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Homer Spragins
Homer Franklin Spragins
Born: Nov. 9, 1920 in Grenada,
Miss
Died: Dec. 10, 2002 in Greenwood,
Miss
Debut: 1947 | Pos: P
Ht: 6'1" | Wt: 190 | B:
R | T: R
| Yrs | G | IP | W | L | Sv | SO | ERA |
| 1 | 4 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 |
>> Visit the Homer Spragins biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics.
Homer Spragins who pitched briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947, died Dec. 10, 2002 at the age of 82.
Spragins played baseball and basketball for Mississippi State (he graduated in 1942). He was a teammate of Boo Ferris in college and with the Birmingham Barons.
Spragins had played first base for the college team and in the minors, but when he was called up to the Phillies, the team tried him out at pitcher.
After baseball, he worked with Baldwin Piano and Organ Company in Mississippi.