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Scipio Spinks
Scipio Ronald Spinks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 12, 1947 in Chicago, IL
High School: Harlan (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1969
Final Game: June 9, 1973
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 21 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 8 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 18.0 4.00
1970 22 HOU NL 0 1 .000 9.88 5 2 1 0 0 0 13.2 17 15 15 5 9 0 6 0 1 1 67 39 1.902 11.2 3.3 5.9 4.0 0.67
1971 23 HOU NL 1 0 1.000 3.68 5 3 0 1 0 0 29.1 22 12 12 2 13 0 26 1 0 1 121 91 1.193 6.8 0.6 4.0 8.0 2.00
1972 24 STL NL 5 5 .500 2.67 16 16 0 6 0 0 118.0 96 39 35 5 59 2 93 2 0 7 497 128 1.314 7.3 0.4 4.5 7.1 1.58
1973 25 STL NL 1 5 .167 4.89 8 8 0 0 0 0 38.2 39 25 21 4 25 2 25 0 0 0 174 75 1.655 9.1 0.9 5.8 5.8 1.00
5 Seasons 7 11 .389 3.70 35 29 1 7 0 0 201.2 175 92 83 16 107 4 154 3 1 9 867 94 1.398 7.8 0.7 4.8 6.9 1.44
162 Game Avg. 7 12 .389 3.70 37 31 1 7 0 0 214 186 98 88 17 114 4 164 3 1 10 921 94 1.398 7.8 0.7 4.8 6.9 1.44
HOU (3 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.40 11 5 1 1 0 0 45.0 40 28 27 7 23 0 36 1 1 2 196 65 1.400 8.0 1.4 4.6 7.2 1.57
STL (2 yrs) 6 10 .375 3.22 24 24 0 6 0 0 156.2 135 64 56 9 84 4 118 2 0 7 671 108 1.398 7.8 0.5 4.8 6.8 1.40

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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
1969 21 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 22 HOU NL 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 23 HOU NL 5 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 24 STL NL 21 44 42 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 25 STL NL 8 13 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 .182 .250 .455 .705 92 5 0 0 1 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 41 69 65 8 11 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 33 .169 .182 .215 .397 12 14 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 273 257 32 43 0 0 4 12 0 4 4 130 .169 .182 .215 .397 12 55 0 0 12 0 0
HOU (3 yrs) 12 12 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -5 2 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 29 57 53 6 9 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 28 .170 .185 .226 .412 17 12 0 0 3 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 Awards
1969 HOU NL 21 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80
1970 HOU NL 22 P 5 2 13.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.84 0.72
1971 HOU NL 23 P 5 3 29.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.53 1.00 .960 1.90 0.78
1972 STL NL 24 P 16 16 118.0 24 2 21 1 1 .958 1.75 1.44 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 STL NL 25 P 8 8 38.2 12 5 7 0 0 1.000 2.79 1.50 .950 1.89 0.72
5 Seasons P 35 29 201.2 41 8 32 1 1 .976 1.79 1.14 .951 1.82 0.74
5 Seasons TOT 35 29 201.2 41 8 32 1 1 .976 1.79 1.14 .927 1.82 0.74

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Transactions

Before 1966 Season: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

April 15, 1972: Traded by the Houston Astros with Lance Clemons to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Reuss.

March 23, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Hickman.

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