Ed
Sprague
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 16, 1945 in Usa, MA, BOSTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 22 KCR AL   6 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1969 23 STL NL   6 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
1970 24 STL NL   6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
1971 25 STL NL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1972 26 STL NL   6 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
1973 27 STL NL   6 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
1974 28 STL NL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1975 29 STL NL   6 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1976 30 STL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1977 31 PHN NL   7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1968 22 AAA   3 9 .250 21 21 0 0 0 129.7 138 70 7 89 76 4.86 .271 .380 .369 .749  
1969 23 AAA   2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 1 34.0 29 9 2 14 18 2.38 .232 .309 .344 .653  
    AA   0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 7.7 10 7 1 8 2 8.22 .345 .486 .448 .935  
1970 24 AAA   2 3 .400 9 5 1 0 0 42.3 50 18 6 17 27 3.83 .301 .366 .440 .806  
1971 25 AA   11 14 .440 29 29 2 1 0 204.3 193 70 9 77 160 3.08 .247 .314 .330 .644  
1972 26 AA   8 14 .364 29 29 2 1 0 189.7 189 85 12 65 159 4.03 .257 .318 .358 .675  
1973 27 AAA   2 2 .500 48 2 0 0 4 55.0 53 23 6 24 28 3.76 .265 .344 .405 .749  
1974 28 AAA   3 1 .750 50 0 0 0 1 81.7 87 40 4 28 34 4.41 .275 .334 .386 .720  
1975 29 AAA   2 1 .667 51 0 0 0 0 83.3 113 60 7 57 42 6.48 .323 .418 .451 .869  
1976 30 STL NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 9.7 14 6 0 8 3 5.59 .350 .449 .400 .849 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 44 1 0 0 2 43.3 48 25 4 22 21 5.19 .287 .370 .431 .802  
1977 31 AAA   0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 18.0 13 4 0 6 15 2.00 .197 .264 .258 .521  
    AA   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 1 11.0 8 1 2 5 11 0.82 .195 .283 .439 .722  
1978 32 AAA   0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 11.7 15 3 1 4 8 2.32 .313 .365 .417 .782  
1 Years Sim 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 9.7 14 6 0 8 3 5.59 .350 .449 .400 .849 0.0
9 Years AAA 16 20 .444 267 29 1 0 8 499.0 546 252 37 261 269 4.55 .280 .365 .398 .763  
4 Years AA 20 28 .417 84 58 4 2 1 412.7 400 163 24 155 332 3.56 .252 .319 .348 .666  
13 Years Minors 36 48 .429 351 87 5 2 9 911.6 946 415 61 416 601 4.10 .268 .345 .375 .720  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   9 3 0 3 2   .321 .387 .393 .780
vs LH   5 3 0 5 1   .417 .588 .417 1.005
Home 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.7 8 5 0 5 3 9.66 .381 .500 .381 .881
Away 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 0 3 0 1.80 .316 .409 .421 .830
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 0 3 0 1.80 .316 .409 .421 .830
May 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.7 8 5 0 5 3 9.66 .381 .500 .381 .881
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 30 STL NL P 4 0 9.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.66    
Career Totals   4 0 9.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.66    
Career Highs   4 0 9.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.66    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 75th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1968
Traded from Kansas City to St. Louis on 2/3/1969 (Going to KCR: P Pete Richert. Going to STL: P Gil Blanco, P Ed Sprague)
Injured on 5/20/1972 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 9/2/1973 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 4/11/1977 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Released by Philadelphia on 5/1/1978