Al Spangler
Albert Donald Spangler (Spanky)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 8, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Olney (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Duke University
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1959
Final Game: September 12, 1971
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 MLN NL 25 OF 4 2 23.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.28 1.50 .983 2.21 1.90
1959 MLN NL 25 CF 3 2 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -49.1 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.23 1.00 .967 2.62 2.23
1959 MLN NL 25 LF 1 0 1.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 648.0 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 16.20 3.00 .967 2.16 1.60
1960 MLN NL 26 OF 92 22 318.2 93 88 4 1 1 .989 6.8 25.6 5.8 3.2 2.6 1 2.60 1.00 .977 2.20 1.92
1960 MLN NL 26 LF 90 22 315.2 87 84 2 1 1 .989 6.6 25.1 5.6 3.2 2.4 1 2.45 0.96 .974 1.98 1.54
1960 MLN NL 26 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1960 MLN NL 26 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1961 MLN NL 27 OF 44 19 225.1 58 56 2 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -4.8 -0.9 -1.1 0.4 0 2.32 1.32 .976 2.16 1.86
1961 MLN NL 27 LF 23 3 75.1 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 6.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0 2.27 0.83 .974 1.88 1.50
1961 MLN NL 27 CF 21 16 147.0 40 38 2 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -9.8 -1.2 -1.3 0.2 0 2.45 1.90 .980 2.63 2.28
1961 MLN NL 27 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1962 HOU NL 28 OF 121 109 960.1 198 183 7 8 2 .960 -11.6 -14.5 -10.6 -2.3 -8.4 -1 1.78 1.57 .974 2.07 1.79
1962 HOU NL 28 LF 92 82 718.0 147 137 5 5 2 .966 -4.1 -6.9 -4.1 -0.8 -3.4 0 1.78 1.54 .968 1.81 1.37
1962 HOU NL 28 CF 29 27 242.1 55 50 2 3 0 .945 -7.5 -37.1 -6.5 -1.5 -5.0 -1 1.93 1.79 .980 2.47 2.27
1963 HOU NL 29 OF 113 110 970.0 223 215 5 3 1 .987 -2.9 -3.6 -2.9 -2.6 -0.2 0 2.04 1.95 .977 2.01 1.75
1963 HOU NL 29 LF 87 77 689.0 160 154 4 2 1 .988 2.7 4.7 1.7 0.3 1.5 1 2.06 1.82 .971 1.80 1.38
1963 HOU NL 29 CF 32 31 252.1 62 60 1 1 1 .984 -4.7 -22.4 -3.7 -2.4 -1.3 -1 2.18 1.91 .982 2.37 2.09
1963 HOU NL 29 RF 4 2 28.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -37.7 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0 0.94 0.75 .967 1.82 1.60
1964 HOU NL 30 OF 127 112 1013.0 195 185 3 7 1 .964 -15.8 -18.7 -12.8 -7.9 -4.9 -3 1.67 1.48 .973 1.99 1.72
1964 HOU NL 30 LF 106 89 812.2 145 138 2 5 1 .966 -14.4 -21.3 -11.4 -6.9 -4.5 -3 1.55 1.32 .965 1.71 1.34
1964 HOU NL 30 CF 25 23 200.1 54 51 1 2 1 .963 -1.4 -8.4 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 2.34 2.08 .978 2.35 2.10
1965 TOT MLB 31 OF 57 43 410.2 82 76 3 3 0 .963 -1.6 -4.7 -2.6 -1.9 -0.8 1 1.73 1.39 .977 2.02 1.76
1965 TOT MLB 31 LF 35 26 258.2 48 43 3 2 0 .958 -2.1 -9.7 -3.1 -1.5 -1.7 1 1.60 1.31 .967 1.72 1.39
1965 TOT MLB 31 CF 18 12 114.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 0.2 2.1 0.2 -0.8 1.0 0 2.05 1.44 .978 2.40 2.03
1965 TOT MLB 31 RF 7 5 38.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 9.5 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0 1.89 1.14 .975 1.87 1.59
1965 HOU NL 31 OF 33 25 246.2 45 40 3 2 0 .956 -2.4 -11.7 -3.4 -1.5 -2.0 1 1.57 1.30 .976 2.00 1.75
1965 HOU NL 31 LF 31 25 242.2 44 39 3 2 0 .955 -2.5 -12.4 -3.5 -1.5 -2.1 1 1.56 1.35 .966 1.71 1.38
1965 HOU NL 31 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1965 HOU NL 31 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1965 CAL AL 31 OF 24 18 164.0 37 36 0 1 0 .973 0.8 5.9 0.8 -0.4 1.2 0 1.98 1.50 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 CAL AL 31 CF 17 12 113.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 0.2 2.1 0.2 -0.8 1.0 0 2.07 1.53 .978 2.40 2.03
1965 CAL AL 31 RF 6 5 35.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 1.80 1.17 .971 1.85 1.57
1965 CAL AL 31 LF 4 1 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.25 1.00 .975 1.86 1.50
1966 CAL AL 32 OF 3 2 19.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 42.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 1.37 1.00 .967 2.11 1.83
1966 CAL AL 32 RF 3 2 19.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 42.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 1.83 1.33 .975 1.92 1.70
1967 CHC NL 33 OF 41 33 308.0 72 71 0 1 0 .986 1.6 6.2 2.6 2.6 0.0 -1 2.07 1.73 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 CHC NL 33 RF 34 29 265.1 60 59 0 1 0 .983 2.2 9.9 3.2 2.6 0.6 -1 2.00 1.74 .975 2.04 1.76
1967 CHC NL 33 CF 7 4 42.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -16.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.48 1.00 .986 2.30 2.04
1968 CHC NL 34 OF 48 39 354.2 75 71 2 2 1 .973 -7.9 -26.7 -5.9 -3.6 -2.4 -2 1.85 1.52 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 CHC NL 34 RF 42 33 305.2 66 62 2 2 1 .970 -7.6 -29.8 -5.6 -3.4 -2.3 -2 1.88 1.52 .982 2.02 1.77
1968 CHC NL 34 CF 7 5 40.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -15.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0 1.58 1.00 .971 2.38 2.19
1968 CHC NL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .950 1.60 1.40
1969 CHC NL 35 OF 58 52 445.1 80 75 1 4 0 .950 -5.4 -14.6 -4.4 0.8 -5.2 -1 1.54 1.31 .974 2.02 1.75
1969 CHC NL 35 RF 57 52 444.1 79 74 1 4 0 .949 -5.7 -15.4 -4.7 0.5 -5.2 -1 1.52 1.32 .976 1.89 1.60
1969 CHC NL 35 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.10
1970 CHC NL 36 OF 6 0 15.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 56.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 0 3.00 0.83 .980 2.04 1.78
1970 CHC NL 36 LF 3 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 120.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 5.40 1.00 .967 1.80 1.37
1970 CHC NL 36 RF 3 0 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.67 1.000 1.98 1.67
12 Seasons OF 714 543 5064.1 1090 1034 27 29 6 .973 -36.3 -8.6 -30.3 -12.0 -18.3 -6 1.89 1.49 .975 2.04 1.79
9 Seasons LF 438 300 2885.0 614 583 16 15 5 .976 -9.3 -3.9 -9.3 -4.5 -4.8 0 1.87 1.37 .969 1.79 1.41
9 Seasons RF 152 123 1116.2 223 213 3 7 1 .969 -10.7 -11.5 -6.7 0.1 -6.9 -4 1.74 1.42 .978 1.96 1.69
10 Seasons CF 144 120 1062.2 256 243 6 7 2 .973 -16.3 -18.4 -14.3 -7.6 -6.6 -2 2.11 1.73 .980 2.43 2.15
13 Seasons TOT 714 543 5064.1 1090 1034 27 29 6 .973 -36.3 -8.6 -30.3 -12.0 -18.3 -6 1.89 1.49 .949 2.04 1.79
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 MLN NL 25 6 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 3 1
1960 MLN NL 26 101 22 101 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 1 1 92 5 24
1961 MLN NL 27 68 19 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21 1 44 21 13
1962 HOU NL 28 129 109 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 29 0 121 15 3
1963 HOU NL 29 120 110 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 32 4 113 9 1
1964 HOU NL 30 135 112 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 25 0 127 12 3
1965 CAL AL 31 51 18 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 6 24 25 6
1965 HOU NL 31 38 25 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 1 33 7 1
1966 CAL AL 32 6 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0
1967 CHC NL 33 62 33 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 34 41 25 0
1968 CHC NL 34 88 39 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 42 48 46 0
1969 CHC NL 35 82 52 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57 58 30 0
1970 CHC NL 36 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 14 2
1971 CHC NL 37 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 Seasons 912 543 912 912 0 0 0 0 0 0 438 144 152 714 220 54
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1959 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 11 64% 73% 36% 4 75%
1960 MLN NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 14 11 0 7 2 0 3 2 0 4 0 1 9 9 0 37 24 64.9% 12 1 2.7% 1 1389 57% 78% 30% 152 56%
1961 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 5 71.4% 2 0 0.0% 0 343 50% 79% 33% 42 45%
1962 HOU NL 28 5 0 5 0 1 5 0 3 1 1 12 9 0 12 2 0 5 5 0 15 2 1 5 4 1 49 22 44.9% 25 2 4.1% 3 3140 57% 76% 25% 226 62%
1963 HOU NL 29 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 14 12 1 12 4 1 2 1 0 12 3 0 10 10 0 50 30 60.0% 18 2 4.0% 2 2964 54% 79% 28% 240 65%
1964 HOU NL 30 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 16 11 0 26 3 1 6 5 0 14 2 1 12 11 0 74 32 43.2% 40 2 2.7% 0 3503 57% 80% 27% 263 53%
1965 HOU NL 31 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 15 9 60.0% 6 0 0.0% 3 1059 61% 79% 26% 77 55%
1965 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 69% 76% 26% 7 57%
1968 CHC NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 76% 73% 24% 3 67%
1970 CHC NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 22 64% 86% 27% 7 43%
9 Seasons 15 0 15 0 3 16 0 4 3 5 68 54 1 64 12 2 16 13 0 48 8 3 42 40 1 238 127 53.4% 104 7 2.9% 9 12526 57% 78% 27% 1021 58%
MLB Averages 57.2% 2.6% 62% 77% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1959 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 105 60% 73% 21% 4 75%
1960 MLN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 100% 33% 0
1961 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 16 6 37.5% 10 0 0.0% 2 633 60% 82% 27% 72 54%
1962 HOU NL 28 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 3 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 4 0 27 8 29.6% 18 1 3.7% 1 1062 63% 76% 24% 103 50%
1963 HOU NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 3 0 14 3 21.4% 10 1 7.1% 0 1102 62% 78% 27% 80 75%
1964 HOU NL 30 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 17 8 47.1% 9 0 0.0% 1 858 59% 81% 26% 88 58%
1965 CAL AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 8 5 62.5% 3 0 0.0% 0 467 60% 77% 24% 39 67%
1965 HOU NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 67% 0% 0
1967 CHC NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 185 75% 78% 24% 15 47%
1968 CHC NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 179 70% 73% 22% 17 41%
1969 CHC NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 67% 33% 1 100%
10 Seasons 7 0 7 0 4 6 0 1 2 1 32 13 1 23 4 0 4 2 0 15 2 1 17 14 0 91 35 38.5% 54 2 2.2% 4 4600 62% 78% 25% 419 59%
MLB Averages 40.7% 2.0% 62% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 MLN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63% 63% 25% 2 50%
1961 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 50% 92% 58% 0
1963 HOU NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 129 66% 78% 22% 9 33%
1965 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 155 62% 81% 28% 16 44%
1965 HOU NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 73% 64% 36% 1 100%
1966 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 59% 76% 27% 4 100%
1967 CHC NL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 8 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 28 10 35.7% 18 0 0.0% 0 1090 67% 80% 26% 106 56%
1968 CHC NL 34 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 3 0 0 7 6 0 7 2 0 3 1 1 30 10 33.3% 19 1 3.3% 1 1317 67% 79% 24% 129 49%
1969 CHC NL 35 4 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 26 10 1 12 4 0 8 5 0 4 0 0 8 6 0 58 25 43.1% 32 1 1.7% 0 1892 61% 74% 22% 193 39%
1970 CHC NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 79% 65% 15% 5 40%
9 Seasons 7 0 7 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 52 19 1 27 7 0 19 14 0 13 2 0 16 10 1 127 52 40.9% 73 2 1.6% 1 4732 64% 77% 24% 465 46%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.1% 62% 77% 26% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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