Ed Sprague
Edward Nelson Sprague Jr.
Born: July 25, 1967
Castro Valley, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 26 (1985 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA)
Stanford
Career: 1989-2002
Major League Statistics
Ed Sprague compiled a career batting average of .252 with 66 home runs and 277 RBI in his 516-game career with the Dunedin Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Tacoma Rainiers and Oklahoma RedHawks. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 86 | 315 | 288 | 23 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 73 | .208 | .264 | .316 | .580 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 52 | 217 | 192 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 40 | .219 | .300 | .396 | .695 | 76 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 142 | 567 | 519 | 60 | 124 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 100 | .239 | .293 | .418 | .711 | 217 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 23 | 102 | 88 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | .364 | .431 | .625 | 1.056 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 100 | 419 | 369 | 49 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 73 | .276 | .358 | .466 | .824 | 172 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .316 | .391 | .737 | 1.128 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 106 | 459 | 400 | 51 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 92 | .268 | .346 | .412 | .759 | 165 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 516 | 2110 | 1882 | 235 | 475 | 100 | 11 | 66 | 277 | 7 | 5 | 161 | 404 | .252 | .322 | .422 | .744 | 795 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 21 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 86 | 51 | 149 | 25 | 11 | .889 | 2.326 | ||||
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 52 | 33 | 86 | 14 | 4 | .895 | 2.288 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 9 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .955 | 7.111 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 3.333 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 132 | 93 | 240 | 31 | 25 | .915 | 2.523 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.667 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 16 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .950 | 7.125 | 9 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .895 | 2.125 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 50 | 331 | 29 | 9 | 5 | .976 | 7.200 | 8 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 11 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .991 | 9.545 | ||||
| 2000 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 2B | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 5 | .844 | 4.222 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 3B | 29 | 12 | 53 | 9 | 2 | .878 | 2.241 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 1B | 25 | 210 | 10 | 1 | 14 | .995 | 8.800 | ||||
| Totals | 447 | 1048 | 633 | 109 | 85 | .939 | 3.761 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | California League | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SDN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | May 10, 2001 | May 17, 2001 |
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | April 5, 2002 | September 2, 2002 |
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