Chris Speier

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 28, 1950 in Alameda, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alameda HS (Alameda, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Laney College (Oakland, CA).

High Schools: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA), Encinal HS (Alameda, CA)

Schools: Laney College (Oakland, CA), University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1971 (Age 20-283d, 13,097th in major league history)
vs. SDP 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 39-095d)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Chris Edward Speier

Nicknames: Spy

Pronunciation: \spire\

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Relatives: Father of Justin Speier

3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.6

7156

1759

112

.246

770

RBI

720

OBP

.327

SLG

.349

OPS

.676

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MON	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
2	10 (8)	Apr 14	MON		PHI	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
3	15 (4)	Apr 21 (2)	MON	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	15	5.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
4	21 (5)	Apr 29	MON		STL	W,6-2	GF	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	PR SS
5	22	Apr 30	MON	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23	May 1	MON	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
7	24	May 2	MON	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
8	32 (7)	May 12	MON	@	SFG	L,7-8	GF	12	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	PH SS
9	35 (2)	May 15	MON	@	SDP	W,6-4	GF	13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
10	36	May 16	MON	@	SDP	W,3-2		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH SS
11	38 (1)	May 18	MON	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	13	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
12	47 (8)	May 30	MON		LAD	L,1-4	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (1)	Jun 1	MON	@	PIT	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
14	52 (2)	Jun 5	MON		CHC	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
15	57 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	MON		NYM	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	58	Jun 10	MON		NYM	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Montreal Expos to St. Louis Cardinals
17	81	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
18	84 (2)	Jul 6	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
19	88 (3)	Jul 13	STL		SDP	W,7-4	GF	19	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH SS
20	89	Jul 14	STL		SDP	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	11	0	12	0	SS
21	90	Jul 15	STL		SDP	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
22	91	Jul 16	STL		SFG	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
23	92	Jul 17	STL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
24	93	Jul 18	STL		SFG	W,8-4	GS	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
25	94	Jul 19	STL		LAD	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
26	95	Jul 20	STL		LAD	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
27	96	Jul 21	STL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
28	97	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
29	98	Jul 23	STL	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
30	99	Jul 24	STL	@	NYM	L,8-9	CG	48	9.2	3	2	1	6	1	SS
31	100	Jul 25	STL	@	NYM	L,3-9	GS	34	7.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
32	101	Jul 27	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
33	102	Jul 28	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
34	103	Jul 29	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
35	104	Jul 30	STL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
36	105	Jul 31	STL		NYM	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	106	Aug 1	STL		NYM	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
38	107	Aug 2	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
39	108	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
40	109	Aug 4	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
41	110	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
42	111	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
43	112	Aug 7	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
44	113	Aug 8	STL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
45	114	Aug 9	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
46	115	Aug 10	STL	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
47	116	Aug 11	STL	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
48	117	Aug 13	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
49	118	Aug 14	STL		CIN	W,8-2	GS	12	3.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
50	120 (1)	Aug 17	STL		ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
51	121	Aug 18	STL		ATL	L,3-8	GS	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
52	122	Aug 19	STL		ATL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Minnesota Twins
53	140	Sep 7	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
54	141	Sep 8	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
55	142	Sep 9	MIN		TEX	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
56	143	Sep 10	MIN		KCR	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
57	144	Sep 11	MIN		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
58	145	Sep 12	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
59	146	Sep 14	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-9	GS	28	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
60	147	Sep 15	MIN	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
61	148	Sep 16	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	SS
62	149	Sep 17	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
63	150	Sep 18	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
64	151	Sep 19	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
							65gm		465.1	70	180	5	255	35