Friday office hours are open! Schedule a call to walk us through how you use the Sports Reference sites.

Bobby Sprowl

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 5, 1978 (Age 22-144d, 14,100th in major league history)
vs. BAL 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 25-172d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Full Name: Robert John Sprowl

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

5.44

46.1

WHIP

1.748

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-11 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In
A Howe	1

1981 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	10 (9)	Apr 20	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	6	20 (9)	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	7	22 (1)	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	W,3-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.47	-0.027	.19	-0.01%	-1.12	P
4	8	23	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.27	P
5	9	28 (4)	May 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	10	33 (4)	May 14	HOU		STL	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.016	.15	0.00%	-0.40	P
7	11	37 (3)	May 19	HOU	@	STL	L,12-15	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.014	.22	0.00%	-0.09	P
8	12	40 (2)	May 22	HOU		SFG	L,3-6	15-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
9	13	41	May 23	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.61	0.064	.62	0.02%	1.00	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	14	51 (9)	Jun 4	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-7	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
11	15	56 (4)	Jun 9	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	16	61 (4)	Aug 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
13	17	65 (3)	Aug 17	HOU		MON	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	18	87 (21)	Sep 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
15	19	109 (21)	Oct 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	7						P
							4-11		6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		.58	0.004	.23	0.00%	-0.87

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Sprowl Pages

Bobby Sprowl Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bobby Sprowl Pages at Baseball Reference