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By Speece
Byron Franklin Speece
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 6, 1897 in West Baden, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1924
Final Game: June 26, 1930
Died: September 29, 1974 in Elgin, OR
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1924 27 WSH AL 2 1 .667 2.65 21 1 14 0 0 0 54.1 60 30 16 0 27 15 2 1 2 243 153 1.601 9.9 0.0 4.5 2.5 0.56
1925 28 CLE AL 3 5 .375 4.28 28 3 13 3 0 1 90.1 106 48 43 0 28 26 3 1 3 405 103 1.483 10.6 0.0 2.8 2.6 0.93
1926 29 CLE AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 1.000 3.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1930 33 PHI NL 0 0 13.27 11 0 5 0 0 0 19.2 41 30 29 1 4 9 0 0 0 105 41 2.288 18.8 0.5 1.8 4.1 2.25
4 Seasons 5 6 .455 4.73 62 4 33 3 0 1 167.1 208 109 88 1 61 51 5 2 5 763 93 1.608 11.2 0.1 3.3 2.7 0.84
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .455 4.73 64 4 34 3 0 1 172 214 112 91 1 63 53 5 2 5 786 93 1.608 11.2 0.1 3.3 2.7 0.84
CLE (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.15 30 3 14 3 0 1 93.1 107 49 43 0 30 27 3 1 3 415 107 1.468 10.3 0.0 2.9 2.6 0.90
WSH (1 yr) 2 1 .667 2.65 21 1 14 0 0 0 54.1 60 30 16 0 27 15 2 1 2 243 153 1.601 9.9 0.0 4.5 2.5 0.56
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 13.27 11 0 5 0 0 0 19.2 41 30 29 1 4 9 0 0 0 105 41 2.288 18.8 0.5 1.8 4.1 2.25
AL (3 yrs) 5 6 .455 3.60 51 4 28 3 0 1 147.2 167 79 59 0 57 42 5 2 5 658 119 1.517 10.2 0.0 3.5 2.6 0.74
NL (1 yr) 0 0 13.27 11 0 5 0 0 0 19.2 41 30 29 1 4 9 0 0 0 105 41 2.288 18.8 0.5 1.8 4.1 2.25

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1924 27 WSH AL WS W NYG 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Batting

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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
1924 27 WSH AL 21 20 20 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 .150 .150 .300 .450 15 6 0 0 1
1925 28 CLE AL 28 31 31 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .161 .161 .226 .387 -3 7 0 0 1
1926 29 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1930 33 PHI NL 11 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 58 1 0 0 1
4 Seasons 62 54 54 3 9 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 17 .167 .167 .259 .426 7 14 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 141 141 8 24 8 3 0 10 0 0 44 .167 .167 .259 .426 7 37 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 30 31 31 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .161 .161 .226 .387 -3 7 0 0 0 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 21 20 20 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 .150 .150 .300 .450 15 6 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 11 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 58 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 51 51 51 3 8 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 15 .157 .157 .255 .412 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 11 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 58 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1924 27 WSH AL WS NYG W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1924 WSH AL 27 P 21 22 2 19 1 0 .955 1.00 .959 1.32
1925 CLE AL 28 P 28 28 4 23 1 2 .964 0.96 .961 1.40
1926 CLE AL 29 P 2 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.00 .950 1.40
1930 PHI NL 33 P 11 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.45 .960 1.10
4 Seasons P 62 57 8 47 2 3 .965 0.89 .960 1.32
4 Seasons TOT 62 57 8 47 2 3 .965 0.89 .925 1.32

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Finished s c a p y
1924 AL--14--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

February 1, 1924: Traded by Omaha (Western) to the Washington Senators for Jim O'Neill and cash and a player to be named.

December 12, 1924: Traded by the Washington Senators with Carr Smith to the Cleveland Indians for Stan Coveleski.

May, 1926: Purchased by Indianapolis (American Association) from the Cleveland Indians.

October 7, 1929: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

July 16, 1930: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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