Sparky Adams

Earl J. Adams

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 5", Weight: 151 lb.

Born: August 26, 1894 in Zerbe, PA
High School: Tremont HS (Tremont, PA)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1922
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Reds/Pirates 1922-1934

Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: February 24, 1989 in Pottsville, PA
Buried: Reformed Cemetery, Tremont, PA
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1922	CHC	NL	27	2B	11	11	11		58	18	35	5	5	.914		4.82	.961		5.76
1923	CHC	NL	28	SS	79	74	73		429	153	248	28	44	.935		5.08	.939		5.80
1923	CHC	NL	28	OF	1	1	1		4	3	1	0	1	1.000		4.00	.965		2.40
1923	CHC	NL	28	RF	1	1	1		4	3	1	0	1	1.000		4.00	.958		2.20
1924	CHC	NL	29	SS	88	82	79		474	169	277	28	62	.941		5.07	.949		5.76
1924	CHC	NL	29	2B	19	19	19		124	55	66	3	15	.976		6.37	.961		5.98
1925	CHC	NL	30	2B	144	144	142		921	354	551	16	90	.983		6.28	.967		5.85
1925	CHC	NL	30	SS	5	5	5		35	13	22	0	5	1.000		7.00	.942		5.72
1926	CHC	NL	31	2B	136	132	127		838	324	485	29	93	.965		5.95	.965		5.78
1926	CHC	NL	31	3B	19	19	16		49	12	35	2	4	.959		2.47	.953		2.99
1926	CHC	NL	31	SS	2	1	1		5	2	3	0	0	1.000		2.50	.948		5.85
1927	CHC	NL	32	2B	60	55	52		345	149	194	2	34	.994		5.72	.966		5.93
1927	CHC	NL	32	3B	53	52	45		158	45	107	6	12	.962		2.87	.945		2.96
1927	CHC	NL	32	SS	40	39	39		234	82	142	10	23	.957		5.60	.944		5.50
1928	PIT	NL	33	2B	107	105	103		626	265	343	18	54	.971		5.68	.970		5.93
1928	PIT	NL	33	SS	27	27	27		150	52	97	1	14	.993		5.52	.950		5.61
1928	PIT	NL	33	OF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.50
1928	PIT	NL	33	RF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30
1929	PIT	NL	34	SS	30	19	15		101	33	58	10	8	.901		3.03	.950		5.61
1929	PIT	NL	34	2B	20	16	13		86	33	48	5	5	.942		4.05	.968		5.82
1929	PIT	NL	34	3B	15	11	8		33	7	24	2	1	.939		2.07	.953		2.88
1929	PIT	NL	34	LF	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.970		2.10
1929	PIT	NL	34	OF	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.975		2.45
1930	STL	NL	35	3B	104	104	96		233	66	159	8	18	.966		2.16	.950		2.85
1930	STL	NL	35	2B	25	24	24		151	62	85	4	25	.974		5.88	.963		5.94
1930	STL	NL	35	SS	7	5	5		36	12	20	4	3	.889		4.57	.952		5.79
1931	STL	NL	36	3B	138	136	127		354	118	223	13	29	.963		2.47	.944		2.85	MVP-9
1931	STL	NL	36	SS	6	6	5		30	9	16	5	1	.833		4.17	.954		5.53	MVP-9
1932	STL	NL	37	3B	30	30	29		72	25	42	5	11	.931		2.23	.945		2.88
1933	TOT	NL	38	3B	135	131	125		416	121	278	17	16	.959		2.96	.949		3.00
1933	TOT	NL	38	SS	13	11	10		45	11	33	1	3	.978		3.38	.949		5.40
1933	STL	NL	38	SS	5	5	5		22	5	16	1	2	.955		4.20	.949		5.40
1933	STL	NL	38	3B	3	3	3		8	0	6	2	1	.750		2.00	.949		3.00
1933	CIN	NL	38	3B	132	128	122		408	121	272	15	15	.963		2.98	.949		3.00
1933	CIN	NL	38	SS	8	6	5		23	6	17	0	1	1.000		2.88	.949		5.40
1934	CIN	NL	39	3B	38	37	37		111	31	75	5	10	.955		2.79	.945		2.96
1934	CIN	NL	39	2B	29	24	23		145	61	81	3	11	.979		4.90	.965		5.88
	9 Seasons			2B	551	530	514		3294	1321	1888	85	332	.974		5.82	.966		5.86
	8 Seasons			3B	532	520	483		1426	425	943	58	101	.959		2.57	.947		2.91
	10 Seasons			SS	297	269	259		1539	536	916	87	163	.943		4.89	.946		5.69
	3 Seasons			OF	4	1	1		6	5	1	0	1	1.000		1.50	.968		2.45
	1 Season			LF	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.970		2.10
	2 Seasons			RF	2	1	1		4	3	1	0	1	1.000		2.00	.958		2.25
	13 Seasons			TOT	1384	1320	1257		6265	2287	3748	230	597	.963		4.36	.957		4.68
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	2B	3B	SS	LF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1922	CHC	NL	27	11	11	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1923	CHC	NL	28	95	75	95	80	0	0	79	0	1	1	12	3
1924	CHC	NL	29	117	101	117	107	19	0	88	0	0	0	8	2
1925	CHC	NL	30	149	149	149	149	144	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
1926	CHC	NL	31	154	152	154	152	135	20	2	0	0	0	2	0
1927	CHC	NL	32	146	146	146	146	61	55	40	0	0	0	0	0
1928	PIT	NL	33	135	132	135	134	107	0	27	0	1	1	1	0
1929	PIT	NL	34	74	46	74	62	20	15	30	2	0	2	4	8
1930	STL	NL	35	137	133	137	133	25	104	8	0	0	0	4	0
1931	STL	NL	36	143	142	143	142	0	137	9	0	0	0	1	0
1932	STL	NL	37	31	30	31	30	0	30	0	0	0	0	1	0
1933	CIN	NL	38	137	134	137	137	1	132	8	0	0	0	0	0
1933	STL	NL	38	8	8	8	8	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
1934	CIN	NL	39	87	61	87	67	29	38	0	0	0	0	13	7
	13 Seasons			1424	1320	1424	1358	552	534	301	2	2	4	46	20

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1958 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1960 BBWAA ( 0.4%)	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1931 NL (9, 22%) 0.22 Career Shares (708th)	Assists† s c a p y 1925 NL 573 (1st) 1926 NL 523 (3rd)	Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1925 NL 144 (1st) 1926 NL 136 (3rd)
Putouts as 2B s c a p y 1925 NL 354 (1st) 1926 NL 324 (3rd)	Assists as 2B s c a p y 1925 NL 551 (1st) 1926 NL 485 (3rd)	Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1926 NL 29 (1st)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1931 NL 138 (4th) 1933 NL 135 (4th)
Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1931 NL 118 (5th) 1933 NL 121 (4th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1931 NL 223 (4th) 1933 NL 278 (2nd)	Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1931 NL 13 (5th) 1933 NL 17 (4th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1924 NL 28 (5th)
Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y 1925 NL 6.28 (1st) 1926 NL 5.95 (3rd) 1928 NL 5.68 (5th) Career 5.82 (20th)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1925 NL .983 (1st) 1926 NL .965 (4th) 1928 NL .971 (4th)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1933 NL 2.96 (4th)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1930 NL .966 (2nd) 1931 NL .963 (1st) 1933 NL .959 (4th) Career .959 (63rd)
Fielding % as SS s c a p y 1923 NL .935 (5th)	Oldest s c a p y 1933 NL born 1894-08-26 (10th) 1934 NL born 1894-08-26 (5th)

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