Shane Spencer

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg)

Born: February 20, 1972 in Key West, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Granite Hills HS (El Cajon, CA).

High School: Granite Hills HS (El Cajon, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1998 (Age 26-049d, 17,220th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 22, 2004 (Age 32-153d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: David Trimble, Jim Krivacs

Full Name: Michael Shane Spencer

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

1671

438

.262

208

RBI

242

OBP

.326

SLG

.428

OPS

.754

OPS+

Summary of 59 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 18 go ahead

4 Tms
NYY	43
CLE	8
NYM	4
TEX	4

Platoon
vs RHP	31
vs LHP	28

Home/Road
Home	32
Away	27

Outs
1	23
0	20
2	16

21 Opps
TBD	7
ANA	7
BAL	6
CLE	5
CHW	5
DET	4
KCR	4
SEA	3
TOR	3
ARI	2
OAK	2
BOS	2
MIN	1
COL	1
SFG	1
CIN	1
NYY	1
NYM	1
LAD	1
MON	1
FLA	1

53 Pitchers
Dave Burba	3
Paul Abbott	2
Scott Schoeneweis	2
Albie Lopez	2
Jarrod Washburn	2
Scott Erickson	1
Matt Whisenant	1
Jason Jennings	1
Mike Morgan	1
Rob Stanifer	1
Willis Roberts	1
Guillermo Mota	1
Alan Embree	1
Roy Smith	1
Mike Sirotka	1
Kent Mercker	1
Julio Mateo	1
Mark Mulder	1
Wilson Álvarez	1
John Lackey	1
Mark Petkovsek	1
Hideo Nomo	1
Mark Buehrle	1
Matt Herges	1
Billy Koch	1
Jesse Orosco	1
Esteban Yan	1
Jason Johnson	1
Mike Timlin	1
Roy Halladay	1
Tim Byrdak	1
Dan Plesac	1
Al Leiter	1
Paul Wilson	1
Eddie Guardado	1
Matt Roney	1
Alan Newman	1
Andy Pettitte	1
Brian Rose	1
Matt Riley	1
Terrell Wade	1
Ted Lilly	1
Steve Parris	1
Darrell May	1
Bret Prinz	1
Justin Thompson	1
Rick White	1
Jason Jacome	1
C.J. Nitkowski	1
Jose Acevedo	1
José Rosado	1
Dontrelle Willis	1
Nate Robertson	1

18 Parks
Yankee Stad (NYC)	26
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	3
Progressive (CLE)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	31
78	15
8	7
9	4
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	16
1	13
2	11
5	7
6	6
4	3
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	55
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	9
12-	7
123	4
-2-	3
1-3	2
--3	1
-23	1

104 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	32
1 on	13
2 on	10
3 on	4
Any on	27

Inning
1	3
2	8
3	5
4	10
5	4
6	6
7	9
8	9
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	16
4-6	20
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	1
+2	8
+1	7
Tied	12
-1	6
-2	5
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	27
Tied	12
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-1	8
3-2	7
1-0	6
2-0	6
3-1	5
0-1	5
2-2	4
0-2	2
1-2	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	32
RF	17
DH	8
CF	1
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	16
4th	10
8th	10
6th	9
5th	8
3rd	2
9th	2
1st	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-08-07 (2)	NYY		KCR	Tim Byrdak	ahead 8-1	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	9	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	1998-08-07 (2)	NYY		KCR	Matt Whisenant	ahead 12-1	b 8	2	--3	3,(1-1) BSX	2	7	9	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Posada Scores
3	3	3	1	1998-09-04	NYY	@	CHW	Mike Sirotka	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	7	0.096	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1998-09-18	NYY	@	BAL	Jesse Orosco	ahead 11-5	t 9	1	123	4,(1-2) CFBX	4	3	9	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Posada Scores; S. Brosius Scores; C. Knoblauch Scores
5	5	5	1	1998-09-22 (1)	NYY		CLE	Dave Burba	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	0.077	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
6	6	6	2	1998-09-22 (1)	NYY		CLE	Dave Burba	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	0.098	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
7	7	7	1	1998-09-23	NYY		CLE	Jason Jacome	behind 2-4	b 3	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	7	0.300	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Williams Scores; T. Martinez Scores
8	8	8	1	1998-09-24	NYY		TBD	Wilson Álvarez	behind 1-2	b 6	0	123	3,(1-1) FBX	4	5	9	0.236	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Jeter Scores; B. Williams Scores; H. Bush Scores
9	9	9	1	1998-09-26	NYY		TBD	Terrell Wade	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	7	0.109	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	10	1	1998-09-27	NYY		TBD	Albie Lopez	ahead 3-1	b 5	2	123	3,(1-1) FBX	4	7	9	0.153	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Williams Scores; L. Sojo Scores; C. Davis Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1999-05-11	NYY		ANA	Mark Petkovsek	behind 6-9	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	7	0.068	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	1999-05-29	NYY	@	TOR	Dan Plesac	ahead 7-2	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	PH	0.005	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1999-06-22	NYY	@	TBD	Alan Newman	ahead 6-0	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	7	0.012	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	1999-06-25	NYY	@	BAL	Mike Timlin	tied 8-8	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	7	0.325	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
15	15	5	1	1999-06-26	NYY	@	BAL	Jason Johnson	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	7	0.130	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	6	1	1999-06-29	NYY		DET	Justin Thompson	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	0.097	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	7	1	1999-09-06	NYY	@	ANA	Jarrod Washburn	behind 0-3	t 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	7	0.079	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
18	18	8	1	1999-09-30 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	Matt Riley	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	0.116	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2000-04-03	NYY	@	ANA	Kent Mercker	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	7	0.121	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	2	1	2000-04-05	NYY	@	ANA	Scott Schoeneweis	behind 1-9	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	0.013	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	3	1	2000-04-07	NYY	@	SEA	Paul Abbott	behind 3-7	t 9	0	-2-	6,(3-2) CBCBBX	2	5	DH	0.044	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Williams Scores
22	22	4	1	2000-04-15	NYY		KCR	José Rosado	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	9	0.192	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Knoblauch Scores; D. Jeter Scores
23	23	5	1	2000-04-30	NYY		TOR	Roy Halladay	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	8	7	0.119	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Posada Scores
24	24	6	1	2000-05-03	NYY	@	CLE	Dave Burba	behind 1-5	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	DH	0.037	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	7	1	2000-05-09	NYY		TBD	Esteban Yan	behind 0-3	b 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	7	0.173	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Ledée Scores
26	26	8	1	2000-05-27	NYY		BOS	Brian Rose	behind 1-3	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	7	DH	0.110	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	9	1	2000-06-19	NYY	@	BOS	Rob Stanifer	ahead 12-1	t 8	2	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	7	DH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Williams Scores/unER; T. Martinez Scores/unER; S. Spencer Scores/unER
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2001-06-14	NYY		MON	Guillermo Mota	ahead 8-6	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.065	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	2	1	2001-06-15	NYY	@	NYM	Al Leiter	ahead 3-1	t 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	9	0.088	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	3	1	2001-06-22	NYY	@	TBD	Albie Lopez	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	7	0.191	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Posada Scores
31	31	4	1	2001-06-27	NYY		CLE	Roy Smith	ahead 14-5	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	7	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	5	1	2001-07-23	NYY		TOR	Steve Parris	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	7	DH	0.038	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. O'Neill Scores
33	33	6	1	2001-07-26	NYY		DET	C.J. Nitkowski	ahead 9-5	b 6	2	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	6	7	0.046	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Williams Scores; T. Martinez Scores
34	34	7	1	2001-08-17	NYY		SEA	Paul Abbott	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	7	0.130	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Justice Scores
35	35	8	1	2001-08-26	NYY	@	ANA	Scott Schoeneweis	behind 0-3	t 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	7	0.155	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Williams Scores
36	36	9	1	2001-09-18	NYY	@	CHW	Alan Embree	ahead 8-0	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	10	1	2001-09-26	NYY		TBD	Paul Wilson	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	6	9	0.098	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2002-04-17	NYY		BAL	Willis Roberts	ahead 6-1	b 8	2	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	8	9	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	2	1	2002-04-18	NYY		BAL	Scott Erickson	behind 2-4	b 4	1	12-	5,(3-1) BFBBX	3	9	7	0.291	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Ventura Scores; J. Vander Wal Scores
40	40	3	1	2002-06-10	NYY		ARI	Bret Prinz	behind 3-4	b 8	2	123	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	4	8	7	0.594	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Vander Wal Scores; J. Posada Scores; R. Ventura Scores
41	41	4	1	2002-06-12	NYY		ARI	Mike Morgan	behind 2-6	b 7	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	7	0.210	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Ventura Scores; A. Soriano Scores
42	42	5	1	2002-06-18	NYY	@	COL	Jason Jennings	tied 2-2	t 2	1	---	7,(3-2) CBCBBFX	1	8	9	0.099	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	6	1	2002-08-11	NYY		OAK	Mark Mulder	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	7	0.067	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2003-04-20	CLE	@	CHW	Mark Buehrle	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	---	6,(3-2) BFBSBX	1	4	7	0.079	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
45	45	2	1	2003-04-25	CLE	@	OAK	Ted Lilly	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	4,(1-2) BCCX	1	5	9	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	3	1	2003-05-07	CLE	@	ANA	John Lackey	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	0.173	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O. Vizquel Scores
47	47	4	1	2003-07-02	CLE	@	KCR	Darrell May	behind 1-7	t 4	1	---	5,(2-2) BFCBX	1	4	DH	0.029	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	5	1	2003-07-06	CLE	@	MIN	Eddie Guardado	tied 3-3	t 10	2	1--	3,(0-2) FFX	2	4	DH	0.481	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lawton Scores
49	49	6	1	2003-07-11	CLE		CHW	Billy Koch	ahead 10-5	b 8	1	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	2	7	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Crisp Scores
50	50	7	1	2003-07-12 (2)	CLE		CHW	Rick White	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	9	0.037	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
51	51	8	1	2003-07-17	CLE	@	NYY	Andy Pettitte	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	4	DH	0.101	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
52	52	9	1	2003-07-23	TEX		ANA	Jarrod Washburn	ahead 7-6	b 4	1	1-3	6,(2-2) 1CBF*BFX	3	4	7	0.153	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Young Scores; A. Rodriguez Scores
53	53	10	1	2003-08-14	TEX		DET	Matt Roney	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	9,(3-2) CBFFBFBFX	1	6	7	0.094	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
54	54	11	1	2003-08-18	TEX	@	DET	Nate Robertson	behind 0-1	t 4	1	1--	7,(2-2) CBBSFFX	2	5	7	0.223	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Palmeiro Scores
55	55	12	1	2003-09-18	TEX		SEA	Julio Mateo	behind 0-1	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	9	0.160	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2004-04-27	NYM	@	LAD	Hideo Nomo	behind 0-1	t 2	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	5	7	0.173	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); K. García Scores
57	57	2	1	2004-05-05	NYM		SFG	Matt Herges	tied 2-2	b 8	2	12-	3,(1-1) ..CBX	3	5	7	0.379	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. McEwing Scores; K. García Scores
58	58	3	1	2004-07-01	NYM	@	CIN	Jose Acevedo	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	8	0.213	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Piazza Scores; R. Hidalgo Scores
59	59	4	1	2004-07-19	NYM		FLA	Dontrelle Willis	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	6,(3-2) CFBBBX	3	4	7	0.182	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Reyes Scores; M. Piazza Scores