James Sprankle
James Donald Sprankle "The Sprinkler"
Born: July 22, 1935
Lafayette, IN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1953-1964
James Sprankle compiled a career record of 49 wins and 62 losses and a 4.42 ERA in his 296-game pitching career with the Shawnee Hawks, Newport News Dodgers, Great Falls Electrics, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Elmira Pioneers, Nashville Vols, Savannah Reds, Columbia Reds, Victoria Rosebuds and Binghamton Triplets. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.91 | 10 | 6 | 46.0 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.14 | 11 | 10 | 66.0 | 53 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PION | Great Falls Electrics | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.93 | 19 | 3 | 42.0 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.90 | 12 | 2 | 30.0 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.96 | 18 | 5 | 69.0 | 70 | 49 | 38 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.92 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 172.0 | 170 | 88 | 75 | 13 | 86 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6.00 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 123.0 | 149 | 89 | 82 | 21 | 69 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.18 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 196.0 | 184 | 110 | 91 | 15 | 94 | 9 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.69 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 83.0 | 80 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 69 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.58 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 100 | 56 | 43 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Binghamton Triplets | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 49 | 62 | .441 | 4.42 | 296 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1007.0 | 990 | 610 | 495 | 91 | 599 | 32 | 386 | 27 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | 11 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .080 | .120 | .200 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PION | Great Falls Electrics | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 18 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .050 | .050 | .200 | .250 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 43 | 68 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32 | .051 | .125 | .085 | .210 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 40 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .129 | .289 | .161 | .451 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | 40 | 75 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 32 | .092 | .157 | .169 | .326 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 25 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .130 | .259 | .174 | .433 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 33 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 42 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .103 | .188 | .138 | .325 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 306 | 348 | 312 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 119 | .071 | .137 | .115 | .252 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | PION | Great Falls Electrics | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 42 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .571 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 40 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .897 | .875 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | P | 35 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 1.029 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .833 | .400 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 42 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .857 | .429 |
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 296 | 40 | 99 | 13 | 6 | .914 | .470 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | Sooner State League | Shawnee Hawks | BRO | ||
| 1953 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1954 | C | Pioneer League | Great Falls Electrics | BRO | ||
| 1954 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1955 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | BRO | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BRO | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Reds | CIN | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Victoria Rosebuds | DET | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Binghamton Triplets | ML1 |
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