Bob Spence

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: February 10, 1946 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (4th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA).

High School: St. Augustine HS (San Diego, CA)

School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Debut: September 5, 1969 (Age 23-207d, 12,900th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1971 (Age 25-208d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: John Robert Spence

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

183

.202

RBI

OBP

.265

SLG

.306

OPS

.571

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-9 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (9-8-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
R McKinney	1

Most Driven In By
P Kelly	1
M Andrews	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	59	86 (85)	Jul 15	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.006	.02	0.00%	-0.19	PH
2	60	91 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	7	.84	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-0.45	1B
3	61	92	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	.79	-0.011	.02	0.00%	0.07	1B
4	62	93	Jul 20	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	6	.97	-0.047	.05	0.00%	-0.34	1B
5	63	94	Jul 21	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	7	.32	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.73	1B
6	64	95	Jul 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	6	.39	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.34	1B
7	65	96	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,6-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.56	0.021	.01	0.00%	0.12	PH
8	66	100 (3)	Jul 27	CHW		NYY	W,9-6	GS-10	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.320	.200	.520	7	1.94	0.052	.03	0.00%	0.15	1B
9	67	104 (3)	Jul 31	CHW		BOS	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.286	.174	.460	5	.61	-0.046	.06	0.00%	-0.63	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	68	105	Aug 1 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.276	.167	.443	9	.18	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.30	PH
11	69	108 (2)	Aug 3	CHW		MIN	L,3-4	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.267	.160	.427	8	3.18	-0.088	.04	0.00%	-0.33	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	70	136 (27)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,6-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.258	.154	.412	9	1.05	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
13	71	137	Sep 4	CHW		KCR	L,1-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.281	.154	.435	9	1.71	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.11	PH
14	72	140 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,3-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.273	.148	.421	8	.29	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
							5-9		33	27	2	4	0	0	0	1	5	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.148	.273	.148	.421		.96	-0.159	.03	-0.01%	-3.43

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