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Roy Spencer
Roy Hampton Spencer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: February 22, 1900 in Scranton, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1925
Final Game: May 9, 1938
Died: February 8, 1973 in Port Charlotte, FL
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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
1925 25 PIT NL 14 29 28 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 .214 .241 .250 .491 23 7 0 0 2
1926 26 PIT NL 28 46 43 5 17 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .395 .409 .465 .874 130 20 0 2 2
1927 27 PIT NL 38 97 92 9 26 3 1 0 13 0 3 3 .283 .305 .337 .642 67 31 0 2 2
1929 29 WSH AL 50 130 116 18 18 4 0 1 9 0 0 8 15 .155 .222 .216 .438 13 25 2 4 2
1930 30 WSH AL 93 350 321 32 82 11 4 0 36 3 0 18 27 .255 .303 .315 .618 57 101 4 7 2
1931 31 WSH AL 145 528 483 48 133 16 3 1 60 0 0 35 21 .275 .327 .327 .654 72 158 2 8 *2
1932 32 WSH AL 102 347 317 28 78 9 0 1 41 0 1 24 17 .246 .301 .284 .585 53 90 1 5 2
1933 33 CLE AL 75 258 227 26 46 5 2 0 23 0 0 23 17 .203 .282 .242 .524 37 55 2 6 2
1934 34 CLE AL 5 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 8 2 0 0 /2
1936 36 NYG NL 19 21 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .278 .350 .333 .683 86 6 0 0 1 2
1937 37 BRO NL 51 132 117 5 24 2 2 0 4 0 8 17 .205 .256 .256 .512 38 30 3 0 7 2
1938 38 BRO NL 16 50 45 2 12 1 1 0 6 0 5 6 .267 .340 .333 .673 84 15 1 0 0 2
12 Seasons 636 1995 1814 177 448 57 13 3 203 4 1 128 130 .247 .301 .298 .598 56 540 4 11 42
162 Game Avg. 162 508 462 45 114 15 3 1 52 1 33 33 .247 .301 .298 .598 56 138 3 11
WSH (4 yrs) 390 1355 1237 126 311 40 7 3 146 3 1 85 80 .251 .304 .302 .607 57 374 9 24
PIT (3 yrs) 80 172 163 15 49 7 1 0 19 1 0 5 6 .301 .321 .356 .677 75 58 0 4
BRO (2 yrs) 67 182 162 7 36 3 3 0 10 0 13 23 .222 .280 .278 .558 51 45 4 0 7
CLE (2 yrs) 80 265 234 26 47 6 2 0 25 0 0 23 18 .201 .278 .244 .522 36 57 2 6
NYG (1 yr) 19 21 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .278 .350 .333 .683 86 6 0 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 470 1620 1471 152 358 46 9 3 171 3 1 108 98 .243 .300 .293 .593 54 431 11 30
NL (6 yrs) 166 375 343 25 90 11 4 0 32 1 0 20 32 .262 .303 .318 .621 65 109 4 0 12

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
1927 27 PIT NL WS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1925 PIT NL 25 C 11 21 18 1 2 2 .905 1.73 .971 3.90 1
1926 PIT NL 26 C 12 33 29 3 1 0 .970 2.67 .970 3.73 0
1927 PIT NL 27 C 34 116 98 15 3 2 .974 3.32 .974 3.84 4
1929 WSH AL 29 C 41 153 128 20 5 2 .967 3.61 .976 4.04 2
1930 WSH AL 30 C 93 444 395 44 5 3 .989 4.72 .984 4.19 4
1931 WSH AL 31 C 145 722 642 69 11 9 .985 4.90 .981 4.34 5
1932 WSH AL 32 C 98 365 313 44 8 9 .978 3.64 .982 4.23 4
1933 CLE AL 33 C 72 303 258 42 3 4 .990 4.17 .988 4.28 2
1934 CLE AL 34 C 4 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 .978 4.35 0
1936 NYG NL 36 C 14 21 18 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 .976 4.21 0
1937 BRO NL 37 C 45 204 177 27 0 2 1.000 4.53 .979 4.62 2
1938 BRO NL 38 C 16 62 55 5 2 0 .968 3.75 .979 4.26 1
12 Seasons C 585 2453 2138 275 40 33 .984 4.12 .981 4.24 25
12 Seasons TOT 585 2453 2138 275 40 33 .984 4.12 .965 4.24 25

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

AB per SO s c a p y
1931 AL  23.0 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1938 NL  born 1900-02-22 (5th)

                           

Similarity Scores

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  5. Jorge Fabregas (966)
  6. Junior Ortiz (965)
  7. Admiral Schlei (964)
  8. Johnny Oates (961)
  9. Joe Ginsberg (959)
  10. Gene Desautels (958)
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  7. Gene Desautels (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike Guerra (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

January 7, 1933: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Luke Sewell.

May 15, 1934: Purchased by Buffalo (International) from the Cleveland Indians.

May 18, 1936: Purchased by the New York Giants from Baltimore (International).

May 2, 1937: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the New York Giants.

May 15, 1938: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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