Joe Sparma

Born on today's date, Joe Sparma.

"Sparma is one of those pitchers with the reputation 'Stay close to him and you'll beat him'. He tends to weaken when games get tough. Detroit can have all the super pitching coaches in the world like Johnny Sain to help with the staff, but I don't know how much Sain can help a guy like Joe Sparma." - White Sox manager, Eddie Stanky