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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 25 MLN NL 6 14 12 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .417 .462 .583 1.045 187 7 0 0 1 0 0 /87
1960 26 MLN NL 101 122 105 26 28 5 2 0 6 6 2 14 17 .267 .355 .352 .708 101 37 1 1 1 1 1 7/89
1961 27 MLN NL 68 125 97 23 26 2 0 0 6 4 2 28 9 .268 .432 .289 .721 102 28 0 0 0 0 2 78/9
1962 28 HOU NL 129 499 418 51 119 10 9 5 35 7 6 70 46 .285 .389 .388 .777 117 162 1 3 6 2 6 *78
1963 29 HOU NL 120 490 430 52 121 25 4 4 27 5 8 50 38 .281 .355 .386 .741 120 166 5 1 5 4 5 *78/9
1964 30 HOU NL 135 505 449 51 110 18 5 4 38 7 8 41 43 .245 .311 .334 .645 86 150 6 4 6 5 1 *78
1965 31 TOT MLB 89 231 208 35 49 2 1 1 8 5 1 22 17 .236 .307 .269 .577 69 56 1 0 0 1 2 78/9
1965 31 HOU NL 38 127 112 18 24 1 1 1 7 1 1 14 8 .214 .299 .268 .567 67 30 1 0 0 1 2 7/89
1965 31 CAL AL 51 104 96 17 25 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 9 .260 .317 .271 .588 72 26 0 0 0 0 0 8/97
1966 32 CAL AL 6 11 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .667 .727 .667 1.394 310 6 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1967 33 CHC NL 62 155 130 18 33 7 0 0 13 2 2 23 17 .254 .361 .308 .669 90 40 1 0 0 2 4 9/8
1968 34 CHC NL 88 203 177 21 48 9 3 2 18 0 1 20 24 .271 .343 .390 .733 114 69 4 1 2 3 2 9/87
1969 35 CHC NL 82 238 213 23 45 8 1 4 23 0 2 21 16 .211 .284 .315 .598 60 67 1 1 2 1 0 9/8
1970 36 CHC NL 21 17 14 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 .143 .294 .429 .723 83 6 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1971 37 CHC NL 5 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 117 2 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 912 2615 2267 307 594 87 26 21 175 37 32 295 234 .262 .347 .351 .698 99 796 20 11 23 19 23
162 Game Avg. 162 465 403 55 106 15 5 4 31 7 6 52 42 .262 .347 .351 .698 99 141 4 2 4 3 4
CHC (5 yrs) 258 618 539 64 130 25 4 7 55 2 5 67 61 .241 .324 .341 .665 85 184 6 2 4 6 6
HOU (4 yrs) 422 1621 1409 172 374 54 19 14 107 20 23 175 135 .265 .347 .361 .708 104 508 13 8 17 12 14
MLN (3 yrs) 175 261 214 52 59 7 3 0 12 11 4 43 27 .276 .398 .336 .734 107 72 1 1 2 1 3
CAL (2 yrs) 57 115 105 19 31 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 11 .295 .357 .305 .661 93 32 0 0 0 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 855 2500 2162 288 563 86 26 21 174 33 32 285 223 .260 .347 .353 .700 100 764 20 11 23 19 23
AL (2 yrs) 57 115 105 19 31 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 11 .295 .357 .305 .661 93 32 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1962 NL--9--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 NL--70--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1964 NL--8--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
1964 NL--10.442--9th

Oldest s c a p y
1971 NL--born 1933-07-08--7th

                                         

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Gray InkBatting - 3 (1907), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 14, 1954: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 expansion draft.

June 1, 1965: Traded by the Houston Astros to the California Angels for Don Lee.

April 1, 1966: Released by the California Angels.

May, 1966: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 13, 1967: Released by the California Angels.

February 16, 1967: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March 24, 1970: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

June 29, 1970: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

September 9, 1970: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

August 30, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 16, 1971: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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Name and misspellings: Albert Al Spanky Donald alphonse allen allan alberto alan Spangler spanlger

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