Chris Speier Marquee

b. June 28, 1950 · San Francisco Giants 1971–1977, 1987–1989, Montreal Expos 1977–1984, St. Louis Cardinals 1984, Minnesota Twins 1984, Chicago Cubs 1985–1986

San Francisco drafted him in 1970 and he was its shortstop the following April, without a full season in the minor leagues. He was an All-Star in each of his second, third and fourth years and hit 15 home runs with 82 walks in 1972.

Nineteen seasons gave him 1,759 hits, 302 doubles, 112 home runs, 847 walks and a .246 average across 2,260 games. Eight of them were in Montreal, where he played on the 1981 club that reached the Championship Series.

He coached in the major leagues for twenty years afterward and managed in the minors. His son Justin pitched thirteen seasons in relief. The 1995 ballot gave him one vote of 460.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1972, 1973, 1974
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1972

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1971	SFG	157	601	74	141	17	6	8	46	56	90	4	.235
1972	SFG	150	562	74	151	25	2	15	71	82	92	9	.269
1973	SFG	153	542	58	135	17	4	11	71	66	69	4	.249
1974	SFG	141	501	55	125	19	5	9	53	62	64	3	.250
1975	SFG	141	487	60	132	30	5	10	69	70	50	4	.271
1976	SFG	145	495	51	112	18	4	3	40	60	52	2	.226
1977	MON/SFG	145	548	59	128	31	6	5	38	67	81	1	.234
1978	MON	150	501	47	126	18	3	5	51	60	75	1	.251
1979	MON	113	344	31	78	13	1	7	26	43	45	0	.227
1980	MON	128	388	35	103	14	4	1	32	52	38	0	.265
1981	MON	96	307	33	69	10	2	2	25	38	29	1	.225
1982	MON	156	530	41	136	26	4	7	60	47	67	1	.257
1983	MON	88	261	31	67	12	2	2	22	29	37	2	.257
1984	MIN/MON/STL	75	191	12	34	7	1	3	10	13	34	0	.178
1985	CHC	106	218	16	53	11	0	4	24	17	34	1	.243
1986	CHC	95	155	21	44	8	0	6	23	15	32	2	.284
1987	SFG	111	317	39	79	13	0	11	39	42	51	4	.249
1988	SFG	82	171	26	37	9	1	3	18	23	39	3	.216
1989	SFG	28	37	7	9	4	0	0	2	5	9	0	.243
Career	—	2260	7156	770	1759	302	50	112	720	847	988	42	.246

On this day & linked events

1950

Born June 28, 1950

Alameda, CA, USA

1971

Major-league debut: Chris Speier

Chris Speier made a major-league debut on April 7, 1971.

1978

Chris Speier Hits for the Cycle, 1978

Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on July 20, 1978.

1988

Chris Speier Hits for the Cycle, 1988

Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 9, 1988.

1989

Final major-league game: Chris Speier

Chris Speier played a final major-league game on October 1, 1989.

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