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By Speece
Byron Franklin Speece
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 6, 1897 in West Baden, IN, US
Died: September 29, 1974 in Elgin, OR,

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1922 25 Norfolk NESL D none 14 9 .609 28 201.0 192 80 31 1.109 8.6 1.4
1923 26 Omaha WL A none 26 14 .650 49 314.0 344 177 82 1.357 9.9 2.4
1926 29 Indianapolis AA AA none 17 10 .630 4.06 36 204.0 234 103 92 47 1.377 10.3 2.1
1927 30 Toledo, Indianapolis AA AA none 12 10 .545 4.14 41 174.0 185 96 80 60 1.408 9.6 3.1
1928 31 Indianapolis AA AA none 1 4 .200 5.20 28 83.0 109 59 48 26 37 1 1.627 11.8 2.8 4.0 1.42
1929 32 Indianapolis AA AA none 9 2 .818 3.80 36 109.0 109 55 46 35 1.321 9.0 2.9
1930 33 Newark IL AA none 3 4 .429 3.38 19 48.0 36 19 18 13 1.021 6.8 2.4
1931 34 Newark IL AA none 12 6 .667 2.84 50 95.0 93 36 30 37 1.368 8.8 3.5
1932 35 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-AA none-NYY 10 7 .588 4.54 32 115.0 129 67 58 45 1.513 10.1 3.5
1932 35 Nashville SOUA A none 9 6 .600 3.84 19 96.0 101 47 41 35 1.417 9.5 3.3
1932 35 Newark IL AA NYY 1 1 .500 8.05 13 19.0 28 20 17 10 2.000 13.3 4.7
1933 36 Nashville SOUA A none 17 10 .630 3.67 38 216.0 222 100 88 64 1.324 9.2 2.7
1934 37 Nashville SOUA A NYG 22 8 .733 2.99 38 247.0 242 98 82 61 1.227 8.8 2.2
1935 38 Nashville SOUA A NYG 15 12 .556 3.30 38 207.0 219 89 76 41 1.256 9.5 1.8
1936 39 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN 22 9 .710 3.86 42 240.0 244 126 103 57 1.254 9.2 2.1
1937 40 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN 10 15 .400 5.75 40 20 144.0 184 103 92 42 1.569 11.5 2.6
1938 41 Nashville SOUA A1 BRO 0 0 4.00 2 9.0 10 4 4 0 1.111 10.0 0.0
1940 43 Portland PCL AA none 7 9 .438 3.95 36 17 173.0 182 101 76 43 1.301 9.5 2.2
1941 44 Portland PCL AA none 9 12 .429 3.53 26 22 148.0 163 72 58 30 1.304 9.9 1.8
1942 45 Portland PCL AA none 9 6 .600 3.92 19 16 124.0 127 65 54 36 1.315 9.2 2.6
1943 46 Seattle PCL AA none 13 9 .591 2.83 27 23 175.0 167 66 55 41 1.189 8.6 2.1
1944 47 Seattle PCL AA none 10 13 .435 2.80 31 27 180.0 181 68 56 30 1.172 9.0 1.5
1945 48 Seattle PCL AA none 3 3 .500 4.33 17 4 54.0 61 31 26 17 1.444 10.2 2.8
21 Seasons 241 172 .584 3.15 673 129 3260.0 3433 1615 1142 838 37 1 1.310 9.5 2.3 0.1 0.04
AA (13 seasons) 106 89 .544 3.72 379 109 1586.0 1675 791 656 425 37 1 1.324 9.5 2.4 0.2 0.09
A (5 seasons) 89 50 .640 2.39 182 1080.0 1128 511 287 283 1.306 9.4 2.4
A1 (3 seasons) 32 24 .571 4.56 84 20 393.0 438 233 199 99 1.366 10.0 2.3
D (1 season) 14 9 .609 28 201.0 192 80 31 1.109 8.6 1.4
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1922 25 Norfolk NESL D none 46 114 34 5 1 4 .298 .465 53
1923 26 Omaha WL A none 51 131 44 8 4 2 .336 .504 66
1926 29 Indianapolis AA AA none 36 74 14 4 0 1 .189 .284 21
1927 30 Toledo,Indianapolis AA AA none 41 56 7 1 0 0 .125 .143 8
1928 31 Indianapolis AA AA none 28 24 3 7 1 0 2 0 .292 .583 14 0
1929 32 Indianapolis AA AA none 44 46 13 2 2 1 .283 .478 22
1930 33 Newark IL AA none 19 13 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 2
1931 34 Newark IL AA none 50 26 6 2 0 0 .231 .308 8
1932 35 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-AA none-NYY 43 73 18 6 2 0 .247 .384 28
1932 35 Nashville SOUA A none 29 65 16 5 2 0 .246 .385 25
1932 35 Newark IL AA NYY 14 8 2 1 0 0 .250 .375 3
1933 36 Nashville SOUA A none 42 89 25 5 0 2 .281 .404 36
1934 37 Nashville SOUA A NYG 53 124 35 4 1 1 .282 .355 44
1935 38 Nashville SOUA A NYG 46 93 23 4 0 0 .247 .290 27
1936 39 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN 54 114 27 10 0 0 .237 .325 37
1937 40 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN 43 56 11 2 0 0 .196 .232 13
1938 41 Nashville SOUA A1 BRO
1940 43 Portland PCL AA none 37 54 10 0 0 1 .185 .241 13
1941 44 Portland PCL AA none 25 52 6 1 0 0 .115 .135 7
1942 45 Portland PCL AA none 20 41 8 1 0 1 .195 .293 12
1943 46 Seattle PCL AA none 28 64 14 0 0 0 .219 .219 14
1944 47 Seattle PCL AA none 31 53 9 2 0 0 .170 .208 11
1945 48 Seattle PCL AA none 17 13 3 3 0 0 .231 .462 6
21 Seasons 754 1310 1310 3 316 61 10 15 0 .241 .241 .337 .579 442 0
AA (13 seasons) 390 524 524 3 101 18 2 6 0 .193 .193 .269 .462 141 0
A (5 seasons) 221 502 502 143 26 7 5 .285 .285 .394 .679 198
A1 (3 seasons) 97 170 170 38 12 0 0 .224 .224 .294 .518 50
D (1 season) 46 114 114 34 5 1 4 .298 .298 .465 .763 53
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1922 25 Norfolk NESL D none P
1923 26 Omaha WL A none P
1926 29 Indianapolis AA AA none P
1927 30 Toledo, Indianapolis AA AA none P
1928 31 Indianapolis AA AA none P 28 15 0 15 0 0 1.000 0.54
1929 32 Indianapolis AA AA none P
1930 33 Newark IL AA none P
1931 34 Newark IL AA none P 50 0.00
1932 35 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-AA none-NYY P 32 0.00
1932 35 Nashville SOUA A none P 19 0.00
1932 35 Newark IL AA NYY P 13 0.00
1933 36 Nashville SOUA A none P 38 0.00
1934 37 Nashville SOUA A NYG P
1935 38 Nashville SOUA A NYG P 38 0.00
1936 39 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN P 42 0.00
1937 40 Nashville SOUA A1 CIN P
1938 41 Nashville SOUA A1 BRO P 2 0.00
1940 43 Portland PCL AA none P
1941 44 Portland PCL AA none P
1942 45 Portland PCL AA none P 19 0.00
1943 46 Seattle PCL AA none P
1944 47 Seattle PCL AA none P
1945 48 Seattle PCL AA none P
21 Seasons 249 15 0 15 0 0 1.000 0.06
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff Stint From To
1922 25 Norfolk Elk Horns Nebraska State League D none
1923 26 Omaha Buffaloes Western League A none
1924 27 Washington Senators American League MLB WSH
1925 28 Cleveland Indians American League MLB CLE
1926 29 Indianapolis Indians American Association AA none
1926 29 Cleveland Indians American League MLB CLE
1927 30 Toledo Mud Hens American Association AA none 2
1927 30 Indianapolis Indians American Association AA none
1928 31 Indianapolis Indians American Association AA none
1929 32 Indianapolis Indians American Association AA none
1930 33 Newark Bears International League AA none
1930 33 Philadelphia Phillies National League MLB PHI
1931 34 Newark Bears International League AA none
1932 35 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A none
1932 35 Newark Bears International League AA NYY
1933 36 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A none
1934 37 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A NYG
1935 38 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A NYG
1936 39 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A1 CIN
1937 40 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A1 CIN
1938 41 Nashville Volunteers Southern Association A1 BRO
1940 43 Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League AA none
1941 44 Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League AA none
1942 45 Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League AA none
1943 46 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AA none
1944 47 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AA none
1945 48 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AA none

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