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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 8)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
2	12 (10)	Apr 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	SS
3	14 (1)	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	16 (1)	Apr 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
5	17	Apr 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (7)	May 8	CHC	@	SFG	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
7	26	May 9	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	42	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
8	27	May 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	PH SS
9	29 (1)	May 12	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	SS
10	31 (1)	May 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	3B
11	33 (1)	May 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
12	34	May 19	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
13	37 (2)	May 22	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
14	38	May 24	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	GF	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
15	39	May 25	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
16	40	May 26	CHC		HOU	W,10-8	GS	37	7.1	1	4	0	5	1	SS
17	42 (1)	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,11-13	CG	47	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
18	43	May 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
19	44	May 31	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	45	Jun 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
21	46	Jun 2	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS	35	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
22	47	Jun 4	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
23	48	Jun 5	CHC		ATL	L,2-4	GS	40	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B 3B
24	49	Jun 6	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	12.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
25	50	Jun 7	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
26	51	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
27	52	Jun 9	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	GS	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B SS
28	53	Jun 10	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
29	54	Jun 11	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
30	55	Jun 12	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
31	56	Jun 13	CHC	@	MON	L,7-9	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	PH SS
32	57	Jun 14	CHC		STL	L,10-11	CG	42	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	SS
33	58	Jun 15	CHC		STL	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
34	59	Jun 16	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
35	60	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
36	61	Jun 18	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	5	2	10	0	SS
37	62	Jun 19	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
38	63	Jun 20	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
39	64	Jun 21	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
40	65	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	1	6	0	7	1	SS
41	66	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
42	67	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
43	71 (3)	Jun 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	73 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
45	74	Jul 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
46	75	Jul 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B SS
47	76	Jul 4	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	6	1	10	4	SS
48	77	Jul 5	CHC		SFG	L,6-12	CG	49	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
49	78	Jul 6	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
50	80 (1)	Jul 8	CHC		SDP	L,4-8	GF	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	SS
51	81	Jul 9	CHC		SDP	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
52	82	Jul 10	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	83	Jul 11	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	GF	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR 3B
54	84	Jul 12	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	GF	24	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
55	85	Jul 13	CHC		LAD	L,1-9	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
56	86	Jul 14	CHC		LAD	W,10-4	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	87	Jul 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-1	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
58	88	Jul 19	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
59	91 (2)	Jul 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
60	93 (1)	Jul 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	95 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
62	96	Jul 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
63	97	Jul 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
64	98	Jul 30	CHC		STL	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
65	99	Jul 31	CHC		STL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	100	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,9-8	GF	26	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
67	102 (1)	Aug 3	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
68	105 (2)	Aug 8	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
69	106	Aug 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
70	107	Aug 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
71	109 (1)	Aug 12	CHC		MON	W,8-7	GS	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
72	111 (1)	Aug 14	CHC		MON	L,7-8	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	112	Aug 15	CHC		MON	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
74	113	Aug 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
75	115 (1)	Aug 18	CHC		PHI	L,5-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
76	116	Aug 20	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
77	117	Aug 21	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-5	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH SS
78	118	Aug 22	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
79	120 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-0	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
80	121	Aug 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
81	122	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	W,10-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
82	123	Aug 27	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-11	GF	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
83	124	Aug 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-3	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
84	125	Aug 29	CHC		ATL	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
85	126	Aug 30	CHC		ATL	L,1-8	GF	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
86	127	Aug 31	CHC		ATL	W,5-4	GS	48	11.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS 3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	128	Sep 1	CHC		ATL	W,15-2	GS	34	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B 3B
88	129	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
89	131 (1)	Sep 4	CHC		HOU	L,6-11	GF	21	4.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
90	132	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
91	134 (1)	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	W,9-7	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	135	Sep 8	CHC		CIN	T,5-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
93	138 (2)	Sep 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
94	148 (9)	Sep 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
95	151 (2)	Sep 24	CHC		MON	L,15-17	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
96	154 (2)	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
97	156 (1)	Sep 29	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
98	161 (4)	Oct 5	CHC	@	STL	L,1-7	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
							102gm		508.2	87	177	11	275	43