Steve Sparks Stats & Scouting Report

IP	4
ERA	6.75
WHIP	2.25
BB/9	11.25
SO/9	4.5

Full name Stephen Lanier Sparks
Born 03/28/1975 in Mobile, AL
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School South Alabama
Debut 07/19/2000
Drafted in the 28th round (838th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1998.

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