Sparky Adams

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 151lb (165cm, 68kg)

Born: August 26, 1894 in Zerbe, PA us

Died: February 24, 1989 in Pottsville, PA

Buried: St. Peter Church of Christ Cemetery, Tremont, PA

High School: Tremont HS (Tremont, PA)

Debut: September 18, 1922 (Age 28-023d, 5,519th in major league history)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 40-035d)
vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Earl John Adams

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1931 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.8

5557

1588

.286

844

RBI

394

154

OBP

.343

SLG

.353

OPS

.695

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-16 / in Starts: 15-15
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	16 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 142 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	69 (35-22-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 142 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	94 (47-29-17)

Most Driven In
C Gelbert	7
J Wilson	4
R Blades	1
J Bottomley	1
F Rhem	0
E Orsatti	0
D Dean	0

Most Driven In By
F Frisch	8
G Watkins	5
R Collins	3
J Bottomley	2
R Blades	1
R Pepper	1
E Orsatti	1

1932 Batting Game Log

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1932 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1162	1	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	1	.40	0.007	.96	0.01%	0.36	3B
2	1163	2	Apr 13	STL		PIT	W,9-8	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	1	2.18	-0.258	5.68	-0.40%	-1.31	3B
3	1164	3	Apr 14	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	1	.66	-0.048	1.88	-0.08%	-0.47	3B
4	1165	4	Apr 15	STL		PIT	L,7-9	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	1	1.18	-0.024	3.06	-0.04%	-0.31	3B
5	1166	5	Apr 17	STL		CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.391	.381	.772	1	.87	-0.024	2.08	-0.03%	-0.21	3B
6	1167	6	Apr 18	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	1	.84	-0.096	1.81	-0.12%	-0.93	3B
7	1168	7	Apr 20	STL	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.290	.276	.566	1	.42	-0.042	.78	-0.05%	-0.86	3B
8	1169	8	Apr 21	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG(10)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.297	.286	.583	1	1.75	0.256	3.12	0.27%	0.50	3B
9	1170	9	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.256	.542	1	1.25	-0.017	2.05	-0.02%	-0.67	3B
10	1171	10	Apr 23	STL	@	PIT	L,9-10	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.298	.256	.554	1	1.31	0.190	2.46	0.21%	1.60	3B
11	1172	11	Apr 24	STL	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.288	.250	.538	1	.57	-0.050	.86	-0.05%	-0.60	3B
12	1173	12	Apr 25	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.263	.226	.490	1	.66	-0.083	1.16	-0.09%	-0.94	3B
13	1174	13	Apr 27	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.262	.228	.490	1	.72	-0.018	1.42	-0.02%	-0.10	3B
14	1175	14	Apr 28	STL	@	CHC	L,7-12	CG	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.299	.246	.544	1	.66	0.110	1.31	0.13%	2.12	3B
15	1176	15	Apr 30	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.324	.281	.605	1	1.04	0.103	1.88	0.11%	0.87	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1177	16	May 1	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.316	.275	.591	1	.74	-0.047	1.17	-0.05%	-0.63	3B
17	1178	17	May 2	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.338	.306	.643	1	.67	0.063	1.06	0.06%	1.04	3B
18	1179	18	May 3	STL		CIN	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.329	.299	.628	1	.42	0.014	.74	0.02%	1.10	3B
19	1180	19	May 4	STL		CIN	W,7-0	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.333	.296	.630	1	.45	0.091	.87	0.11%	1.48	3B
20	1181	20	May 5	STL		NYG	L,6-10	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.326	.282	.609	1	1.23	-0.136	2.41	-0.16%	-1.43	3B
21	1182	21	May 6	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.330	.281	.611	1	2.32	-0.097	4.17	-0.11%	0.24	3B
22	1183	22	May 8 (1)	STL		NYG	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.258	.337	.290	.627	1						3B
23	1184	23	May 8 (2)	STL		NYG	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0				0	0	.258	.339	.289	.628	1						3B
24	1185	24	May 9	STL		BRO	W,7-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.351	.324	.674	1	2.00	0.659	3.11	0.62%	2.37	3B
25	1186	25	May 11	STL		BRO	L,3-6	CG(12)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.342	.315	.656	1	1.11	-0.080	1.90	-0.08%	-0.16	3B
26	1187	26	May 12	STL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.352	.315	.667	1	.50	0.059	.75	0.05%	0.78	3B
27	1188	27	May 13	STL		PHI	W,8-7	CG(10)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.351	.316	.667	1	1.46	0.062	2.45	0.06%	-0.53	3B
28	1189	28	May 14	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.360	.328	.688	1	1.07	0.112	1.95	0.12%	0.79	3B
29	1190	29	May 15	STL		BSN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.278	.350	.317	.667	1						3B
30	1191	30	May 17	STL		BSN	W,4-3	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.352	.315	.667	1	.69	-0.009	1.35	-0.01%	-0.12	3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	1192	81 (50)	Jul 14	STL		NYG	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.352	.315	.667	1						PH
							15-16		142	127	22	35	3	1	0	13	14	0	5	1	0		2		0	0	.276	.352	.315	.667		1.03	0.697	1.97	0.47%	3.98

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