Bob Sprout
| Bob Sprout | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 5, 1941 Florin, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| September 27, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| Last appearance | |
| September 27, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| Career statistics | |
| Innings pitched | 4 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
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Robert Samuel Sprout (born December 5, 1941 in Florin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional baseball player who appeared in one Major League game for 1961 Los Angeles Angels. A left-handed pitcher, he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Sprout was acquired by the Angels from the Detroit Tigers with the ninth selection in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft. During the 1960 minor league season, Sprout had won 15 of 22 decisions as a member of the Decatur Commodores of the Class D Midwest League. The 19-year-old, in his first year of professional ball, led his league in strikeouts (264 in 190 innings pitched, compiled a low earned run average (2.61) and was elected the league's Rookie of the Year and a member of the all-star team. On August 22, he set (and still holds) the Midwest League's single-game strikeout record, when he struck out 22 batters against the Waterloo Hawks. The Commodores won by a score of 3-0.[1]
Sprout spent most of 1961 with the Angels' Triple-A farm team, the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, and was recalled in September when the rosters expanded.
References
- ^ "Sprout emerged as strikeout king in 1960". milb.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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