Chris Speier

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 28, 1950 in Alameda, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alameda HS (Alameda, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Laney College (Oakland, CA).

High Schools: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA), Encinal HS (Alameda, CA)

Schools: Laney College (Oakland, CA), University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1971 (Age 20-283d, 13,097th in major league history)
vs. SDP 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 39-095d)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Chris Edward Speier

Nicknames: Spy

Pronunciation: \spire\

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Relatives: Father of Justin Speier

3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.6

7156

1759

112

.246

770

RBI

720

OBP

.327

SLG

.349

OPS

.676

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	MON	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
2	2	Apr 8	MON	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	0	4	1	5	0	SS
3	3	Apr 9 (1)	MON	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
4	4	Apr 9 (2)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
5	5	Apr 12	MON	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	5	3	1	9	1	SS
6	6	Apr 14	MON		NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
7	7	Apr 15	MON		NYM	W,4-3	CG	40	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
8	8	Apr 16	MON		NYM	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
9	9	Apr 18	MON	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
10	10	Apr 19	MON	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	2	7	0	SS
11	11	Apr 22 (1)	MON		PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
12	12	Apr 22 (2)	MON		PHI	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
13	13	Apr 23	MON		PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
14	14	Apr 24	MON		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
15	15	Apr 25	MON		STL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
16	16	Apr 26	MON		STL	L,2-12	GS	41	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
17	17	Apr 28	MON	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
18	18	Apr 29	MON	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
19	19	Apr 30	MON	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	2	8	2	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 3	MON		HOU	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
21	21	May 5	MON	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
22	23 (1)	May 7 (1)	MON	@	CIN	W,19-5	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
23	24	May 7 (2)	MON	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
24	25	May 9 (1)	MON	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	41	8.1	1	2	1	4	0	SS
25	26	May 9 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	SS
26	27	May 10	MON		NYM	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
27	28	May 11	MON		NYM	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
28	29	May 12	MON		ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
29	30	May 13	MON		ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
30	31	May 14	MON		ATL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
31	32	May 16	MON		CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
32	33	May 17	MON		CIN	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
33	34	May 18	MON		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
34	35	May 19	MON		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
35	36	May 20	MON		PIT	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
36	37	May 21	MON		PIT	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
37	38	May 22	MON		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
38	39	May 23	MON	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
39	40	May 24	MON	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
40	41	May 25	MON	@	STL	W,11-2	GS	12	3.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	49 (7)	Jun 3	MON		SFG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
42	50	Jun 4	MON		SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
43	51	Jun 5	MON		SDP	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
44	52	Jun 6 susp	MON		SDP	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
45	53	Jun 7	MON		SDP	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
46	54	Jun 8	MON		LAD	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
47	55	Jun 9	MON		LAD	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
48	56	Jun 10	MON		LAD	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
49	57	Jun 11	MON		LAD	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
50	58	Jun 12	MON	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
51	59	Jun 13	MON	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
52	60	Jun 14 (1)	MON	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
53	62 (1)	Jun 15	MON	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
54	63	Jun 16	MON	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
55	66 (2)	Jun 20	MON	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
56	67	Jun 21	MON	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	27	6.1	0	4	0	4	1	SS
57	68	Jun 22	MON	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
58	69	Jun 23	MON	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
59	70	Jun 24	MON	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
60	71	Jun 25	MON	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	33	8.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
61	72	Jun 26	MON		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
62	73	Jun 27	MON		PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
63	74	Jun 28	MON		PHI	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
64	75	Jun 30	MON		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	2	8	0	10	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	76	Jul 1	MON		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
66	77	Jul 2 (1)	MON		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
67	78	Jul 2 (2)	MON		STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
68	79	Jul 3	MON	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	SS
69	80	Jul 4 (1)	MON	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
70	82 (1)	Jul 6	MON	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
71	83	Jul 7	MON	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	SS
72	84	Jul 8 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	6	1	8	1	SS
73	85	Jul 8 (2)	MON	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	SS
74	86	Jul 9	MON	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	2	4	0	6	1	SS
75	87	Jul 13	MON		HOU	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	6	0	8	4	SS
76	88	Jul 14 (1)	MON		HOU	L,3-4	CG	50	13.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
77	89	Jul 14 (2)	MON		HOU	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
78	90	Jul 15	MON		HOU	W,8-0	GS	17	5.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
79	91	Jul 16	MON		HOU	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
80	92	Jul 17	MON	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
81	93	Jul 18	MON	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
82	94	Jul 19 (1)	MON		ATL	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
83	95	Jul 19 (2)	MON		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
84	96	Jul 20	MON		ATL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
85	97	Jul 21	MON		CIN	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
86	98	Jul 22	MON		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	SS
87	99	Jul 23	MON		CIN	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	6	3	0	9	2	SS
88	100	Jul 24	MON	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	46	8.2	2	3	0	5	1	SS
89	101	Jul 25	MON	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	50	12.2	2	7	0	9	0	SS
90	102	Jul 26	MON	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
91	103	Jul 28 (1)	MON	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
92	104	Jul 28 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
93	105	Jul 29	MON	@	ATL	L,6-9	GS	36	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
94	106	Jul 30	MON	@	ATL	W,19-0	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
95	107	Jul 31	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	108	Aug 1	MON		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
97	109	Aug 2	MON		PIT	L,0-3	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
98	110	Aug 4	MON	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
99	111	Aug 5	MON	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
100	112	Aug 6 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
101	113	Aug 6 (2)	MON	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
102	114	Aug 8	MON		NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
103	115	Aug 9	MON		NYM	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
104	116	Aug 11	MON		CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
105	117	Aug 12	MON		CHC	W,4-3	GS	47	12.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
106	118	Aug 13	MON		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
107	119	Aug 15	MON		SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
108	120	Aug 16	MON		SFG	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
109	121	Aug 17	MON		SFG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
110	122	Aug 18	MON		SDP	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
111	123	Aug 19	MON		SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
112	124	Aug 20	MON		SDP	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
113	125	Aug 21	MON		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
114	126	Aug 23	MON		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
115	127	Aug 25	MON	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
116	128	Aug 26	MON	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
117	129	Aug 27 (1)	MON	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
118	130	Aug 27 (2)	MON	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
119	131	Aug 28	MON	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
120	132	Aug 29	MON	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
121	133	Aug 30	MON	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	SS
122	134	Aug 31	MON	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	135	Sep 1	MON	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
124	137 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
125	139 (1)	Sep 5	MON	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	4	6	2	12	0	SS
126	140	Sep 6	MON		NYM	W,8-2	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
127	141	Sep 7	MON		NYM	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
128	142	Sep 8	MON		CHC	L,2-4	CG	39	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
129	143	Sep 9	MON		CHC	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
130	144	Sep 10	MON		CHC	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	10	0	12	1	SS
131	145	Sep 11	MON		STL	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
132	146	Sep 12	MON		STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
133	147	Sep 13	MON	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
134	148	Sep 14	MON	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
135	149	Sep 15	MON	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
136	150	Sep 16	MON	@	PIT	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	SS
137	151	Sep 17	MON	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
138	152	Sep 19	MON		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
139	153	Sep 20	MON		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
140	154	Sep 23	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
141	155	Sep 24	MON		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
142	156	Sep 25	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	11.1	3	3	0	6	0	SS
143	157	Sep 26 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
144	158	Sep 26 (2)	MON	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
145	159	Sep 27	MON	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
146	160	Sep 29	MON	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
147	161	Sep 30	MON	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
148	162	Oct 1	MON	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
							148gm		1287.0	245	467	18	730	93