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Sparky
Adams		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 161
 
Born: August 26, 1894 in Usa, PA, ZERBE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 35 BRK NL $ 1,990,000   43 43 44 9 9 9 34 32 33 33 32 32 63 63 63
1931 36 SEP AL $ 300,000   2 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,990,000   43 43 44 9 9 9 34 32 33 33 32 32 63 63 63
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 35 BRK NL 115 248 32 89 12 3 4 43 0 0 15 15 .359 .396 .480 .876 40.7 9.8
1931 36 SEP AL 91 242 23 58 7 2 0 28 0 0 29 44 .240 .324 .285 .609 21.7 1.7
2 Years Sim 206 490 55 147 19 5 4 71 0 0 44 59 .300 .359 .384 .743 62.4 11.5
162 Game Average 385 43 115 14 3 3 55 0 0 34 46 .300 .359 .384 .743 49.1  
Career Highs 115 248 32 89 12 3 4 43 0 0 29 44 .359 .396 .480 .876 40.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   300 33 97 12 2 3 49 0 0 24 37 .323 .372 .407 .779 43.7
vs LH   190 22 50 7 3 1 22 0 0 20 22 .263 .340 .347 .687 22.5
Home 102 224 22 58 5 3 0 24 0 0 15 36 .259 .308 .308 .616 20.9
Away 104 266 33 89 14 2 4 47 0 0 29 23 .335 .401 .447 .848 45.3
RISP   147 0 54 7 3 2 68 0 0 10 12 .367 .409 .497 .905 26.5
Pinch Hitting   44 9 20 5 0 0 12 0 0 4 5 .455 .500 .568 1.068 10.2
Close/Late   83 9 25 3 0 1 11 0 0 9 12 .301 .370 .373 .743 11.6
Mar/Apr 40 85 7 21 3 1 0 14 0 0 9 11 .247 .333 .306 .639 8.6
May 44 121 16 37 4 1 2 18 0 0 12 17 .306 .368 .405 .773 17.8
June 23 43 7 15 4 2 0 10 0 0 1 7 .349 .364 .535 .899 7.1
July 32 83 10 29 3 0 2 13 0 0 6 10 .349 .393 .458 .851 13.9
August 36 92 7 22 2 1 0 6 0 0 7 10 .239 .290 .283 .573 7.6
Sep/Oct 31 66 8 23 3 0 0 10 0 0 9 4 .348 .427 .394 .821 11.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 35 BRK NL 3B 41 28 259.7 17 60 0 3 1.000 2.67   0.8
    2B 38 11 154.3 40 75 1 20 .991 6.71   0.8
    SS 23 12 114.3 17 47 4 7 .941 5.04   0.5
1931 36 SEP AL 2B 54 48 433.3 117 207 5 48 .985 6.73   1.9
    3B 18 8 99.0 7 27 6 0 .850 3.09   0.2
    SS 8 0 23.0 6 13 1 4 .950 7.43   0.2
  2B 92 59 587.7 157 282 6 68 .987 6.72   2.6
  3B 59 36 358.7 24 87 6 3 .949 2.79   1.0
  SS 31 12 137.3 23 60 5 11 .943 5.44   0.7
Career Totals   182 107 1083.7 204 429 17 82 .974 5.26   4.3
Career Highs   102 56 555.3 130 247 12 52 .981 6.11    
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  4. Marv Owen (952)
  5. Marv Rickert (950)
  6. Al Rubeling (947)
  7. Eddie Collins (947)
  8. Walter French (946)
  9. Merito Acosta (943)
  10. Hal Lee (942)
History
Had first career hit on 4/5/1930, off Carl Hubbell (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1930, off George Milstead (PIT)
Signed as a free agent by Seattle (P) on 4/1/1931 to a minor league deal
 
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