Tris Speaker

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX us

Died: December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, TX

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX

High School: Hubbard HS (Hubbard, TX)

School: Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: September 12, 1907 (Age 19-161d, 2,971st in major league history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1928 (Age 40-148d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1937. (Voted by BBWAA on 165/201 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Tris Speaker's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Tristram Edgar Speaker

Nicknames: The Grey Eagle

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Uncle of Tex Jeanes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

134.9

10195

3514

117

.345

1882

RBI

1531

436

OBP

.428

SLG

.500

OPS

.928

OPS+

158

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

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PHA		NYY	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 13	PHA		NYY	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 16	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
4	4	Apr 18	PHA		WSH	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
5	5	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 21	PHA	@	NYY	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 24	PHA		BOS	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 30	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
12	12	May 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
13	13	May 4	PHA		DET	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 5	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 7	PHA		DET	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 8	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
17	17	May 10	PHA		SLB	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 11	PHA		SLB	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	19	May 12	PHA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 13	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 14	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 15	PHA		CLE	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 16	PHA		CLE	W,15-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 17	PHA		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 19	PHA		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 21 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	29 (2)	May 23	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	30	May 24 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	31	May 24 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	32	May 25 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
31	33	May 25 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-9	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	34	May 26	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	35	May 27	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
34	36	May 28	PHA		NYY	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	37	May 29	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	38	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	39	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	40	Jun 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	41	Jun 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	42	Jun 4	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	43	Jun 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	44	Jun 7	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	50 (5)	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	W,12-5	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	67 (16)	Jun 30	PHA		WSH	W,7-4	GF	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	68	Jul 1 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-12	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	70 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	73 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,5-4	GF	9	2.2	1	1	0	2	0
48	84 (10)	Jul 16 (2)	PHA		DET	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	93 (8)	Jul 25 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,16-0	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
							49gm			108	8	3	119	1