Sparky Adams
Earl John Adams
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 151 lb.

Born: August 26, 1894 in Zerbe, PA
High School: Tremont (Tremont, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1922
Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: February 24, 1989 in Pottsville, PA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1922 CHC NL 27 2B 11 58 18 35 5 5 .914 4.82 .962 5.58
1923 CHC NL 28 SS 79 429 153 248 28 44 .935 5.08 .939 5.45
1923 CHC NL 28 OF 1 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 4.00 .975 2.30 0-0-1
1924 CHC NL 29 SS 88 474 169 277 28 62 .941 5.07 .949 5.44
1924 CHC NL 29 2B 19 124 55 66 3 15 .976 6.37 .960 5.60
1925 CHC NL 30 2B 144 921 354 551 16 90 .983 6.28 .966 5.61
1925 CHC NL 30 SS 5 35 13 22 0 5 1.000 7.00 .937 5.20
1926 CHC NL 31 2B 136 838 324 485 29 93 .965 5.95 .965 5.29
1926 CHC NL 31 3B 19 49 12 35 2 4 .959 2.47 .953 2.81
1926 CHC NL 31 SS 2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .940 5.30
1927 CHC NL 32 2B 60 345 149 194 2 34 .994 5.72 .965 5.63
1927 CHC NL 32 3B 53 158 45 107 6 12 .962 2.87 .944 2.82
1927 CHC NL 32 SS 40 234 82 142 10 23 .957 5.60 .943 5.18
1928 PIT NL 33 2B 107 626 265 343 18 54 .971 5.68 .970 5.71
1928 PIT NL 33 SS 27 150 52 97 1 14 .993 5.52 .948 5.22
1928 PIT NL 33 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
1929 PIT NL 34 SS 30 101 33 58 10 8 .901 3.03 .952 5.37
1929 PIT NL 34 2B 20 86 33 48 5 5 .942 4.05 .969 5.46
1929 PIT NL 34 3B 15 33 7 24 2 1 .939 2.07 .955 2.79
1929 PIT NL 34 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.40 2-0-0
1930 STL NL 35 3B 104 233 66 159 8 18 .966 2.16 .949 2.71
1930 STL NL 35 2B 25 151 62 85 4 25 .974 5.88 .963 5.59
1930 STL NL 35 SS 7 36 12 20 4 3 .889 4.57 .956 5.36
1931 STL NL 36 3B 138 354 118 223 13 29 .963 2.47 .943 2.72 MVP-9
1931 STL NL 36 SS 6 30 9 16 5 1 .833 4.17 .960 5.07 MVP-9
1932 STL NL 37 3B 30 72 25 42 5 11 .931 2.23 .946 2.74
1933 TOT NL 38 3B 135 416 121 278 17 16 .959 2.96 .949 2.89
1933 TOT NL 38 SS 13 45 11 33 1 3 .978 3.38 .949 4.94
1933 STL NL 38 SS 5 22 5 16 1 2 .955 4.20 .950 4.94
1933 STL NL 38 3B 3 8 0 6 2 1 .750 2.00 .962 2.90
1933 CIN NL 38 3B 132 408 121 272 15 15 .963 2.98 .948 2.89
1933 CIN NL 38 SS 8 23 6 17 0 1 1.000 2.88 .948 4.94
1934 CIN NL 39 3B 38 111 31 75 5 10 .955 2.79 .944 2.73
1934 CIN NL 39 2B 29 145 61 81 3 11 .979 4.90 .964 5.45
9 Seasons 2B 551 3294 1321 1888 85 332 .974 5.82 .966 5.54
8 Seasons 3B 532 1426 425 943 58 101 .959 2.57 .947 2.78
10 Seasons SS 297 1539 536 916 87 163 .943 4.89 .946 5.34
3 Seasons OF 4 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 1.50 .967 2.35 2-0-2
13 Seasons TOT 1384 6265 2287 3748 230 597 .963 4.36 .920 4.43 2-0-2
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1922 CHC NL 27 11 11 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
1923 CHC NL 28 95 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 1 1
1924 CHC NL 29 117 117 117 0 0 0 19 0 88 0 0 0 0
1925 CHC NL 30 149 149 149 0 0 0 144 0 5 0 0 0 0
1926 CHC NL 31 154 154 154 0 0 0 136 19 2 0 0 0 0
1927 CHC NL 32 146 146 146 0 0 0 60 53 40 0 0 0 0
1928 PIT NL 33 135 135 135 0 0 0 107 0 27 0 0 1 1
1929 PIT NL 34 74 74 74 0 0 0 20 15 30 2 0 0 2
1930 STL NL 35 137 137 137 0 0 0 25 104 7 0 0 0 0
1931 STL NL 36 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 138 6 0 0 0 0
1932 STL NL 37 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
1933 CIN NL 38 137 137 137 0 0 0 0 132 8 0 0 0 0
1933 STL NL 38 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0
1934 CIN NL 39 87 87 87 0 0 0 29 38 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 1424 1424 1424 0 0 0 551 532 297 2 0 2 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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