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Jim Spencer
James Lloyd Spencer (Spence)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1947 in Hanover, PA
High School: Andover (Glen Burnie, MD)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1968
Final Game: June 20, 1982
Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer
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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
1968 20 CAL AL 19 73 68 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 .191 .233 .206 .439 37 14 2 1 0 1 0 3
1969 21 CAL AL 113 422 386 39 98 14 3 10 31 1 0 26 53 .254 .304 .383 .688 97 148 6 2 8 0 6 3
1970 22 CAL AL 146 550 511 61 140 20 4 12 68 0 2 28 61 .274 .309 .399 .708 98 204 9 0 6 5 6 *3 GG
1971 23 CAL AL 148 572 510 50 121 21 2 18 59 0 1 48 63 .237 .304 .392 .696 103 200 16 3 6 5 7 *3
1972 24 CAL AL 82 225 212 13 47 5 0 1 14 0 1 12 25 .222 .262 .259 .522 60 55 8 0 0 1 1 37
1973 25 TOT AL 131 489 439 45 115 16 5 6 54 0 3 43 50 .262 .329 .362 .691 100 159 11 2 2 3 7 *3/D AS
1973 25 CAL AL 29 99 87 10 21 4 2 2 11 0 0 9 9 .241 .316 .402 .719 109 35 3 1 1 1 1 3/D
1973 25 TEX AL 102 390 352 35 94 12 3 4 43 0 3 34 41 .267 .332 .352 .684 98 124 8 1 1 2 6 3/D
1974 26 TEX AL 118 384 352 36 98 11 4 7 44 1 2 22 27 .278 .323 .392 .715 108 138 8 3 3 4 3 3D
1975 27 TEX AL 132 443 403 50 107 18 1 11 47 0 1 35 43 .266 .327 .397 .724 105 160 9 2 2 1 6 3D
1976 28 CHW AL 150 579 518 53 131 13 2 14 70 6 4 49 52 .253 .315 .367 .682 99 190 10 1 4 7 19 *3/D
1977 29 CHW AL 128 515 470 56 116 16 1 18 69 1 2 36 50 .247 .300 .400 .700 90 188 11 2 2 5 11 *3 GG
1978 30 NYY AL 71 166 150 12 34 9 1 7 24 0 1 15 32 .227 .295 .440 .735 108 66 4 0 0 1 3 D3
1979 31 NYY AL 106 336 295 60 85 15 3 23 53 0 2 38 25 .288 .367 .593 .960 157 175 12 0 1 2 11 D3
1980 32 NYY AL 97 295 259 38 61 9 0 13 43 1 0 30 44 .236 .313 .421 .734 102 109 7 1 1 4 2 3D/7
1981 33 TOT AL 79 255 234 20 44 8 0 4 13 1 0 19 27 .188 .247 .274 .521 53 64 8 0 0 2 3 *3
1981 33 NYY AL 25 72 63 6 9 2 0 2 4 0 0 9 7 .143 .250 .270 .520 52 17 3 0 0 0 2 3
1981 33 OAK AL 54 183 171 14 35 6 0 2 9 1 0 10 20 .205 .246 .275 .521 54 47 5 0 0 2 1 3
1982 34 OAK AL 33 105 101 6 17 3 1 2 5 0 0 3 20 .168 .190 .277 .468 30 28 3 0 0 1 1 3
15 Seasons 1553 5409 4908 541 1227 179 27 146 599 11 19 407 582 .250 .307 .387 .694 98 1898 124 17 35 42 86
162 Game Avg. 162 564 512 56 128 19 3 15 62 1 2 42 61 .250 .307 .387 .694 98 198 13 2 4 4 9
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
CAL (6 yrs) 537 1941 1774 175 440 65 11 43 188 1 4 126 221 .248 .298 .370 .668 93 656 44 7 21 13 21
NYY (4 yrs) 299 869 767 116 189 35 4 45 124 1 3 92 108 .246 .325 .478 .804 121 367 26 1 2 7 18
TEX (3 yrs) 352 1217 1107 121 299 41 8 22 134 1 6 91 111 .270 .327 .381 .708 104 422 25 6 6 7 15
OAK (2 yrs) 87 288 272 20 52 9 1 4 14 1 0 13 40 .191 .226 .276 .501 45 75 8 0 0 3 2
CHW (2 yrs) 278 1094 988 109 247 29 3 32 139 7 6 85 102 .250 .308 .383 .690 94 378 21 3 6 12 30

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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
1978 30 NYY AL WS LAD W 4 14 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 2 0 0 0 0 0
1980 32 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 33 OAK AL ALDS KCR W 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1981 33 OAK AL ALCS NYY L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 8 22 20 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .200 .427 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 2 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 CAL AL 20 1B 19 19 168.0 171 152 18 1 15 .994 3.3 23.6 3.3 1.6 1.7 0 9.11 8.95 .989 9.59 8.32
1969 CAL AL 21 1B 107 101 906.0 1001 926 66 9 81 .991 -1.6 -2.1 -1.6 -4.1 2.5 0 9.85 9.27 .992 9.63 8.33
1970 CAL AL 22 1B 142 135 1203.2 1304 1212 85 7 131 .995 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.4 -1.4 0 9.70 9.13 .991 7.48 7.04 GG
1971 CAL AL 23 1B 145 135 1251.0 1394 1296 93 5 117 .996 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.3 -0.9 0 9.99 9.58 .992 7.19 6.90
1972 CAL AL 24 1B 35 30 266.0 292 267 22 3 25 .990 -1.5 -6.8 -1.5 -1.2 -0.3 0 9.78 8.26 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 CAL AL 24 LF 24 21 161.2 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.22 0.92 .982 1.89 1.53
1972 CAL AL 24 OF 24 21 161.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.28 0.96 .983 2.22 1.91
1973 TOT AL 25 1B 125 112 1027.0 1069 994 74 1 110 .999 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 9.36 8.54 .992 9.86 8.27 AS
1973 TOT AL 25 DH 3 AS
1973 CAL AL 25 1B 26 24 218.0 211 204 7 0 24 1.000 -1.2 -6.6 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 8.71 8.12 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 CAL AL 25 DH 2
1973 TEX AL 25 1B 99 88 809.0 858 790 67 1 86 .999 2.3 3.4 2.3 0.8 1.5 0 9.53 8.66 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 TEX AL 25 DH 1
1974 TEX AL 26 1B 60 40 388.2 417 389 27 1 36 .998 -0.9 -2.8 -0.9 -0.9 -0.1 0 9.63 6.93 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 TEX AL 26 DH 54
1975 TEX AL 27 1B 99 90 770.0 919 844 70 5 92 .995 0.9 1.4 0.9 -1.1 2.0 0 10.68 9.23 .990 9.84 8.32
1975 TEX AL 27 DH 25
1976 CHW AL 28 1B 143 134 1208.1 1320 1206 112 2 116 .998 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 1.1 -3.2 0 9.82 9.22 .992 7.45 6.99
1976 CHW AL 28 DH 2
1977 CHW AL 29 1B 125 123 1078.0 1077 977 90 10 76 .991 -1.4 -1.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 -1 8.91 8.54 .990 8.35 8.00 GG
1978 NYY AL 30 DH 35
1978 NYY AL 30 1B 15 8 85.0 97 90 7 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0 10.27 6.47 .992 10.05 8.75
1979 NYY AL 31 DH 71
1979 NYY AL 31 1B 26 25 232.1 251 232 17 2 35 .992 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0 9.65 9.58 .992 10.08 8.85
1980 NYY AL 32 1B 75 62 555.2 614 567 41 6 51 .990 -5.6 -12.1 -5.6 0.3 -5.9 0 9.85 8.11 .992 10.02 8.40
1980 NYY AL 32 DH 15
1980 NYY AL 32 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1981 TOT AL 33 1B 73 62 573.0 570 516 53 1 47 .998 3.2 6.7 3.2 0.6 2.5 0 8.94 7.79 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 NYY AL 33 1B 25 20 178.0 189 172 17 0 17 1.000 1.4 9.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 0 9.56 7.56 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 OAK AL 33 1B 48 42 395.0 381 344 36 1 30 .997 1.8 5.5 1.8 0.0 1.7 0 8.66 7.92 .993 10.06 8.57
1982 OAK AL 34 1B 32 26 233.1 254 230 22 2 20 .992 1.0 5.1 1.0 1.5 -0.5 0 9.72 7.88 .992 9.85 8.51
15 Seasons 1B 1221 1102 9946.0 10750 9898 797 55 956 .995 0.9 0.1 1.9 6.0 -4.2 -1 9.68 8.76 .991 8.77 7.83
7 Seasons DH 205
2 Seasons LF 25 21 163.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -8.8 -2.2 -0.7 -1.6 1 1.26 0.92 .983 1.90 1.54
1 Season OF 24 21 161.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.28 0.96 .983 2.22 1.91
15 Seasons TOT 1245 1123 10107.2 10773 9920 798 55 956 .995 -0.4 -0.0 -0.4 5.2 -5.8 1 -1 9.54 8.61 .986 8.67 7.71
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1973 *

Gold Gloves
1970-AL-1B
1977-AL-1B
All multiple winners

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 AL--19--1st
1977 AL--11--3rd
1979 AL--11--5th
Career--86--150th

Youngest s c a p y
1968 AL--born 1947-07-30--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1487), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2824), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.

May 20, 1973: Traded by the California Angels with Lloyd Allen to the Texas Rangers for Mike Epstein, Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek.

December 10, 1975: Traded by the Texas Rangers with $100,000 to the California Angels for Bill Singer.

December 11, 1975: Traded by the California Angels with Morris Nettles to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Dunning and Bill Melton.

December 12, 1977: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bob Polinsky (minors) and Tommy Cruz to the New York Yankees for Ed Ricks (minors), Stan Thomas and cash.

May 20, 1981: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tom Underwood to the Oakland Athletics for Chuck Dougherty (minors), Mike Patterson and Dave Revering.

June 28, 1982: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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