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Harry Spilman
William Harry Spilman
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 18, 1954 in Albany, GA
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1974. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1978
Final Game: September 30, 1989
Relatives: Cousin of Greg Walker
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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
1978 23 CIN NL 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 24 CIN NL 43 65 56 7 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 5 .214 .323 .268 .591 63 15 1 2 0 0 2 3/5
1980 25 CIN NL 65 114 101 14 27 4 0 4 19 0 0 9 19 .267 .327 .426 .753 109 43 2 1 1 2 1 3/752
1981 26 TOT NL 51 64 58 9 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 10 .241 .302 .259 .560 62 15 2 0 1 0 0 3/5
1981 26 CIN NL 23 28 24 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 .167 .259 .208 .468 33 5 1 0 1 0 0 /53
1981 26 HOU NL 28 36 34 5 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .294 .333 .294 .627 84 10 1 0 0 0 0 3
1982 27 HOU NL 38 66 61 7 17 2 0 3 11 0 0 5 10 .279 .333 .459 .792 128 28 1 0 0 0 0 3
1983 28 HOU NL 42 85 78 7 13 3 0 1 9 0 0 5 12 .167 .212 .244 .455 30 19 2 0 0 2 0 3/2
1984 29 HOU NL 32 87 72 14 19 2 0 2 15 0 0 12 10 .264 .356 .375 .731 114 27 1 0 0 3 0 3/2
1985 30 HOU NL 44 69 66 3 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 7 .136 .174 .197 .371 5 13 2 0 0 0 0 3/2
1986 31 TOT MLB 82 159 143 18 39 9 0 5 30 0 0 15 21 .273 .342 .441 .782 117 63 1 0 1 0 3 3D/5247
1986 31 DET AL 24 53 49 6 12 2 0 3 8 0 0 3 8 .245 .288 .469 .758 103 23 1 0 1 0 0 D/532
1986 31 SFG NL 58 106 94 12 27 7 0 2 22 0 0 12 13 .287 .368 .426 .793 124 40 0 0 0 0 3 3/5427
1987 32 SFG NL 83 101 90 5 24 5 0 1 14 1 1 9 20 .267 .327 .356 .682 84 32 3 0 0 2 0 5/32
1988 33 TOT NL 47 49 45 4 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 4 9 .156 .224 .289 .513 50 13 0 0 0 0 1 /327
1988 33 SFG NL 40 44 40 4 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 4 6 .175 .250 .325 .575 67 13 0 0 0 0 1 /327
1988 33 HOU NL 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1989 34 HOU NL 32 43 36 7 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 2 .278 .395 .361 .756 121 13 1 0 0 0 1 /32
12 Seasons 563 906 810 96 192 34 1 18 117 1 2 81 126 .237 .306 .348 .654 84 282 16 3 3 9 8
162 Game Avg. 162 261 233 28 55 10 0 5 34 0 1 23 36 .237 .306 .348 .654 84 81 5 1 1 3 2
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
HOU (7 yrs) 223 391 352 43 78 11 0 7 43 0 1 34 47 .222 .286 .313 .599 73 110 8 0 0 5 1
CIN (4 yrs) 135 211 185 26 44 8 0 4 27 0 0 19 32 .238 .316 .346 .662 84 64 4 3 2 2 3
SFG (3 yrs) 181 251 224 21 58 13 1 4 39 1 1 25 39 .259 .331 .379 .710 98 85 3 0 0 2 4
DET (1 yr) 24 53 49 6 12 2 0 3 8 0 0 3 8 .245 .288 .469 .758 103 23 1 0 1 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 539 853 761 90 180 32 1 15 109 1 2 78 118 .237 .307 .340 .647 83 259 15 3 2 9 8
AL (1 yr) 24 53 49 6 12 2 0 3 8 0 0 3 8 .245 .288 .469 .758 103 23 1 0 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
1979 24 CIN NL NLCS PIT L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 32 SFG NL NLCS STL L 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 6 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 4 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1979 CIN NL 24 1B 12 5 64.1 64 62 2 0 3 1.000 -0.2 -3.7 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 0 8.95 5.33 .992 9.89 8.59
1979 CIN NL 24 3B 4 3 30.0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.5 60.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 0 3.30 2.75 .945 2.88 2.50
1980 CIN NL 25 1B 18 14 132.1 147 132 13 2 11 .986 -0.4 -3.6 -0.4 -0.9 0.5 0 9.86 8.06 .992 10.16 8.97
1980 CIN NL 25 LF 2 1 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 -129.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 0.00 0.00 2.05 1.70
1980 CIN NL 25 OF 2 1 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 -129.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 0.00 0.00 2.27 2.00
1980 CIN NL 25 3B 1 0 7.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.57 2.00 .950 2.83 2.40
1980 CIN NL 25 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.20 0 1 0 0
1981 TOT NL 26 1B 15 5 57.1 62 58 3 1 3 .984 -0.2 -4.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0 9.58 4.07 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 CIN NL 26 3B 3 1 16.1 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -51.4 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 0 3.31 2.00 .950 2.81 2.47
1981 CIN NL 26 1B 2 1 11.0 14 12 1 1 0 .929 -0.6 -65.5 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 10.64 6.50 .993 10.23 8.70
1981 HOU NL 26 1B 13 4 46.1 48 46 2 0 3 1.000 0.4 10.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0 9.32 3.69 .992 10.22 8.68
1982 HOU NL 27 1B 11 10 82.2 92 86 5 1 5 .989 -0.7 -10.2 -0.7 -1.0 0.2 0 9.91 8.27 .992 10.23 8.89
1983 HOU NL 28 1B 19 11 110.1 131 124 7 0 5 1.000 1.8 19.6 1.8 0.6 1.2 0 10.69 6.89 .992 9.96 8.39
1983 HOU NL 28 C 6 1 26.1 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -45.6 -1 5.13 2.50 .987 6.56 5.55 0 1 4 0 0%
1984 HOU NL 29 1B 18 16 127.1 139 130 6 3 14 .978 -1.3 -12.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.4 0 9.61 7.56 .992 9.86 8.15
1984 HOU NL 29 C 8 2 32.1 16 13 3 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -37.1 -1 4.45 2.00 .988 6.51 5.68 1 0 6 1 14%
1985 HOU NL 30 1B 19 14 111.2 135 131 4 0 15 1.000 -0.5 -5.4 -0.5 -0.9 0.4 0 10.88 7.11 .993 10.07 8.54
1985 HOU NL 30 C 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 6.30 5.45 0 0 0 0
1986 TOT MLB 31 1B 20 16 140.0 158 142 15 1 8 .994 2.1 18.0 2.1 2.3 -0.1 0 10.09 7.85 .992 9.93 8.32
1986 TOT MLB 31 3B 7 1 17.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -0.3 -20.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 2.08 0.57 .960 2.70 2.24
1986 TOT MLB 31 C 2 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 6.75 5.65 0 0 0 0
1986 DET AL 31 DH 11
1986 DET AL 31 3B 2 1 7.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 34.3 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 2.57 1.00 .950 2.70 2.35
1986 DET AL 31 1B 1 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 4.00 1.000 9.45 8.60
1986 DET AL 31 C 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 6.60 5.40 0 0 0 0
1986 SFG NL 31 1B 19 16 136.0 154 138 15 1 8 .994 2.2 19.4 2.2 2.3 0.0 0 10.12 8.05 .992 9.94 8.31
1986 SFG NL 31 3B 5 0 10.1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -0.5 -58.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.74 0.40 .967 2.70 2.20
1986 SFG NL 31 2B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 5.10 4.50
1986 SFG NL 31 C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 7.20 5.90 0 0 0 0
1986 SFG NL 31 LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.40
1986 SFG NL 31 OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1987 SFG NL 32 3B 10 3 34.2 8 1 6 1 1 .875 -0.9 -31.2 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 1.82 0.70 .950 2.83 2.34
1987 SFG NL 32 1B 9 3 33.2 41 39 1 1 4 .976 -1.5 -53.5 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 0 10.69 4.44 .990 9.89 8.47
1987 SFG NL 32 C 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 7.02 5.90 0 0 0 0
1988 TOT NL 33 1B 7 0 22.0 24 23 1 0 3 1.000 1.0 54.5 1.0 0.4 0.7 0 9.82 3.43 .992 9.94 8.64
1988 SFG NL 33 1B 6 0 18.0 19 18 1 0 3 1.000 0.7 46.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0 9.50 3.17 .989 9.95 8.65
1988 SFG NL 33 C 2 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 6.52 5.60 0 0 0 0
1988 SFG NL 33 LF 1 1 5.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.6 -144.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.16 1.80
1988 SFG NL 33 OF 1 1 5.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.6 -144.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.34 2.00
1988 HOU NL 33 1B 1 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 11.25 5.00 1.000 9.90 8.60
1989 HOU NL 34 1B 9 4 43.1 51 47 4 0 2 1.000 1.0 27.7 1.0 0.4 0.6 0 10.59 5.67 .992 9.74 8.38
1989 HOU NL 34 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0 -600.0 -1 0.00 0.00 6.75 5.60 0 2 0 0
11 Seasons 1B 157 98 925.0 1044 974 61 9 73 .991 1.1 1.4 1.1 -1.0 2.2 0 10.07 6.59 .992 10.01 8.53
5 Seasons 3B 25 8 105.1 32 9 21 2 1 .938 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.3 1.3 0 2.56 1.20 .950 2.82 2.36
8 Seasons C 23 3 75.1 38 33 5 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -47.8 -3 4.54 1.65 .989 6.55 5.60 1 4 10 1 9%
1 Season DH 11
3 Seasons LF 4 2 13.2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -1.6 -140.5 -1.6 -0.2 -1.4 0 0.66 0.25 1.000 2.11 1.65
3 Seasons OF 4 2 13.2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -1.6 -140.5 -1.6 -0.2 -1.4 0 0.66 0.25 1.000 2.30 1.95
1 Season 2B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 5.10 4.50
12 Seasons TOT 210 111 1122.1 1118 1017 89 12 74 .989 -3.5 -3.7 -0.5 -2.5 2.2 0 0 -3 8.87 5.27 .980 8.99 7.33 1 4 10 1 9%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 25, 1974: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros for Rafael Landestoy.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 18, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

June 12, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

June 13, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 11, 1988: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

August 17, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 7, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Houston Astros$160,000
1986Detroit Tigers$60,000
1987San Francisco Giants$175,000
1988San Francisco Giants$225,000
1989Houston Astros$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$770,000
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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Name and misspellings: William hal Harry Spilman

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