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Tim Spehr
Timothy Joseph Spehr
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 2, 1966 in Excelsior Springs, MO
Schools: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1991
Final Game: September 28, 1999
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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
1991 24 KCR AL 37 88 74 7 14 5 0 3 14 1 0 9 18 .189 .282 .378 .661 82 28 2 1 3 1 0 2
1993 26 MON NL 53 99 87 14 20 6 0 2 10 2 0 6 20 .230 .281 .368 .649 69 32 0 1 3 2 1 2
1994 27 MON NL 52 41 36 8 9 3 1 0 5 2 0 4 11 .250 .325 .389 .714 85 14 0 0 1 0 0 2/7
1995 28 MON NL 41 44 35 4 9 5 0 1 3 0 0 6 7 .257 .366 .486 .852 119 17 0 0 3 0 0 2
1996 29 MON NL 63 49 44 4 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 15 .091 .167 .182 .348 -9 8 1 1 1 0 0 2/9
1997 30 TOT 25 52 49 5 9 1 0 2 6 1 0 2 16 .184 .231 .327 .557 43 16 0 1 0 0 0 2
1997 30 KCR AL 17 38 35 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 .171 .237 .257 .494 29 9 0 1 0 0 0 2
1997 30 ATL NL 8 14 14 2 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 .214 .214 .500 .714 79 7 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1998 31 TOT 32 96 76 8 13 3 0 1 5 1 0 15 19 .171 .337 .250 .587 58 19 1 4 1 0 1 2/3
1998 31 NYM NL 21 60 51 3 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 16 .137 .267 .157 .424 16 8 0 2 0 0 1 2/3
1998 31 KCR AL 11 36 25 5 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 8 3 .240 .457 .440 .897 135 11 1 2 1 0 0 2
1999 32 KCR AL 60 187 155 26 32 7 0 9 26 1 0 22 47 .206 .324 .426 .750 88 66 2 6 2 2 0 2
8 Seasons 363 656 556 76 110 31 1 19 72 9 0 67 153 .198 .298 .360 .657 71 200 6 14 14 5 2
162 Game Avg. 162 293 248 34 49 14 0 8 32 4 0 30 68 .198 .298 .360 .657 71 89 3 6 6 2 1
KCR (4 yrs) 125 349 289 41 58 14 0 14 44 2 0 41 80 .201 .318 .394 .712 85 114 5 10 6 3 0
MON (4 yrs) 209 233 202 30 42 15 1 4 21 5 0 19 53 .208 .280 .351 .631 64 71 1 2 8 2 1
NYM (1 yr) 21 60 51 3 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 16 .137 .267 .157 .424 16 8 0 2 0 0 1
ATL (1 yr) 8 14 14 2 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 .214 .214 .500 .714 79 7 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 238 307 267 35 52 17 1 5 28 7 0 26 73 .195 .274 .322 .596 56 86 1 4 8 2 2
AL (4 yrs) 125 349 289 41 58 14 0 14 44 2 0 41 80 .201 .318 .394 .712 85 114 5 10 6 3 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1991 KCR AL 24 C 37 27 230.1 212 190 19 3 3 .986 4.0 20.8 4 8.17 5.65 .990 6.49 5.28 5 2 13 14 52%
1993 MON NL 26 C 49 26 241.2 197 166 22 9 3 .954 -2.0 -9.9 -2 7.00 3.84 .989 6.74 5.75 0 5 39 16 29%
1994 MON NL 27 C 46 1 99.2 108 102 6 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.75 2.35 .991 7.11 6.15 2 1 7 1 13%
1994 MON NL 27 LF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.45
1994 MON NL 27 OF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.90
1995 MON NL 28 C 38 7 110.0 105 92 12 1 3 .990 1.0 10.9 1 8.51 2.74 .989 7.40 6.34 0 3 14 6 30%
1996 MON NL 29 C 58 7 142.1 130 121 7 2 0 .985 -2.0 -16.9 -2 8.09 2.21 .989 7.50 6.33 1 3 16 2 11%
1996 MON NL 29 OF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1996 MON NL 29 RF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.70
1997 TOT 30 C 24 14 130.0 123 110 11 2 1 .984 1.0 9.2 1 8.38 5.04 .990 7.30 6.23 0 5 14 8 36%
1997 KCR AL 30 C 17 12 94.0 85 78 7 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.14 5.00 .991 7.15 6.08 0 3 12 4 25%
1997 ATL NL 30 C 7 2 36.0 38 32 4 2 0 .947 1.0 33.3 1 9.00 5.14 .989 7.68 6.59 0 2 2 4 67%
1998 TOT 31 C 32 26 240.0 192 180 12 0 1 1.000 2.0 10.0 2 7.20 6.00 .990 7.36 6.37 1 8 17 9 35%
1998 NYM NL 31 C 21 15 147.0 128 118 10 0 1 1.000 1.0 8.2 1 7.84 6.10 .990 7.50 6.47 1 6 12 7 37%
1998 NYM NL 31 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1998 KCR AL 31 C 11 11 93.0 64 62 2 0 0 1.000 1.0 12.9 1 6.19 5.82 .991 7.13 6.17 0 2 5 2 29%
1999 KCR AL 32 C 59 53 454.2 288 274 11 3 4 .990 -2.0 -5.3 -2 5.64 4.83 .991 6.98 6.11 3 8 35 8 19%
8 Seasons C 343 161 1648.2 1355 1235 100 20 16 .985 2.0 1.5 2 7.29 3.89 .990 7.04 6.07 12 35 155 64 29%
2 Seasons OF 3 0 3.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 32.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.91 0.67 1.000 2.21 1.87
1 Season LF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.45
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1 Season RF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.70
8 Seasons TOT 347 161 1653.1 1359 1239 100 20 16 .985 2.1 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2 7.29 3.86 .975 7.03 6.04 12 35 155 64 29%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.

December 9, 1992: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jeff Shaw to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.

October 21, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

March 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 26, 1997: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox.

May 27, 1997: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

June 10, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

December 21, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 31, 1998: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Mets.

November 2, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 1, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Montreal Expos$115,000
1994Montreal Expos$132,000
1995Montreal Expos$150,000
1996Montreal Expos$150,000
1997Kansas City Royals$260,000
Atlanta Braves$150,000
1998New York Mets$285,000
1999Kansas City Royals$330,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,572,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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