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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	May 2	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
2	14	May 3	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
3	15	May 4	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	16	May 6	CIN		NYG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
5	18 (1)	May 8	CIN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	19	May 9	CIN		BSN	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
7	20	May 10	CIN		BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
8	21	May 11	CIN		BSN	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
9	22	May 12	CIN		BSN	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
10	23	May 13	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	10.0	0	2	0	2	1
11	24	May 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
12	25	May 18	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	26	May 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
14	27	May 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	42	9.1	2	1	2	5	0
15	28	May 22	CIN	@	BSN	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	29	May 23	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
17	30	May 24	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
18	31	May 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
19	32	May 28	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	1
20	33	May 30 (1)	CIN		STL	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	34	May 30 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
22	35	May 31	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	36	Jun 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
24	37	Jun 2	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
25	38	Jun 3	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	45 (6)	Jun 12	CIN		NYG	L,1-12	CG	50	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	46	Jun 13	CIN		NYG	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
28	47	Jun 14	CIN		NYG	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
29	48	Jun 15	CIN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
30	49	Jun 16	CIN		BRO	W,10-9	CG	54	11.0	0	3	0	3	0
31	50	Jun 17 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
32	51	Jun 17 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,7-9	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
33	52	Jun 19	CIN		BRO	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
34	53	Jun 20 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
35	54	Jun 20 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,10-15	CG	50	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
36	55	Jun 21	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	1
37	56	Jun 22	CIN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	70 (13)	Jul 6	CIN	@	STL	W,16-15	GF	35	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
39	71	Jul 7	CIN	@	STL	L,4-10	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	74 (2)	Jul 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
41	78 (3)	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-18	GF	6	2.0	1	2	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	115 (36)	Aug 18	CIN		NYG	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	124 (8)	Aug 28 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,8-6	GF	14	3.1	1	2	0	3	0
44	125	Aug 28 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	1	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	126	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
46	127	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
47	128	Sep 3 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	CG	42	10.0	3	5	0	8	0
48	129	Sep 3 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
49	130	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
50	131	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
51	132	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
52	133	Sep 10	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
53	134	Sep 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
54	135	Sep 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	49	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
55	136	Sep 14	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS	36	7.1	1	5	1	7	1
56	138 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
57	139	Sep 16 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	1	7	1
58	140	Sep 18 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	40	10.0	4	7	0	11	1
59	141	Sep 18 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
60	142	Sep 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	9	3	0	12	1
61	143	Sep 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	3	2	0	5	0
62	144	Sep 21 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
63	145	Sep 21 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-16	CG	49	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
64	146	Sep 23 (1)	CIN		STL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	1
65	147	Sep 23 (2)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
66	151 (3)	Sep 29	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
67	152	Sep 30	CIN	@	STL	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	1
							67gm		553.0	92	156	8	256	21