Wayne Sperry
Willis Wayne Sperry
Born: 1936
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 200
Career: 1954-1957
Wayne Sperry compiled a career record of 27 wins and 34 losses and a 4.80 ERA in his 123-game pitching career with the Dubuque Packers, Superior Blues, Duluth-Superior White Sox, Waterloo White Hawks, Davenport DavSox and Yakima Bears. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1957 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 6.17 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 86.0 | 83 | 70 | 59 | 8 | 85 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.29 | 29 | 16 | 126.0 | 101 | 86 | 60 | 3 | 114 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior White Sox | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.02 | 27 | 14 | 103.0 | 97 | 62 | 46 | 5 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.78 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 57 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.02 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 129.0 | 136 | 86 | 72 | 1 | 89 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Totals | 27 | 34 | .443 | 4.80 | 123 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 493.0 | 474 | 337 | 263 | 20 | 386 | 0 | 187 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 18 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .290 | .312 | .355 | .667 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 29 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior White Sox | 27 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .069 | .103 | .172 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 28 | 51 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .106 | .143 | .106 | .249 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 124 | 173 | 162 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .117 | .139 | .136 | .274 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .800 | .667 |
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior White Sox | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 27 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 1.333 |
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | P | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .667 |
| Totals | 123 | 7 | 51 | 5 | 4 | .921 | .472 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Dubuque Packers | CHA | ||
| 1955 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | CHA | ||
| 1956 | C | Northern League | Duluth-Superior White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1957 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport DavSox | CHA | ||
| 1957 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears |
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