Tully Sparks
1897–1910 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, MLA, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
314G
.114AVG
.171OBP
.144SLG
More career statistics
91H
0HR
41RBI
0SB
121–137W–L
2,335.2IP
778K
2.79ERA
269GS
8SV
17Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 798 | 799 |
| Batting · Hits | 91 | 92 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 3 | 4 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1 | 182 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 884 | 889 |
| Batting · RBI | 41 | 36 |
| Batting · Walks | 52 | 56 |
| Pitching · Games | 313 | 314 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,540 | 9,343 |
| Pitching · p cg | 202 | 203 |
| Pitching · p er | 725 | 440 |
| Pitching · p gs | 269 | 270 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,231 | 2,249 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 7,007 | 7,023 |
| Pitching · p k | 778 | 796 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,057 | 1,068 |
| Pitching · p w | 629 | 636 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | 884 | 798 | 45 | 91 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | .114 | .171 | .144 | .315 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,335.7 | 313 | 269 | 202 | 121 | 137 | 8 | 2,231 | 1,057 | 725 | 33 | 629 | 778 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 1.224 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1901-07-17 to 1901-07-27
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1908-07-28 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1899-08-28 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1899-09-05 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 168 | 460 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 90 | .135 | .193 | .174 |
| Away | 146 | 429 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 92 | .095 | .138 | .115 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .071 | .167 | .107 |
| May | 54 | 136 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 26 | .124 | .184 | .174 |
| June | 55 | 151 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 39 | .088 | .139 | .095 |
| July | 61 | 169 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 30 | .102 | .154 | .122 |
| August | 68 | 210 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 45 | .136 | .162 | .171 |
| September | 58 | 172 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 30 | .111 | .180 | .150 |
| October | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 112 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | .067 | .089 | .106 |
| cincinnati-reds | 38 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | .091 | .115 | .125 |
| chicago-cubs | 38 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 30 | .102 | .164 | .133 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 38 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 | .067 | .158 | .067 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 38 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .124 | .171 | .144 |
| new-york-giants | 34 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | .158 | .247 | .171 |
| boston-braves | 27 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .149 | .139 | .203 |
| detroit-tigers | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .048 | .091 | .048 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | – |
| 1899 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 62 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .129 | 170 | 53 |
| 1901 | MLA | 29 | 70 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .171 | 209 | 63 |
| 1902 | Boston Red Sox, New York Giants | 33 | 92 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .152 | 265 | 81 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 91 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .110 | 248 | 89 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 76 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .105 | 200 | 68 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 94 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .128 | 259 | 100 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 104 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .154 | 316 | 115 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 89 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .034 | 265 | 95 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 77 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .052 | 262 | 86 |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 36 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .139 | 121 | 41 |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 5 |