Charles Sprinkle
Charles L. Sprinkle
Born: January 28, 1948
Detroit, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 15 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 6 (1968 January Secondary Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Arizona Western College
Career: 1968-1978
Charles Sprinkle compiled a career record of 45 wins and 42 losses, with 28 saves, and a 3.82 ERA in his 265-game pitching career with the Leesburg Athletics, Billings Mustangs, Tri-City A's, Shreveport Braves, Savannah Braves, Knoxville Sox, Iowa Oaks, Columbus Astros, Memphis Blues and Daytona Beach Astros. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
 Billings Mustangs |
 Savannah Braves |
 Knoxville Sox |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Columbus Astros |
 Memphis Blues |
 Daytona Beach Astros |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | Short Season A | NORW | Tri-City A's | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 5.40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30.0 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.55 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 93.0 | 107 | 58 | 47 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.12 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83.0 | 86 | 49 | 38 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.57 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 147.0 | 112 | 53 | 42 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.63 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 186.0 | 175 | 87 | 75 | 9 | 77 | 3 | 110 | 10 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Sox | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.36 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 59.0 | 55 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.06 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.80 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 44 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1978 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 45 | 42 | .517 | 3.82 | 265 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 730.0 | 706 | 376 | 310 | 58 | 345 | 26 | 489 | 48 | 4 | 36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 33 | 91 | 83 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .181 | .216 | .205 | .421 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | NORW | Tri-City A's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | 43 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .125 | .222 | .208 | .431 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 39 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .286 | .300 | .586 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 41 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .186 | .239 | .326 | .565 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Sox | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 215 | 204 | 179 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 48 | .184 | .242 | .246 | .488 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 3B | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | SS | 22 | 30 | 53 | 12 | 7 | .874 | 3.773 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | Short Season A | NORW | Tri-City A's | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .294 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | P | 38 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .474 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 38 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .938 | .789 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 38 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .941 | .842 |
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 29 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.310 |
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Sox | P | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .289 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .321 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 1978 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 290 | 73 | 182 | 16 | 19 | .941 | .879 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | OAK | ||
| 1969 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | SE1 | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Tri-City A's | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Braves | ATL | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1972 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1973 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1974 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Sox | CHA | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | HOU | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | HOU | ||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1978 | A | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Astros | HOU |
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