET	L,3-6	9-9	HL(3-4)	0	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	2.75	3.68	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.30	-0.311	.00	0.00%	-1.03	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 123 1 out a1
47	47	152	Sep 15	OAK	@	DET	L,0-13	6-6		11	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	0	3.28	3.91	4	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-2.79	6b --- 0 out d9	6b 123 0 out d10
							14-33		W-L:3-4,Sv:4,BSv:1,Hld:5	2.2	68.2	51	29	25	34	34	5	2	3.28	3.91	282	2.29		4%	0%	51	44	27	22%	6	1	0	244	2	2	5	12	2	4	1.07	0.259	1.29	0.34%	4.88

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