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+

Summary of 41 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 13 go ahead

1 Tm
BOS	41

Platoon
vs RHP	30
vs LHP	11

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	20

Outs
0	16
1	14
2	11

12 Opps
MIL	8
CAL	6
MIN	4
OAK	4
CLE	4
SEA	4
CHW	3
KCR	2
BAL	2
TOR	2
NYY	1
DET	1

33 Pitchers
Bob McClure	3
LaMarr Hoyt	2
Moose Haas	2
Mike Caldwell	2
Ken Forsch	2
Mike Witt	2
Andy Hassler	2
Dan Petry	1
Marty Pattin	1
Steve McCatty	1
Dave Stieb	1
Mike Moore	1
Brian Kingman	1
Terry Felton	1
Gorman Heimueller	1
Jim Wright	1
Mike Norris	1
Jim Slaton	1
Neal Heaton	1
Larry Andersen	1
Lary Sorensen	1
Luis Leal	1
Rick Reuschel	1
Rob Dressler	1
Roger Erickson	1
John Denny	1
Dennis Lamp	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Fernando Arroyo	1
Bud Anderson	1
Roy Thomas	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Albert Williams	1

11 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	21
County Stad (MIL)	5
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	30
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
12-	5
1--	5
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

61 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	28
1 on	6
2 on	7
Any on	13

Inning
1	4
2	7
3	3
4	5
5	7
6	5
7	4
8	2
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	14
4-6	17
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	11
-1	3
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	15
Tied	11
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	20
2B	10
SS	8
PH/DH	1
DH	1
3B	1

OrderPos
6th	18
7th	9
2nd	9
8th	4
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1980-05-31	BOS		MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 1-8	b 4	0	---	1	2	4	0.024	6%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	1980-05-31	BOS		MIL	Bob McClure	behind 7-19	b 9	2	---	1	2	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1980-06-12	BOS	@	CAL	Andy Hassler	ahead 9-1	t 7	0	12-	3	7	PH/DH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rice Scores; C. Fisk Scores
4	4	4	1	1980-07-17	BOS		KCR	Marty Pattin	ahead 5-0	b 5	0	---	1	2	4	0.018	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1980-07-18	BOS		MIN	Roger Erickson	tied 0-0	b 10	1	---	1	2	4	0.416	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1980-08-23	BOS	@	SEA	Rob Dressler	behind 0-3	t 9	0	---	1	2	4	0.041	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1980-08-29	BOS		OAK	Brian Kingman	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	---	1	2	4	0.077	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1981-05-01	BOS		MIN	Fernando Arroyo	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	1	2	4	0.099	42%		Home Run
9	9	2	1	1981-05-14	BOS	@	MIN	Albert Williams	ahead 4-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	6	0.038	94%		Home Run (Deep CF)
10	10	3	1	1981-08-12	BOS		CHW	LaMarr Hoyt	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	---	1	2	4	0.118	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	1981-08-20	BOS	@	OAK	Steve McCatty	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	DH	0.120	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	5	1	1981-08-24	BOS	@	CAL	Andy Hassler	behind 4-8	t 9	1	---	1	6	3	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	6	1	1981-09-02	BOS		CAL	Mike Witt	tied 1-1	b 4	0	1--	2	6	4	0.191	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rudi Scores
14	14	7	1	1981-09-12	BOS	@	NYY	Rick Reuschel	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.119	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	8	1	1981-09-21	BOS		MIL	Moose Haas	tied 2-2	b 3	2	12-	3	6	6	0.281	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Yastrzemski Scores; C. Lansford Scores
16	16	9	1	1981-09-29	BOS	@	MIL	Jim Slaton	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	6	0.120	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	10	2	1981-09-29	BOS	@	MIL	Bob McClure	ahead 6-0	t 7	2	---	1	6	6	0.007	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1982-04-15	BOS		CHW	Dennis Lamp	behind 1-8	b 6	1	12-	3	6	3	0.053	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Yastrzemski Scores; C. Lansford Scores
19	19	2	1	1982-05-03	BOS		MIN	Terry Felton	tied 2-2	b 1	2	--3	2	6	3	0.166	70%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run; C. Yastrzemski Scores
20	20	3	1	1982-05-15	BOS	@	KCR	Jim Wright	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.081	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	4	1	1982-05-23	BOS		OAK	Mike Norris	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	3	0.082	82%		Home Run
22	22	5	1	1982-05-29	BOS	@	SEA	Mike Moore	behind 0-4	t 6	0	1--	2	6	3	0.110	22%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lansford Scores
23	23	6	1	1982-06-12	BOS		CLE	John Denny	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.103	65%		Home Run (Line Drive)
24	24	7	1	1982-06-17	BOS	@	CLE	Lary Sorensen	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	3	0.113	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	8	1	1982-07-02	BOS	@	MIL	Bob McClure	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	1	5	4	0.098	37%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	9	1	1982-08-03 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	Ross Grimsley	behind 5-6	t 8	0	1--	2	7	6	0.409	75%		Home Run; W. Boggs Scores
27	27	10	1	1982-08-04	BOS	@	BAL	Mike Flanagan	behind 1-2	t 6	2	---	1	6	3	0.167	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	11	1	1982-08-28	BOS		CAL	Mike Witt	behind 2-5	b 7	1	-23	3	8	6	0.310	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Boggs Scores; R. Nichols Scores
29	29	12	1	1982-09-03	BOS		SEA	Larry Andersen	ahead 9-7	b 7	0	---	1	8	6	0.055	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	13	1	1982-09-13 (2)	BOS		CLE	Bud Anderson	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1	8	6	0.077	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	14	1	1982-09-22	BOS	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1	6	5	0.117	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1983-04-05	BOS		TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 0-7	b 6	0	---	1	6	3	0.015	4%		Home Run
33	33	2	1	1983-04-07	BOS		TOR	Luis Leal	tied 2-2	b 1	1	12-	3	6	3	0.203	79%		Home Run; J. Rice Scores; C. Yastrzemski Scores
34	34	3	1	1983-05-15	BOS	@	MIL	Moose Haas	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	1--	2	7	3	0.101	94%		Home Run; C. Yastrzemski Scores
35	35	4	1	1983-07-09	BOS		CAL	Ken Forsch	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.137	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	5	1	1983-07-16	BOS		OAK	Gorman Heimueller	behind 2-3	b 4	0	1--	2	7	3	0.203	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Nichols Scores
37	37	6	1	1983-07-19	BOS	@	CAL	Ken Forsch	behind 0-6	t 8	0	---	1	7	3	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	7	1	1983-07-21	BOS	@	SEA	Roy Thomas	ahead 10-4	t 6	2	12-	3	7	3	0.023	99%		Home Run; C. Yastrzemski Scores/unER; R. Miller Scores/unER; D. Stapleton Scores/unER
39	39	8	1	1983-08-27	BOS	@	CHW	LaMarr Hoyt	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.098	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	9	1	1983-09-09	BOS	@	CLE	Neal Heaton	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	1-3	3	6	3	0.229	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rice Scores; D. Evans Scores
41	41	10	1	1983-09-16	BOS		DET	Dan Petry	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	3	0.105	63%		Home Run