Sparky Adams
Sparky Adams
Full name: Earl John Adams
Born: August 26, 1894, Zerbe, Pennsylvania
Died February 24, 1989, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Buried at Reformed Cemetery, Tremont, Pennsylvania
First Game: September 18, 1922; Final Game: September 30, 1934
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 5.5" Weight: 151
Sparky Adams
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1922 CHI N 11 44 5 11 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 1 1 2 .250 .313 .295 -0.5 1922 CHI N
1923 CHI N 95 311 40 90 12 0 4 35 26 10 1 14 20 19 .289 .346 .367 -0.5 1923 CHI N
1924 CHI N 117 418 66 117 11 5 1 27 40 20 1 14 15 17 .280 .344 .337 -0.8 1924 CHI N
1925 CHI N 149 627 95 180 29 8 2 48 44 15 7 9 26 12 .287 .341 .368 1.3 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N 154 624 95 193 35 3 0 39 52 27 5 19 27 .309 .367 .375 2.6 1926 CHI N
1927 CHI N 146 647 100 189 17 7 0 49 42 26 0 16 26 .292 .335 .340 -0.5 1927 CHI N
1928 PIT N 135 539 91 149 14 6 0 38 64 18 4 21 8 .276 .357 .325 -1.7 1928 PIT N
1929 PIT N 74 196 37 51 8 1 0 11 15 5 1 5 3 .260 .316 .311 -1.9 1929 PIT N
1930 STL N 137 570 98 179 36 9 0 55 45 27 1 15 7 .314 .365 .409 -1.6 1930 STL N
1931 STL N 143 608 97 178 46 5 1 40 42 24 2 6 16 .293 .340 .390 -1.3 1931 STL N
1932 STL N 31 127 22 35 3 1 0 13 14 5 1 0 0 .276 .352 .315 -0.4 1932 STL N
1933 STL N 8 30 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 .167 .219 .200 -0.4 1933 STL N
1933 CIN N 137 538 59 141 21 1 1 22 44 30 2 15 10 3 .262 .320 .310 -0.5 1933 CIN N
1933 TOT N 145 568 60 146 22 1 1 22 45 33 3 15 12 3 .257 .315 .305 -0.9 1933 TOT N
1934 CIN N 87 278 38 70 16 1 0 14 20 10 2 1 2 2 .252 .307 .317 -1.0 1934 CIN N
Total 1424 5557 844 1588 249 48 9 394 453 223 28 136 14i 154 50i .286 .343 .353 -7.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1930 STL N Daily Splits 6 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .136 .143 1930 STL N
1931 STL N Daily Splits 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1931 STL N
Total Splits 8 25 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .154 .160 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1922 CHI N 2B 11 18 35 5 5 .914
1923 CHI N SS 79 153 248 28 44 .935
1923 CHI N OF 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 1
1924 CHI N SS 88 169 277 28 62 .941
1924 CHI N 2B 19 55 66 3 15 .976
1925 CHI N 2B 144 354 551 16 90 .983
1925 CHI N SS 5 13 22 0 5 1.000
1926 CHI N 2B 136 324 485 29 93 .965
1926 CHI N 3B 19 12 35 2 4 .959
1926 CHI N SS 2 2 3 0 0 1.000
1927 CHI N 2B 60 149 194 2 34 .994
1927 CHI N 3B 53 45 107 6 12 .962
1927 CHI N SS 40 82 142 10 23 .957
1928 PIT N 2B 107 265 343 18 54 .971
1928 PIT N SS 27 52 97 1 14 .993
1928 PIT N OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1929 PIT N SS 30 33 58 10 8 .901
1929 PIT N 2B 20 33 48 5 5 .942
1929 PIT N 3B 15 7 24 2 1 .939
1929 PIT N OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1930 STL N 3B 104 66 159 8 18 .966
1930 STL N 2B 25 62 85 4 25 .974
1930 STL N SS 7 12 20 4 3 .889
1931 STL N 3B 138 118 223 13 29 .963
1931 STL N SS 6 9 16 5 1 .833
1932 STL N 3B 30 25 42 5 11 .931
1933 STL N SS 5 5 16 1 2 .955
1933 STL N 3B 3 0 6 2 1 .750
1933 CIN N 3B 132 121 272 15 15 .963
1933 CIN N SS 8 6 17 0 1 1.000
1933 TOT N 3B 135 121 278 17 16 .959
1933 TOT N SS 13 11 33 1 3 .978
1934 CIN N 3B 38 31 75 5 10 .955
1934 CIN N 2B 29 61 81 3 11 .979
Total 2B 551 1321 1888 85 332 .974
Total 3B 532 425 943 58 101 .959
Total SS 297 536 916 87 163 .943
Total OF 4 5 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 2
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1930 STL N Daily 3B 6 6 5 48 4 7 0 1 0 1.000
1931 STL N Daily 3B 2 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 8 8 5 53 4 8 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Pete Scott to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Kiki
Cuyler (November 28, 1927 ).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals (November, 1929).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Paul Derringer and Allyn Stout to Cincinnati Reds
in exchange for Leo Durocher , Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden (May 7, 1933 ).
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