Greg Sparks
Joseph Gregory Sparks
Born: March 31, 1964
Chandler, AZ US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1984-1996
Greg Sparks compiled a career batting average of .241 with 136 home runs and 702 RBI in his 1363-game career with the Spokane Indians, Reno Padres, Charleston Rainbows, Madison Muskies, Huntsville Stars, Salinas Spurs, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Carolina Mudcats, Buffalo Bisons, London Tigers, Toledo Mud Hens, Canton-Akron Indians, Pawtucket Red Sox, New Haven Ravens, Greenville Braves, Mexico City Tigres and Lubbock Crickets. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Haven Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 67 | 294 | 270 | 34 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 65 | .252 | .290 | .374 | .664 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | 123 | 478 | 436 | 57 | 123 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 89 | .282 | .336 | .388 | .724 | 169 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 105 | 383 | 344 | 40 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 61 | .235 | .306 | .381 | .687 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1987 | A | MIDW | Madison Muskies | 58 | 253 | 222 | 25 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 38 | .297 | .365 | .414 | .779 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 57 | 189 | 172 | 18 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 35 | .279 | .333 | .413 | .746 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 124 | 479 | 421 | 47 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 117 | .233 | .313 | .340 | .653 | 143 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 108 | 406 | 356 | 38 | 92 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 92 | .258 | .337 | .407 | .745 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 129 | 506 | 455 | 66 | 112 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 119 | .246 | .315 | .429 | .743 | 195 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 55 | 144 | 128 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .180 | .246 | .305 | .551 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 69 | 264 | 220 | 19 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 55 | .273 | .379 | .386 | .765 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 23 | 78 | 72 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .181 | .221 | .278 | .499 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | London Tigers | 106 | 446 | 384 | 57 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 114 | .232 | .332 | .482 | .814 | 185 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 35 | 139 | 117 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 33 | .231 | .326 | .410 | .736 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 58 | 217 | 198 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 54 | .172 | .231 | .263 | .494 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Haven Ravens | 88 | 280 | 243 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 80 | .185 | .282 | .317 | .599 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 65 | 168 | 145 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 41 | .214 | .301 | .359 | .660 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | 93 | 384 | 349 | 41 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 99 | .241 | .297 | .427 | .724 | 149 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Totals | 1363 | 5108 | 4532 | 521 | 1094 | 230 | 11 | 136 | 702 | 25 | 30 | 484 | 1149 | .241 | .314 | .387 | .701 | 1754 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 33 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 1B | 66 | 619 | 37 | 12 | 60 | .982 | 9.939 |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | OF | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | 1B | 80 | 672 | 35 | 11 | 71 | .985 | 8.838 |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 1B | 73 | 552 | 34 | 11 | 43 | .982 | 8.027 |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | OF | 22 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 1.409 |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | A | MIDW | Madison Muskies | OF | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1B | 6 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .983 | 9.667 |
| 1987 | A | MIDW | Madison Muskies | 1B | 51 | 393 | 21 | 9 | 36 | .979 | 8.118 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | OF | 38 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 1.289 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | OF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1B | 106 | 949 | 49 | 15 | 96 | .985 | 9.415 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | OF | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 1B | 69 | 521 | 49 | 13 | 70 | .978 | 8.261 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 1B | 123 | 1093 | 65 | 10 | 114 | .991 | 9.415 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 1B | 62 | 586 | 27 | 4 | 50 | .994 | 9.887 |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 45 | 278 | 24 | 2 | 23 | .993 | 6.711 |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | London Tigers | 1B | 69 | 663 | 34 | 5 | 66 | .993 | 1.101 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | London Tigers | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 16 | 124 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .985 | 8.125 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 46 | 354 | 30 | 7 | 36 | .982 | 8.348 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 1B | 34 | 260 | 19 | 3 | 24 | .989 | 8.206 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Haven Ravens | 1B | 49 | 403 | 22 | 3 | 32 | .993 | 8.673 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Haven Ravens | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1B | 55 | 340 | 12 | 6 | 29 | .983 | 6.400 |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | 1B | 52 | 430 | 28 | 4 | 37 | .991 | 8.808 |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | OF | 36 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .950 | 1.583 |
| 1996 | Ind | UL | Lubbock Crickets | RF | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1183 | 8475 | 505 | 125 | 801 | .986 | 7.591 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | SDN | ||
| 1985 | A | California League | Reno Padres | SDN | ||
| 1986 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1987 | A | Midwest League | Madison Muskies | OAK | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | OAK | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | OAK | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | Salinas Spurs | |||
| 1990 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1991 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | PIT | ||
| 1991 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1992 | AA | Eastern League | London Tigers | DET | ||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1993 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | New Haven Ravens | COL | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1996 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Lubbock Crickets |
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