Sparky Adams

Full Name: Earl John Adams Primary Position: 3B,2B,SS Height/Weight: 5' 5.5"/151 First Game: September 18, 1922 Birthdate: August 26, 1894 Final Game: September 30, 1934 Birthplace: Zerbe, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 13 years Died: February 24, 1989 Deathplace: Pottsville, Pennsylvania Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Earl John "Sparky" Adams (August 26, 1894, Zerbe Township, Pennsylvania - February 24, 1989, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball player who played with the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.

Adams was a dependable leadoff man and a good fielding second baseman and third baseman. He was a speedy baserunner usually finishing in the top ten in stolen bases. Highlights of his career included leading the National League in at-bats in 1925, 1926, and 1927 and in doubles in 1931, scoring 100 runs in 1927, scoring ninety or more runs in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, and 1931, and playing regularly on pennant winners in St. Louis 1930 and 1931.

Most people believe that Sparky Adams's best season was 1925, when he stole 26 bases and hit for a .287 average.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1922	CHI	N	11	44	5	11	0	3	.250	.313	.295	0	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	1
1923	CHI	N	95	311	40	90	4	35	.289	.346	.367	12	0	26	10	1	14	20	0	0
1924	CHI	N	117	418	66	117	1	27	.280	.344	.337	11	5	40	20	1	14	15	0	0
1925	CHI	N	149	627	95	180	2	48	.287	.341	.368	29	8	44	15	7	9	26	0	0
1926	CHI	N	154	624	95	193	0	39	.309	.367	.375	35	3	52	27	5	19	27	0	0
1927	CHI	N	146	647	100	189	0	49	.292	.335	.340	17	7	42	26	0	16	26	0	0
1928	PIT	N	135	539	91	149	0	38	.276	.357	.325	14	6	64	18	4	21	8	0	0
1929	PIT	N	74	196	37	51	0	11	.260	.316	.311	8	1	15	5	1	5	3	0	0
1930	STL	N	137	570	98	179	0	55	.314	.365	.409	36	9	45	27	1	15	7	0	0
1931	STL	N	143	608	97	178	1	40	.293	.340	.390	46	5	42	24	2	6	16	0	0
1932	STL	N	31	127	22	35	0	13	.276	.352	.315	3	1	14	5	1	0	0	0	0
1933	STL	N	8	30	1	5	0	0	.167	.219	.200	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2
1933	CIN	N	137	538	59	141	1	22	.262	.320	.310	21	1	44	30	2	15	3	0	10
1933	TOT	N	145	568	60	146	1	22	.257	.315	.305	22	1	45	33	3	15	3	0	12
1934	CIN	N	87	278	38	70	0	14	.252	.307	.317	16	1	20	10	2	1	2	0	2
Total			1424	5557	844	1588	9	394	.286	.343	.353	249	48	453	223	28	136	154	0	15

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1922	CHI	N	2B	11	11	51	18	35	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.914
1923	CHI	N	SS	79	0	0	153	248	28	44	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1923	CHI	N	OF	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1924	CHI	N	2B	19	0	0	55	66	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1924	CHI	N	SS	88	0	0	169	277	28	62	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1925	CHI	N	2B	144	0	0	354	551	16	90	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1925	CHI	N	SS	5	0	0	13	22	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1926	CHI	N	2B	136	0	0	324	485	29	93	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1926	CHI	N	3B	19	0	0	12	35	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1926	CHI	N	SS	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1927	CHI	N	SS	40	0	0	82	142	10	23	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1927	CHI	N	2B	60	0	0	149	194	2	34	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1927	CHI	N	3B	53	0	0	45	107	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1928	PIT	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1928	PIT	N	2B	107	0	0	265	343	18	54	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1928	PIT	N	SS	27	0	0	52	97	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	.993
1929	PIT	N	3B	15	0	0	7	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1929	PIT	N	SS	30	0	0	33	58	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	.901
1929	PIT	N	OF	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1929	PIT	N	2B	20	0	0	33	48	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1930	STL	N	2B	25	0	0	62	85	4	25	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1930	STL	N	SS	7	0	0	12	20	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1930	STL	N	3B	104	0	0	66	159	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1931	STL	N	SS	6	0	0	9	16	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1931	STL	N	3B	138	0	0	118	223	13	29	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1932	STL	N	3B	30	0	0	25	42	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	.931
1933	STL	N	3B	3	0	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1933	STL	N	SS	5	0	0	5	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1933	CIN	N	3B	132	0	0	121	272	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1933	CIN	N	SS	8	0	0	6	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1933	TOT	N	3B	135	0	0	121	278	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1933	TOT	N	SS	13	0	0	11	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1934	CIN	N	3B	38	0	0	31	75	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1934	CIN	N	2B	29	0	0	61	81	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	.979
Total			3B	532	0	0	425	943	58	101	0	0	0	0	0	.959
Total			OF	4	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	551	11	51	1321	1888	85	332	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			SS	297	0	0	536	916	87	163	0	0	0	0	0	.943

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).