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+

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

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	BOS		TOR	L,1-7	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	BOS		TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 8	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
4	4	Apr 9	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
5	6 (1)	Apr 11	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
6	7	Apr 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	8	Apr 13	BOS	@	KCR	W,18-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
8	9	Apr 15	BOS		TEX	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	10	Apr 16	BOS		TEX	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
10	11	Apr 17	BOS		TEX	L,0-1	CG	52	14.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
11	12	Apr 18	BOS		MIL	L,0-14	CG	51	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
12	13	Apr 20	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
13	14	Apr 22	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
14	15	Apr 24	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
15	16	Apr 26	BOS	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
16	17	Apr 27	BOS	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
17	18	Apr 29	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
18	19	Apr 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	41	10.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
20	21	May 3	BOS		OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
21	22	May 4	BOS		OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
22	25 (2)	May 8	BOS		SEA	L,2-4	GF	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
23	26	May 9	BOS		CAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
24	27	May 10	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
25	28	May 11	BOS		CAL	L,1-3	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
26	29	May 12	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
27	30	May 14	BOS	@	MIL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.1	13	1	0	14	0	1B
28	31	May 15	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
29	32	May 17	BOS		KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	33	May 18	BOS		KCR	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	34	May 19	BOS		MIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
32	35	May 20	BOS		MIN	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
33	36	May 21	BOS		MIN	W,11-4	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
34	37	May 22	BOS		MIN	L,3-4	CG	58	13.0	20	1	0	21	2	1B
35	38	May 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
36	39	May 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
37	40	May 25	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
38	41	May 26	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
39	42	May 27	BOS	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
40	43	May 28	BOS	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
41	44	May 29	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
42	45	May 30	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
43	46	May 31	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	47	Jun 1	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
45	48	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
46	49	Jun 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
47	50	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
48	51	Jun 6	BOS		DET	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	8	2	1	11	0	1B
49	52	Jun 7	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
50	53	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
51	54	Jun 9	BOS		DET	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
52	55	Jun 10	BOS		BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
53	56	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
54	57	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
55	58	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
56	59	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
57	60	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,2-10	GF	8	2.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
58	62 (1)	Jun 18	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
59	63	Jun 19	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
60	67 (3)	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
61	68	Jun 24	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
62	69	Jun 25	BOS		NYY	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	74 (4)	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,8-12	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
64	75	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
65	76	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
66	77	Jul 4	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
67	78	Jul 8	BOS		CAL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
68	79	Jul 9	BOS		CAL	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
69	80	Jul 10	BOS		CAL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
70	81	Jul 11	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
71	82	Jul 12	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
72	83	Jul 13	BOS		SEA	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
73	84	Jul 14	BOS		OAK	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
74	85	Jul 15	BOS		OAK	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
75	86	Jul 16	BOS		OAK	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
76	87	Jul 17	BOS		OAK	L,9-13	CG	52	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
77	88	Jul 18	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
78	89	Jul 19	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
79	90	Jul 20	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
80	91	Jul 21	BOS	@	SEA	W,14-13	CG	51	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
81	92	Jul 22	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
82	93	Jul 23	BOS	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
83	94	Jul 24	BOS	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	95	Jul 25	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
85	96	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
86	97	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
87	98	Jul 27	BOS	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
88	99	Jul 29	BOS		MIL	L,5-11	CG	53	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
89	100	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
90	101	Jul 31	BOS		MIL	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	102	Aug 1	BOS		MIL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
92	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
93	104	Aug 3	BOS	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
94	105	Aug 4	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
95	106	Aug 5	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
96	107	Aug 6	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	108	Aug 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
98	109	Aug 8	BOS		TEX	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
99	110	Aug 9	BOS		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
100	111	Aug 10	BOS		TEX	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
101	112	Aug 13 (1)	BOS		KCR	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
102	113	Aug 13 (2)	BOS		KCR	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
103	114	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		KCR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	115	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		KCR	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
105	116	Aug 15	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
106	117	Aug 16	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	59	13.2	12	3	0	15	3	1B
107	118	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
108	119	Aug 17 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
109	120	Aug 19	BOS		TOR	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
110	121	Aug 20	BOS		TOR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
111	122	Aug 21	BOS		TOR	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
112	123	Aug 22	BOS		TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
113	124	Aug 23	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
114	125	Aug 24	BOS	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
115	126	Aug 25	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	127	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
117	128	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
118	129	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
119	130	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
120	131	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
121	132	Aug 30	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	133	Sep 1 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
123	134	Sep 1 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
124	135	Sep 2	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
125	136	Sep 3	BOS		CHW	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
126	137	Sep 4	BOS		CHW	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
127	138	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
128	139	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
129	140	Sep 7	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
130	141	Sep 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
131	142	Sep 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
132	143	Sep 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
133	144	Sep 13 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	CG	51	12.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
134	145	Sep 13 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
135	146	Sep 14	BOS		BAL	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
136	147	Sep 15	BOS		BAL	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
137	148	Sep 16	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
138	149	Sep 17	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
139	151 (1)	Sep 19	BOS		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
140	152	Sep 20	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
141	153	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
142	154	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
143	155	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
144	156	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
145	157	Sep 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
146	158	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
147	159	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.1	9	2	0	11	1	1B
148	160	Sep 30	BOS		CLE	W,10-0	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
149	161	Oct 1	BOS		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
150	162	Oct 2	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
							150gm		1301.1	1249	105	10	1364	132