David Leslie Stapleton
[edit] Biography
Dave Stapleton (David Leslie Stapleton) was born on January 16, 1954 in Fairhope, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on May 30, 1980 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .321 with 7 home runs and 45 RBI. Stapleton played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire 7 year career.
Most people believe that Dave Stapleton's best season was 1982, when he knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 106
| 449
| 61
| 144
| 7
| 45
| .321
| .338
| .463
| 33
| 5
| 13
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 10
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 93
| 355
| 45
| 101
| 10
| 42
| .285
| .325
| .423
| 17
| 1
| 21
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 150
| 538
| 66
| 142
| 14
| 65
| .264
| .305
| .398
| 28
| 1
| 31
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 24
|
| 1983
| BOS
| A
| 151
| 542
| 54
| 134
| 10
| 66
| .247
| .297
| .363
| 31
| 1
| 40
| 44
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 19
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 39
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .231
| .286
| .282
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 66
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .227
| .271
| .318
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 39
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .128
| .171
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 582
| 2028
| 238
| 550
| 41
| 224
| .271
| .310
| .398
| 118
| 8
| 114
| 162
| 7
| 21
| 6
| 10
| 68
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 71
| 84
| 9
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 6
| 3
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 93
| 88
| 784
| 178
| 327
| 11
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 33
| 32
| 287
| 52
| 93
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 11
| 102
| 126
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 25
| 23
| 200.1
| 21
| 49
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 18
| 176
| 61
| 58
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 27
| 25
| 196
| 35
| 73
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 6
| 72.1
| 28
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 107
| 105
| 918
| 964
| 77
| 9
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 39
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 145
| 141
| 1265.1
| 1242
| 95
| 9
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1983
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 3
| 36
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 10
| 85.2
| 86
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 14
| 12
| 110.2
| 29
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 1
| 20
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 5
| 85
| 79
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 2
| 23
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 150
| 129
| 1202
| 309
| 459
| 17
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 24.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 60
| 57
| 483
| 87
| 166
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 35
| 29
| 262.1
| 27
| 60
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 3
| 27.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 319
| 280
| 2547
| 2593
| 201
| 21
| 266
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 23, 1986).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 31, 1987).
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