Dave Stapleton

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: January 16, 1954 in Fairhope, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL).

High School: Robertsdale HS (Robertsdale, AL)

Schools: Faulkner State College (Bay Minette, AL), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)

Debut: May 30, 1980 (Age 26-135d, 14,309th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 32-262d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Steve Freyer

Full Name: David Leslie Stapleton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

2028

550

.271

238

RBI

224

OBP

.310

SLG

.398

OPS

.707

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-8 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	25 (12-10-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
M Easler	1
T Armas	0
R Nichols	0

Most Driven In By
J Remy	2
G Hoffman	1
G Allenson	1

1984 Batting Game Log

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1984 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	501	1	Apr 2	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.33	-0.070	1.59	-0.05%	-0.53	1B
2	502	2	Apr 4	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	8	1.09	0.017	1.30	0.01%	-0.01	1B
3	503	3	Apr 5	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.125	.300	.250	.550	8	2.67	0.650	3.44	0.50%	1.93	1B
4	504	4	Apr 6	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	7	.55	0.046	.70	0.04%	0.40	1B
5	505	5	Apr 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	8	.66	-0.046	.83	-0.03%	-0.47	1B
6	506	6	Apr 8	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	8	.32	-0.030	.41	-0.02%	-0.90	1B
7	507	7	Apr 10	BOS	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.261	.541	8	.70	-0.059	.86	-0.04%	-0.45	1B
8	508	8	Apr 11	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.276	.296	.572	7	.90	-0.065	1.01	-0.04%	-0.57	1B
9	509	9	Apr 13	BOS		DET	L,9-13	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.233	.303	.300	.603	8	1.00	0.053	1.38	0.04%	-0.36	1B
10	510	14 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		OAK	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.323	.646	9	.52	0.028	.40	0.01%	0.27	PH
11	511	18 (3)	Apr 25	BOS		SEA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.324	.324	.648	8	.63	-0.003	.39	0.00%	-0.15	1B
12	512	19	Apr 26	BOS		SEA	L,5-6	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.293	.289	.582	6	1.57	-0.169	1.00	-0.07%	-1.52	DH
13	513	21 (1)	Apr 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-7	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.286	.282	.568	7	2.15	-0.054	1.35	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
							5-8		43	39	4	9	2	1	3	1	3	1	2	.231	.286	.282	.568		1.06	0.298	1.18	0.32%	-2.53

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