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	17-13 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	38 (25-10-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Buckner	1
E Jurak	1

Most Driven In By
J GutiÃ©rrez	1
S Lyons	1
D Evans	1
W Boggs	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	514	10 (9)	Apr 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.13	-0.007	.14	0.00%	-0.50	PH
2	515	20 (9)	Apr 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-3	9-GF(15)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.34	-0.003	1.33	0.00%	0.02	2B
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
3	516	22 (1)	May 2	BOS	@	SEA	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8	.85	-0.037	.67	-0.02%	-0.44	2B
4	517	23	May 3	BOS	@	OAK	W,10-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	8	.46	-0.043	.42	-0.02%	0.65	2B 1B
5	518	24	May 4	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	7	.64	0.070	.63	0.04%	0.77	2B
6	519	25	May 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.429	.500	.929	8	1.07	0.108	1.13	0.07%	1.27	2B
7	520	26	May 7	BOS		CAL	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.417	.478	.895	8	.76	0.024	.75	0.01%	0.12	2B
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
8	521	94 (67)	Jul 24	BOS		OAK	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.391	.417	.478	.895	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	522	95	Jul 25	BOS		SEA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.407	.765	6	1.17	-0.130	.98	-0.07%	-1.68	1B
10	523	96	Jul 26	BOS		SEA	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.407	.765	4						1B
11	524	97	Jul 27	BOS		SEA	L,3-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.345	.393	.738	3	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.25	1B
Aug		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
12	525	102 (4)	Aug 1 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.344	.419	.763	6	1.97	0.425	.65	0.08%	0.74	DH
13	526	105 (2)	Aug 4	BOS	@	KCR	W,6-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.344	.419	.763	5						PR
14	527	109 (3)	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.406	.740	9	1.95	-0.046	.45	-0.01%	-0.59	PH
15	528	113 (3)	Aug 14	BOS		KCR	W,16-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.324	.394	.717	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
16	529	114	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.324	.394	.717	5						PR
17	530	119 (4)	Aug 21	BOS		TEX	L,3-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.294	.314	.382	.697	9	1.26	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
18	531	125 (5)	Aug 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.371	.677	9	3.55	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.69	PH
19	532	126	Aug 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,17-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.297	.361	.658	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
20	533	127	Aug 30	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.293	.333	.626	8	.70	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
21	534	129 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.311	.333	.644	6	.76	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.65	2B
Sep/Oct		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
22	535	133 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,13-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.326	.372	.698	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH 1B
23	536	140 (6)	Sep 11	BOS		BAL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.320	.383	.703	7	.67	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.40	2B
24	537	145 (4)	Sep 16	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.353	.649	7	1.02	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.88	2B
25	538	147 (1)	Sep 18	BOS		TOR	W,13-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.346	.637	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
26	539	148	Sep 20	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.276	.327	.603	8	1.34	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.73	2B
27	540	154 (5)	Sep 26	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.274	.322	.596	6	.88	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.58	2B
28	541	155	Sep 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.306	.579	7	.98	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.52	2B
29	542	159 (3)	Oct 3 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.273	.306	.579	1						PR 1B
30	543	161 (1)	Oct 4	BOS		MIL	L,7-8	6-GF(12)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.271	.318	.590	7	2.94	-0.316	.00	0.00%	-0.90	2B
							17-13		71	66	4	15	6	0	0	2	4	0	11	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.227	.271	.318	.590		1.03	-0.272	.34	0.09%	-3.70

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