Sparky Adams
1922–1934 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,424G
.286AVG
.343OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
1,588H
9HR
394RBI
154SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 5,557 | 5,558 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 50 | 127 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 223 | 222 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,174 | 6,175 |
| Batting · RBI | 394 | 392 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 154 | 155 |
| Batting · Triples | 48 | 49 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,424 | 6,174 | 5,557 | 844 | 1,588 | 249 | 48 | 9 | 394 | 453 | 223 | 154 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 1,960 | .286 | .343 | .353 | .696 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1927-07-30 to 1927-08-25
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1927-05-17 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1926-06-21 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1930-06-24 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 725 | 3102 | 834 | 4 | 226 | 239 | 105 | .301 | .346 | .376 |
| Away | 699 | 3073 | 754 | 5 | 166 | 214 | 117 | .270 | .315 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 129 | 543 | 134 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 20 | .275 | .311 | .322 |
| May | 250 | 1082 | 270 | 0 | 73 | 79 | 30 | .280 | .323 | .339 |
| June | 218 | 929 | 233 | 3 | 54 | 68 | 49 | .276 | .324 | .355 |
| July | 259 | 1110 | 275 | 2 | 65 | 85 | 46 | .275 | .324 | .330 |
| August | 286 | 1285 | 354 | 2 | 81 | 99 | 35 | .308 | .353 | .393 |
| September | 274 | 1191 | 314 | 2 | 77 | 86 | 41 | .290 | .336 | .358 |
| October | 8 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .257 | .303 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 219 | 952 | 239 | 2 | 49 | 80 | 40 | .281 | .335 | .339 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 211 | 946 | 263 | 2 | 60 | 82 | 25 | .310 | .365 | .386 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 199 | 877 | 233 | 1 | 68 | 62 | 29 | .295 | .336 | .365 |
| boston-braves | 196 | 874 | 219 | 2 | 61 | 63 | 29 | .281 | .323 | .357 |
| cincinnati-reds | 168 | 701 | 202 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 17 | .309 | .331 | .378 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 167 | 724 | 184 | 1 | 40 | 49 | 27 | .279 | .322 | .348 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 157 | 653 | 150 | 1 | 35 | 43 | 26 | .255 | .296 | .306 |
| chicago-cubs | 107 | 448 | 98 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 29 | .253 | .317 | .315 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  Chicago Cubs | 11 | 44 | 11 | – | 3 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | 95 | 311 | 90 | 4 | 36 | 20 | .289 | – | – |
| 1924 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 419 | 117 | 1 | 24 | 15 | .279 | – | – |
| 1925 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 627 | 180 | 2 | 48 | 27 | .287 | – | – |
| 1926 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 624 | 193 | – | 39 | 27 | .309 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 647 | 189 | – | 47 | 26 | .292 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 135 | 539 | 149 | – | 37 | 8 | .276 | – | – |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 196 | 51 | – | 11 | 3 | .260 | – | – |
| 1930 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 570 | 179 | – | 57 | 7 | .314 | – | – |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 608 | 178 | 1 | 40 | 16 | .293 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 127 | 35 | – | 13 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 568 | 146 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 278 | 70 | – | 14 | 2 | .252 | – | – |