Chris Speier

Q: When was Chris Speier born?

Chris Speier was born on June 28, 1950.

Q: Where was Chris Speier born?

Chris Speier was born in Alameda, CA .

Q: How tall is Chris Speier?

Chris Speier is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Chris Speier weigh when playing?

Chris Speier weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Chris Speier play?

Chris Speier played 19 seasons.

Q: Is Chris Speier in the Hall of Fame?

Chris Speier has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Chris Speier drafted?

Chris Speier was 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) .

Q: What position did Chris Speier play?

Chris Speier was a Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Chris Speier have?

Chris Speier had 1,759 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Chris Speier have?

Chris Speier had 112 home runs over his career.

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; Uncle of Gabe 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+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1970	20	SFG-min	AA	129	524	460	44	130	20	5	6	66	2	4	54	56	.283	.357	.387	.744		178			8	2	2		AMA · TL
1971	21	SFG	NL	157	670	601	74	141	17	6	8	46	4	7	56	90	.235	.307	.323	.630	80	194	15	7	5	1	6	*6/H
1972	22	SFG	NL	150	658	562	74	151	25	2	15	71	9	4	82	92	.269	.361	.400	.761	115	225	8	3	4	7	2	*6	AS,MVP-28
1973	23	SFG	NL	153	617	542	58	135	17	4	11	71	4	5	66	69	.249	.332	.356	.688	88	193	18	2	5	2	4	*6/H4	AS
1974	24	SFG	NL	141	577	501	55	125	19	5	9	53	3	2	62	64	.250	.336	.361	.697	92	181	7	4	8	2	8	*6/4H	AS
1975	25	SFG	NL	141	564	487	60	132	30	5	10	69	4	5	70	50	.271	.362	.415	.777	112	202	13	1	3	3	7	*6/H5
1976	26	SFG	NL	145	572	495	51	112	18	4	3	40	2	2	60	52	.226	.311	.297	.608	72	147	16	4	6	7	1	*6/4H53
1977	27	TOT	NL	145	621	548	59	128	31	6	5	38	1	2	67	81	.234	.317	.339	.657	80	186	14	1	3	2	3	*6/H
1977	27	SFG	NL	6	17	17	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.176	.176	.235	.412	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	/6H
1977	27	MON	NL	139	604	531	58	125	30	6	5	38	1	2	67	78	.235	.321	.343	.664	82	182	14	1	3	2	3	*6/H
1978	28	MON	NL	150	570	501	47	126	18	3	5	51	1	0	60	75	.251	.329	.329	.659	87	165	14	1	2	6	10	*6/H
1979	29	MON	NL	113	391	344	31	78	13	1	7	26	0	0	43	45	.227	.317	.331	.649	79	114	13	3	0	1	10	*6/H
1980	30	MON	NL	128	447	388	35	103	14	4	1	32	0	3	52	38	.265	.351	.330	.681	92	128	10	0	6	1	18	*6/5
1981	31	MON	NL	96	351	307	33	69	10	2	2	25	1	2	38	29	.225	.310	.290	.600	71	89	9	0	6	0	10	*6
1982	32	MON	NL	156	585	530	41	136	26	4	7	60	1	6	47	67	.257	.316	.360	.677	88	191	13	1	3	4	12	*6/H
1983	33	MON	NL	88	298	261	31	67	12	2	2	22	2	1	29	37	.257	.332	.341	.673	88	89	4	2	3	3	4	65/H4
1984	34	TOT	MLB	75	209	191	12	34	7	1	3	10	0	0	13	34	.178	.234	.272	.506	43	52	6	1	4	0	1	6H/5
1984	34	TOT	NL	63	172	158	10	27	7	1	3	9	0	0	10	27	.171	.225	.285	.510	44	45	5	1	3	0	1	6H/5
1984	34	MON	NL	25	43	40	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.150	.171	.150	.321	-7	6	1	0	2	0	0	H6/5
1984	34	STL	NL	38	129	118	9	21	7	1	3	8	0	0	9	19	.178	.242	.331	.573	61	39	4	1	1	0	1	6/H5
1984	34	MIN	AL	12	37	33	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.212	.278	.212	.490	36	7	1	0	1	0	0	6
1985	35	CHC	NL	106	240	218	16	53	11	0	4	24	1	3	17	34	.243	.295	.349	.644	73	76	7	0	3	2	0	65H4
1986	36	CHC	NL	95	176	155	21	44	8	0	6	23	2	2	15	32	.284	.349	.452	.800	114	70	4	1	4	1	3	5H6/4
1987	37	SFG	NL	111	364	317	39	79	13	0	11	39	4	7	42	51	.249	.342	.394	.736	98	125	3	3	1	1	5	456H
1988	38	SFG	NL	82	201	171	26	37	9	1	3	18	3	3	23	39	.216	.311	.333	.645	89	57	7	1	5	1	2	45H6
1989	39	SFG-min	AAA	9	31	22	5	6	1	0	0	4	1	0	8	7	.273	.467	.318	.785		7		0	1	0	1		PHX · PCL
1989	39	SFG	NL	28	44	37	7	9	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	9	.243	.333	.351	.685	99	13	2	0	2	0	0	H/5643
19 Yrs				2260	8155	7156	770	1759	302	50	112	720	42	54	847	988	.246	.327	.349	.676	88	2497	183	35	73	44	106
162 Game Avg.				162	585	513	55	126	22	4	8	52	3	4	61	71	.246	.327	.349	.676	88	179	13	3	5	3	8
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
SFG (10 yrs)				1114	4284	3730	445	924	153	27	70	409	33	35	466	519	.248	.333	.360	.693	93	1341	89	25	39	24	35
MON (8 yrs)				895	3289	2902	277	710	123	22	29	255	6	14	337	377	.245	.323	.332	.655	83	964	78	8	25	17	67
CHC (2 yrs)				201	416	373	37	97	19	0	10	47	3	5	32	66	.260	.318	.391	.709	90	146	11	1	7	3	3
MIN (1 yr)				12	37	33	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.212	.278	.212	.490	36	7	1	0	1	0	0
STL (1 yr)				38	129	118	9	21	7	1	3	8	0	0	9	19	.178	.242	.331	.573	61	39	4	1	1	0	1

NL (19 yrs)				2248	8118	7123	768	1752	302	50	112	719	42	54	844	981	.246	.327	.350	.677	88	2490	182	35	72	44	106
AL (1 yr)				12	37	33	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.212	.278	.212	.490	36	7	1	0	1	0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chris Speier?

Chris Speier is 73 years old.

When was Chris Speier born?

Chris Speier was born on June 28, 1950.

Where was Chris Speier born?

Chris Speier was born in Alameda, CA.

How tall is Chris Speier?

Chris Speier is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Chris Speier weigh when playing?

Chris Speier weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Chris Speier play?

Chris Speier played 19 seasons.

Is Chris Speier in the Hall of Fame?

Chris Speier has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Chris Speier drafted?

Chris Speier was 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).

What position did Chris Speier play?

Chris Speier was a Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Chris Speier have?

Chris Speier had 1,759 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Chris Speier have?

Chris Speier had 112 home runs over his career.

What was Chris Speier's average?

Chris Speier had a .246 average over his career.

How many teams has Chris Speier played for?

Chris Speier played for 5 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.

How many World Series has Chris Speier won?

Chris Speier has never won a World Series.

When did Chris Speier retire?

Chris Speier last played in 1989.

What are Chris Speier's nicknames?

Spy is a nickname for Chris Speier.

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