George Spriggs
George Herman Spriggs
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 22, 1937 in Jewell, MD
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1965
Final Game: October 1, 1970
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Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 PIT NL 28 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1965 PIT NL 28 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1967 PIT NL 30 OF 13 9 89.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0 1.52 1.15 .973 2.03 1.81
1967 PIT NL 30 LF 10 8 73.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0 1.23 1.00 .970 1.75 1.50
1967 PIT NL 30 RF 3 1 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 15.0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0 2.81 1.67 .980 2.02 1.77
1969 KCR AL 32 OF 6 4 39.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 33.8 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1 1.62 1.17 .971 2.12 1.83
1969 KCR AL 32 LF 4 3 29.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 53.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 1 1.86 1.50 .983 1.99 1.60
1969 KCR AL 32 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1969 KCR AL 32 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.90 1.60
1970 KCR AL 33 OF 36 32 276.2 64 57 4 3 0 .953 -3.1 -13.4 -2.1 -1.7 -0.5 -1 1.98 1.69 .981 2.14 1.85
1970 KCR AL 33 RF 36 32 276.2 61 54 4 3 0 .951 -3.1 -13.4 -2.1 -1.7 -0.5 -1 1.89 1.61 .975 1.98 1.59
4 Seasons OF 56 45 406.2 86 79 4 3 0 .965 -1.8 -5.3 -1.8 -1.5 -0.5 0 1.84 1.48 .979 2.11 1.84
4 Seasons RF 41 34 303.2 67 60 4 3 0 .955 -3.0 -11.9 -2.0 -1.9 -0.2 -1 1.90 1.56 .976 1.98 1.60
2 Seasons LF 14 11 102.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 15.3 0.3 0.5 -0.3 1 1.41 1.14 .975 1.82 1.53
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
5 Seasons TOT 56 45 406.2 86 79 4 3 0 .965 -1.8 -5.3 -1.8 -1.5 -0.5 0 1.84 1.48 .944 2.11 1.84

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1965 PIT NL 28 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
1966 PIT NL 29 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
1967 PIT NL 30 38 9 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 13 23 3
1969 KCR AL 32 23 4 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 16 3
1970 KCR AL 33 51 32 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 36 13 3
5 Seasons 130 45 130 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 41 56 59 17
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1965 PIT NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 33% 83% 33% 0
1967 PIT NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 74 78% 78% 23% 8 63%
1969 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 53% 79% 24% 2 50%
1970 KCR AL 33 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 16 5 0 15 3 2 6 2 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 43 12 27.9% 28 3 7.0% 1 1216 58% 79% 28% 127 46%
4 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 17 5 0 15 3 2 6 2 1 3 0 0 4 2 0 45 12 26.7% 30 3 6.7% 1 1334 59% 79% 27% 137 47%
MLB Averages 41.3% 3.3% 62% 76% 25% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1967 PIT NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 262 79% 70% 23% 18 44%
1969 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 126 71% 77% 30% 14 43%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 388 77% 72% 25% 32 44%
MLB Averages 56.9% 2.8% 62% 76% 25% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 67% 67% 17% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 67% 67% 17% 0
MLB Averages 40.2% 2.0% 62% 76% 25% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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