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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
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Batting RecordBatting 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 RecordWorld 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 RecordFielding 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 RecordWorld 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

TransactionsTransactions
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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