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Shane Spencer
Michael Shane Spencer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: February 20, 1972 in Key West, FL
High School: Granite Hills (El Cajon, CA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1998
Final Game: July 22, 2004
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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
1998 26 NYY AL 27 73 67 18 25 6 0 10 27 0 1 5 12 .373 .411 .910 1.321 236 61 0 0 0 1 0 9/7D3
1999 27 NYY AL 71 226 205 25 48 8 0 8 20 0 4 18 51 .234 .301 .390 .691 77 80 1 2 0 1 0 79/D
2000 28 NYY AL 73 276 248 33 70 11 3 9 40 1 2 19 45 .282 .330 .460 .789 99 114 4 2 0 7 0 D7/9
2001 29 NYY AL 80 311 283 40 73 14 2 10 46 4 1 21 58 .258 .315 .428 .743 92 121 4 4 0 3 0 79D
2002 30 NYY AL 94 329 288 32 71 15 2 6 34 0 3 31 62 .247 .324 .375 .699 86 108 5 4 2 4 4 97/D
2003 31 TOT AL 119 448 395 39 99 20 0 12 49 2 0 45 92 .251 .328 .392 .721 88 155 8 3 0 5 0 793/D
2003 31 CLE AL 64 232 210 23 57 10 0 8 26 2 0 18 52 .271 .328 .433 .761 103 91 6 1 0 3 0 973/D
2003 31 TEX AL 55 216 185 16 42 10 0 4 23 0 0 27 40 .227 .329 .346 .675 72 64 2 2 0 2 0 79/D
2004 32 NYM NL 74 204 185 21 52 10 1 4 26 6 0 13 37 .281 .332 .411 .742 92 76 1 2 2 2 0 79/83D
7 Seasons 538 1867 1671 208 438 84 8 59 242 13 11 152 357 .262 .326 .428 .754 95 715 23 17 4 23 4
162 Game Avg. 162 562 503 63 132 25 2 18 73 4 3 46 107 .262 .326 .428 .754 95 215 7 5 1 7 1
NYY (5 yrs) 345 1215 1091 148 287 54 7 43 167 5 11 94 228 .263 .324 .444 .768 98 484 14 12 2 16 4
NYM (1 yr) 74 204 185 21 52 10 1 4 26 6 0 13 37 .281 .332 .411 .742 92 76 1 2 2 2 0
TEX (1 yr) 55 216 185 16 42 10 0 4 23 0 0 27 40 .227 .329 .346 .675 72 64 2 2 0 2 0
CLE (1 yr) 64 232 210 23 57 10 0 8 26 2 0 18 52 .271 .328 .433 .761 103 91 6 1 0 3 0
AL (6 yrs) 464 1663 1486 187 386 74 7 55 216 7 11 139 320 .260 .325 .430 .755 95 639 22 15 2 21 4
NL (1 yr) 74 204 185 21 52 10 1 4 26 6 0 13 37 .281 .332 .411 .742 92 76 1 2 2 2 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
1998 26 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 2 6 6 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 9 0 0 0 0 0
1998 26 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 3 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 1 0 0 0 0
1998 26 NYY AL WS SDP W 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 3 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .200 .111 .311 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 29 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 3 9 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .333 .375 .708 3 0 0 0 0 0
2001 29 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 5 8 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804 3 0 0 0 0 0
2001 29 NYY AL WS ARI L 7 22 20 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 .200 .273 .350 .623 7 0 0 0 0 0
2002 30 NYY AL ALDS ANA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (8 Series) 25 69 63 9 14 3 0 3 6 1 0 6 23 .222 .290 .413 .703 26 1 0 0 0 0
3 ALDS 6 15 14 4 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 5 .357 .400 .857 1.257 12 0 0 0 0 0
3 ALCS 11 29 26 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 .154 .241 .192 .434 5 1 0 0 0 0
2 WS 8 25 23 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 .217 .280 .391 .671 9 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
1998 NYY AL 26 OF 22 13 138.0 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -5.2 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 0 1.76 1.23 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 NYY AL 26 RF 15 6 81.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -22.2 -1.5 -0.1 -1.4 0 1.67 1.00 .980 2.14 1.81
1998 NYY AL 26 LF 9 7 57.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 18.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 1.74 1.22 .982 2.10 1.74
1998 NYY AL 26 DH 4
1998 NYY AL 26 1B 1 1 6.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -60.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 6.00 4.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
1999 NYY AL 27 OF 64 52 472.0 113 108 5 0 3 1.000 7.9 20.1 4.9 2.0 2.9 3 2.15 1.77 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 NYY AL 27 LF 46 41 359.2 85 81 4 0 2 1.000 6.4 21.4 4.4 1.8 2.6 2 2.13 1.85 .985 2.08 1.73
1999 NYY AL 27 RF 22 11 112.1 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 1.5 16.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 1 2.24 1.27 .982 2.11 1.82
1999 NYY AL 27 DH 3
2000 NYY AL 28 OF 40 35 305.1 88 84 3 1 1 .989 2.5 9.8 1.5 0.8 0.8 1 2.56 2.18 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 NYY AL 28 DH 33
2000 NYY AL 28 LF 33 31 263.1 69 65 3 1 1 .986 0.6 2.7 -1.4 0.4 -1.7 2 2.32 2.06 .986 2.16 1.76
2000 NYY AL 28 RF 7 4 42.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 54.3 2.9 0.4 2.5 -1 3.86 2.57 .983 2.16 1.76
2001 NYY AL 29 OF 68 59 556.1 147 139 7 1 0 .993 9.7 20.9 4.7 0.2 4.5 5 2.36 2.15 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 NYY AL 29 LF 44 36 341.1 83 77 5 1 0 .988 3.5 12.3 0.5 -2.5 3.0 3 2.16 1.86 .981 2.14 1.72
2001 NYY AL 29 RF 28 23 215.0 64 62 2 0 0 1.000 6.2 34.6 4.2 2.7 1.5 2 2.68 2.29 .981 2.09 1.82
2001 NYY AL 29 DH 14
2002 NYY AL 30 OF 91 76 694.2 161 152 5 4 1 .975 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 1.9 -3.1 1 2.03 1.73 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 NYY AL 30 RF 55 42 385.0 93 88 3 2 1 .978 2.0 6.2 1.0 3.1 -2.1 1 2.13 1.65 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 NYY AL 30 LF 40 34 309.2 68 64 2 2 0 .971 -2.2 -8.5 -2.2 -1.2 -1.0 0 1.92 1.65 .984 2.14 1.74
2002 NYY AL 30 DH 1
2003 TOT AL 31 OF 97 86 792.1 187 180 4 3 2 .984 0.9 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 2.09 1.90 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 TOT AL 31 LF 66 50 471.0 107 102 3 2 2 .981 -0.7 -1.8 -1.7 -2.7 1.0 1 2.01 1.59 .985 2.17 1.84
2003 TOT AL 31 RF 42 36 321.4 80 78 1 1 0 .988 1.6 6.0 1.6 2.6 -1.0 0 2.21 1.88 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 TOT AL 31 DH 8
2003 CLE AL 31 OF 43 37 344.1 78 75 2 1 1 .987 1.8 6.3 0.8 -0.6 1.4 1 2.01 1.79 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 CLE AL 31 RF 30 27 242.2 51 49 1 1 0 .980 0.4 2.0 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0 1.85 1.67 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 CLE AL 31 LF 16 10 101.2 27 26 1 0 1 1.000 1.4 16.5 0.4 -1.2 1.6 1 2.39 1.69 .985 2.17 1.84
2003 CLE AL 31 1B 11 9 64.0 67 66 1 0 3 1.000 -0.5 -9.4 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0 9.42 6.09 .993 9.55 8.29
2003 CLE AL 31 DH 7
2003 TEX AL 31 OF 54 49 448.0 109 105 2 2 1 .982 -0.9 -2.4 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 0 2.15 1.98 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 TEX AL 31 LF 50 40 369.1 80 76 2 2 1 .975 -2.1 -6.8 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 0 1.90 1.56 .985 2.17 1.84
2003 TEX AL 31 RF 12 9 78.2 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 18.3 1.2 2.0 -0.8 0 3.32 2.42 .979 2.12 1.79
2003 TEX AL 31 DH 1
2004 NYM NL 32 OF 62 38 390.1 116 111 2 3 0 .974 6.3 19.4 5.3 -0.8 6.1 1 2.61 1.82 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 NYM NL 32 LF 43 20 231.1 60 58 0 2 0 .967 7.1 36.8 6.1 1.0 5.1 1 2.26 1.35 .980 1.85 1.48
2004 NYM NL 32 RF 20 12 109.0 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -11.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 3.06 1.85 .978 2.09 1.71
2004 NYM NL 32 CF 6 6 50.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 0.2 4.8 0.2 -0.8 1.0 0 3.24 3.00 .989 2.54 2.27
2004 NYM NL 32 1B 1 1 11.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 21.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 10.64 13.00 .992 9.49 8.20
2004 NYM NL 32 DH 1
7 Seasons OF 444 359 3349.0 839 800 27 12 7 .986 26.5 9.5 14.5 4.3 10.3 12 2.22 1.86 .984 2.31 2.02
7 Seasons LF 281 219 2033.1 483 457 18 8 5 .983 15.6 9.2 6.6 -2.8 9.5 9 2.10 1.69 .983 2.10 1.72
7 Seasons RF 189 134 1265.2 335 325 7 3 2 .991 10.7 10.1 7.7 7.9 -0.2 3 2.36 1.76 .981 2.11 1.80
7 Seasons DH 64
3 Seasons 1B 13 11 81.0 84 82 2 0 3 1.000 -0.6 -8.9 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 0 9.33 6.46 .993 9.53 8.28
1 Season CF 6 6 50.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 0.2 4.8 0.2 -0.8 1.0 0 3.24 3.00 .989 2.54 2.27
7 Seasons TOT 489 370 3430.0 921 880 29 12 10 .987 25.9 9.1 13.9 3.3 10.7 12 0 2.39 1.86 .970 2.29 1.93
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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 18, 2003: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ricardo Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 6, 2004: Released by the New York Mets.

August 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998New York Yankees$170,000
1999New York Yankees$204,050
2000New York Yankees$250,000
2001New York Yankees$320,000
2002New York Yankees$885,000
2003Cleveland Indians$600,000
2004New York Mets$537,500
Career (may be incomplete)$2,966,550
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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