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Sparky Adams Stats

Sparky Adams was born on Sunday, August 26, 1894, in Zerbe, Pennsylvania. Adams was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1922, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sparky Adams baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:	Earl John Adams
Nickname:	Sparky
Born On:	08-26-1894
Born In:	Zerbe, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:	Virgo
Died On:	02-24-1989
Died In:	Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:	Reformed Cemetery, Tremont, Pennsylvania

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	5-05½
Weight:	151
First Game:	09-18-1922 (Age 28)
Last Game:	09-30-1934
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Sparky Adams Sparky Adams Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1922	Cubs	11	44	5	11	0	1	0	0	3	4	-	3	1	-	0	-	.250	.313	.295
1923	Cubs	95	311	40	90	12	0	4	0	35	26	-	10	14	-	1	-	.289	.346	.367
1924	Cubs	117	418	66	117	11	5	1	0	27	40	-	20	14	-	1	-	.280	.344	.337
1925	Cubs	149	627	95	180	29	8	2	0	48	44	-	15	9	-	7	-	.287	.341	.368
1926	Cubs	154	624	95	193	35	3	0	0	39	52	-	27	19	-	5	-	.309	.367	.375
1927	Cubs	146	647	100	189	17	7	0	0	49	42	-	26	16	-	0	-	.292	.335	.340
1928	Pirates	135	539	91	149	14	6	0	0	38	64	-	18	21	-	4	-	.276	.357	.325
1929	Pirates	74	196	37	51	8	1	0	0	11	15	-	5	5	-	1	-	.260	.316	.311
1930	Cardinals	137	570	98	179	36	9	0	0	55	45	-	27	15	-	1	-	.314	.365	.409
1931	Cardinals	143	608	97	178	46	5	1	0	40	42	-	24	6	-	2	-	.293	.340	.390
1932	Cardinals	31	127	22	35	3	1	0	0	13	14	-	5	0	-	1	-	.276	.352	.315
1933	Cardinals	8	30	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	-	3	0	-	1	2	.167	.219	.200
1933	Reds	137	538	59	141	21	1	1	0	22	44	-	30	15	-	2	10	.262	.320	.310
1934	Reds	87	278	38	70	16	1	0	0	14	20	-	10	1	-	2	2	.252	.307	.317
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
13 Years		1,424	5,557	844	1,588	249	48	9	0	394	453	-	223	136	-	28	14	.286	.343	.353

Sparky Adams Sparky Adams Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1922 Cubs	2B	11	-	-	58	5.3	53	18	35	5	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.914	0.00	-
1923 Cubs	RF	1	-	-	4	4.0	4	3	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1923 Cubs	SS	79	-	-	429	5.4	401	153	248	28	44	n/a	n/a	n/a	.935	0.00	-
1924 Cubs	2B	19	-	-	124	6.5	121	55	66	3	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	0.00	-
1924 Cubs	SS	88	-	-	474	5.4	446	169	277	28	62	n/a	n/a	n/a	.941	0.00	-
1925 Cubs	2B	144	-	-	921	6.4	905	354	551	16	90	n/a	n/a	n/a	.983	0.00	-
1925 Cubs	SS	5	-	-	35	7.0	35	13	22	0	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1926 Cubs	2B	136	-	-	838	6.2	809	324	485	29	93	n/a	n/a	n/a	.965	0.00	-
1926 Cubs	3B	19	-	-	49	2.6	47	12	35	2	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.959	0.00	-
1926 Cubs	SS	2	-	-	5	2.5	5	2	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1927 Cubs	2B	60	-	-	345	5.8	343	149	194	2	34	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	-
1927 Cubs	3B	53	-	-	158	3.0	152	45	107	6	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	.962	0.00	-
1927 Cubs	SS	40	-	-	234	5.9	224	82	142	10	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	.957	0.00	-
1928 Pirates	2B	107	-	-	626	5.9	608	265	343	18	54	n/a	n/a	n/a	.971	0.00	-
1928 Pirates	RF	1	-	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00	-
1928 Pirates	SS	27	-	-	150	5.6	149	52	97	1	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1929 Pirates	2B	20	-	-	86	4.3	81	33	48	5	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.942	0.00	-
1929 Pirates	3B	15	-	-	33	2.2	31	7	24	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.939	0.00	-
1929 Pirates	LF	2	-	-	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1929 Pirates	SS	30	-	-	101	3.4	91	33	58	10	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.901	0.00	-
1930 Cardinals	2B	25	-	-	151	6.0	147	62	85	4	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	-
1930 Cardinals	3B	104	-	-	233	2.2	225	66	159	8	18	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	0.00	-
1930 Cardinals	SS	7	-	-	36	5.1	32	12	20	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.889	0.00	-
1931 Cardinals	3B	138	-	-	354	2.6	341	118	223	13	29	n/a	n/a	n/a	.963	0.00	-
1931 Cardinals	SS	6	-	-	30	5.0	25	9	16	5	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.833	0.00	-
1932 Cardinals	3B	30	-	-	72	2.4	67	25	42	5	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.931	0.00	-
1933 Cardinals	3B	3	-	-	8	2.7	6	0	6	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.750	0.00	-
1933 Cardinals	SS	5	-	-	22	4.4	21	5	16	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	0.00	-
1933 Reds	3B	132	-	-	408	3.1	393	121	272	15	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	.963	0.00	-
1933 Reds	SS	8	-	-	23	2.9	23	6	17	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1934 Reds	2B	29	-	-	145	5.0	142	61	81	3	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.979	0.00	-
1934 Reds	3B	38	-	-	111	2.9	106	31	75	5	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	0.00	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
2B Totals		551	0	0	3,294	6.0	3,209	1,321	1,888	85	332	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	--
3B Totals		532	0	0	1,426	2.7	1,368	425	943	58	101	n/a	n/a	n/a	.959	0.00	--
SS Totals		297	0	0	1,539	5.2	1,452	536	916	87	163	n/a	n/a	n/a	.943	0.00	--
LF Totals		2	0	0	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	--
RF Totals		2	0	0	4	2.0	4	3	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	--
13 Years		1,384	-	-	6,265	4.5	6,035	2,287	3,748	230	597	n/a	n/a	n/a	.963	0.00	--

Sparky Adams Sparky Adams Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1922 Cubs	1	2	.333	-	-	n/a	0.0	14.7	14.7	-	-	-
1923 Cubs	20	19	.513	-	-	n/a	77.8	31.1	8.9	-	-	-
1924 Cubs	15	17	.469	-	-	n/a	418.0	20.9	15.5	-	-	-
1925 Cubs	26	12	.684	-	-	n/a	313.5	41.8	13.1	-	-	-
1926 Cubs	27	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	23.1	16.0	-	-	-
1927 Cubs	26	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	24.9	13.2	-	-	-
1928 Pirates	8	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	29.9	14.2	-	-	-
1929 Pirates	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	39.2	17.8	-	-	-
1930 Cardinals	7	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	21.1	10.4	-	-	-
1931 Cardinals	16	-	-	-	-	n/a	608.0	25.3	15.2	-	-	-
1932 Cardinals	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	25.4	9.8	-	-	-
1933 Cardinals	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	10.0	0.0	-	-	-
1933 Reds	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	538.0	17.9	24.5	-	-	-
1934 Reds	2	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	27.8	19.9	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
13 Years	154	50	.755	-	-	n/a	617.4	24.9	14.1	-	-	-

Sparky Adams Sparky Adams Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1922 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1923 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1924 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1925 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1926 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1927 Chicago Cubs	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1928 Pittsburgh Pirates	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1930 St. Louis Cardinals	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	Stats
1931 St. Louis Cardinals	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	Stats
1932 St. Louis Cardinals	1	Undetermined	n/a	-
1933 St. Louis Cardinals	1	Undetermined	-	-
1933 Cincinnati Reds	10	Undetermined	-	-
1934 Cincinnati Reds	4	Undetermined	-	-
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