1949 Sparta Saints Statistics
Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-68
Finished 5th in the GSL
Manager: Woody Bottoms (0-0), Jim Ruark (0-0)
Location: Sparta, Georgia
Ballpark: Sparta Baseball Park
Attendance: 33,436, Avg. 488
1949 Sparta Saints RosterTeam Record: 69-68
Finished 5th in the GSL
Manager: Woody Bottoms (0-0), Jim Ruark (0-0)
Location: Sparta, Georgia
Ballpark: Sparta Baseball Park
Attendance: 33,436, Avg. 488
The Sparta Saints of the Georgia State League ended the 1949 season with a record of 69 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the GSL.
Woody Bottoms and Jim Ruark served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cook | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.07 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 276.0 | 230 | 137 | 94 | 109 | 184 | 22 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Willard Evans | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.45 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 193.0 | 165 | 91 | 74 | 87 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Lewis Brock | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.29 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 102.0 | 84 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| James Warren | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.00 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 84.0 | 73 | 36 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| William Burns | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.79 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 115.0 | 149 | 89 | 74 | 72 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Thomas O'Barr | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.71 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 63.0 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 54 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Totals | 58 | 39 | .598 | 3.63 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 833.0 | 775 | 439 | 336 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 526 | 31 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Stoyle | 121 | 543 | 478 | 92 | 191 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 116 | 4 | 57 | 46 | .400 | .467 | .667 | 1.134 | 319 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Theodore Patterson | 135 | 664 | 616 | 118 | 189 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 62 | 35 | 41 | 49 | .307 | .353 | .456 | .809 | 281 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Jack Collins | 137 | 668 | 627 | 104 | 173 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 27 | 36 | .276 | .312 | .330 | .642 | 207 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Parnell Ruark | 125 | 562 | 505 | 104 | 171 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 90 | .339 | .405 | .541 | .945 | 273 | 51 | 1 | ||||
| Pete Gula | 107 | 546 | 467 | 101 | 163 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 74 | 54 | .349 | .441 | .463 | .904 | 216 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Jim Ruark | 118 | 530 | 443 | 68 | 134 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 101 | 0 | 76 | 61 | .302 | .411 | .460 | .872 | 204 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Lee Hartley | 117 | 480 | 427 | 41 | 104 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 42 | 41 | .244 | .319 | .304 | .623 | 130 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Woody Bottoms | 50 | 233 | 186 | 36 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 45 | 11 | .253 | .401 | .349 | .750 | 65 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Willard Evans | 29 | 91 | 84 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .262 | .311 | .345 | .656 | 29 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| James Warren | 22 | 79 | 76 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .276 | .286 | .289 | .575 | 22 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| George Cook | 36 | 123 | 103 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 39 | .194 | .291 | .243 | .533 | 25 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| James Booth | 20 | 78 | 65 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .246 | .364 | .338 | .702 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| John Acree | 15 | 53 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .326 | .415 | .391 | .806 | 18 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Lewis Brock | 15 | 51 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .277 | .306 | .489 | .795 | 23 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| William Burns | 22 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .200 | .286 | .200 | .486 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Thomas O'Barr | 13 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .133 | .161 | .200 | .361 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ted Kovaluk | 11 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .095 | .208 | .095 | .304 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1093 | 4839 | 4292 | 742 | 1297 | 223 | 92 | 50 | 566 | 79 | 0 | 410 | 484 | .302 | .375 | .432 | .807 | 1854 | 0 | 90 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Stoyle | 1B | 121 | 1004 | 28 | 22 | 77 | .979 | 8.529 |
| Theodore Patterson | 2B | 135 | 357 | 367 | 48 | 1 | .938 | 5.363 |
| Jack Collins | 3B | 137 | 159 | 287 | 46 | 0 | .907 | 3.255 |
| Jim Ruark | C | 118 | 630 | 56 | 17 | 0 | .976 | 5.814 |
| James Booth | C | 20 | 86 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .959 | 4.650 |
| Pete Gula | OF | 118 | 326 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .960 | 2.856 |
| Lee Hartley | OF | 117 | 277 | 23 | 21 | 0 | .935 | 2.564 |
| John Acree | OF | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .800 |
| Ted Kovaluk | OF | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 2.000 |
| George Cook | P | 34 | 13 | 70 | 4 | 1 | .954 | 2.441 |
| Willard Evans | P | 28 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.607 |
| James Warren | P | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.000 |
| William Burns | P | 19 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .947 |
| Lewis Brock | P | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.800 |
| Thomas O'Barr | P | 12 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 1.250 |
| Parnell Ruark | SS | 125 | 64 | 226 | 23 | 18 | .927 | 2.320 |
| Woody Bottoms | SS | 50 | 97 | 156 | 24 | 1 | .913 | 5.060 |
| Totals | 1097 | 3077 | 1328 | 241 | 98 | .948 | 4.015 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
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