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Jack Spring
Jack Russell Spring
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 11, 1933 in Spokane, WA
High School: Lewis & Clark (Spokane, WA)
Schools: Gonzaga University, Washington State University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1955
Final Game: August 1, 1965
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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
1955 22 PHI NL 0 1 .000 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 59 1.125 6.8 6.8 3.4 6.8 2.00
1957 24 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1958 25 WSH AL 0 0 14.14 3 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 16 11 11 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 43 27 3.286 20.6 1.3 9.0 1.3 0.14
1961 28 LAA AL 3 0 1.000 4.26 18 4 4 0 0 0 38.0 35 19 18 4 15 2 27 3 0 1 166 106 1.316 8.3 0.9 3.6 6.4 1.80
1962 29 LAA AL 4 2 .667 4.02 57 0 16 0 0 6 65.0 66 32 29 7 30 10 31 2 0 2 286 96 1.477 9.1 1.0 4.2 4.3 1.03
1963 30 LAA AL 3 0 1.000 3.05 45 0 17 0 0 2 38.1 40 18 13 3 9 0 13 0 1 0 161 112 1.278 9.4 0.7 2.1 3.1 1.44
1964 31 TOT MLB 1 0 1.000 4.38 15 0 3 0 0 0 12.1 15 15 6 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 59 83 1.703 10.9 1.5 4.4 0.7 0.17
1964 31 TOT NL 0 0 5.00 9 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 12 14 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 44 75 1.667 12.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.33
1964 31 LAA AL 1 0 1.000 2.70 6 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 121 1.800 8.1 2.7 8.1 0.0 0.00
1964 31 CHC NL 0 0 6.00 7 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 4 5 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 24 62 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
1964 31 STL NL 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 8 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 127 3.000 24.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1965 32 CLE AL 1 2 .333 3.74 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.2 21 9 9 2 10 1 9 0 0 0 94 93 1.431 8.7 0.8 4.2 3.7 0.90
8 Seasons 12 5 .706 4.26 155 5 51 0 0 8 186.0 195 106 88 21 78 18 86 5 2 4 823 90 1.468 9.4 1.0 3.8 4.2 1.10
162 Game Avg. 5 2 .706 4.26 66 2 22 0 0 3 79 83 45 37 9 33 8 37 2 1 2 350 90 1.468 9.4 1.0 3.8 4.2 1.10
LAA (4 yrs) 11 2 .846 3.79 126 4 38 0 0 8 144.2 144 70 61 15 57 13 71 5 1 3 628 103 1.389 9.0 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.25
WSH (1 yr) 0 0 14.14 3 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 16 11 11 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 43 27 3.286 20.6 1.3 9.0 1.3 0.14
PHI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 59 1.125 6.8 6.8 3.4 6.8 2.00
STL (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 8 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 127 3.000 24.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
CLE (1 yr) 1 2 .333 3.74 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.2 21 9 9 2 10 1 9 0 0 0 94 93 1.431 8.7 0.8 4.2 3.7 0.90
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 6.00 7 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 4 5 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 24 62 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
AL (7 yrs) 12 4 .750 4.18 144 5 48 0 0 8 174.1 181 90 81 18 74 17 83 5 1 3 768 92 1.463 9.3 0.9 3.8 4.3 1.12
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.40 11 0 3 0 0 0 11.2 14 16 7 3 4 1 3 0 1 1 55 70 1.543 10.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.75

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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
1955 22 PHI NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 24 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 25 WSH AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 28 LAA AL 18 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 29 LAA AL 57 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .091 .182 -50 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1963 30 LAA AL 45 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 31 TOT MLB 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 31 TOT NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 31 LAA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 31 CHC NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 31 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 32 CLE AL 14 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
8 Seasons 155 34 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .107 .138 .107 .245 -33 3 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 36 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .107 .138 .107 .245 -33 3 0 0 5 0 0
LAA (4 yrs) 126 27 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .091 .130 .091 .221 -39 2 0 0 4 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 14 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 144 33 27 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .111 .143 .111 .254 -30 3 0 0 5 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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 Awards
1955 PHI NL 22 P 2 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.85
1957 BOS AL 24 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.90
1958 WSH AL 25 P 3 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.29 0.33 1.000 1.93 0.83
1961 LAA AL 28 P 18 4 38.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.89 0.44 .956 2.06 0.83
1962 LAA AL 29 P 57 0 65.0 22 4 16 2 2 .909 2.77 0.35 .959 2.08 0.79
1963 LAA AL 30 P 45 0 38.1 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.82 0.27 .950 2.00 0.79
1964 TOT MLB 31 P 15 0 12.1 5 0 4 1 1 .800 2.92 0.27 .980 2.04 0.79
1964 TOT NL 31 P 9 0 9.0 5 0 4 1 1 .800 4.00 0.44 .980 2.10 0.84
1964 LAA AL 31 P 6 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.89 0.72
1964 CHC NL 31 P 7 0 6.0 4 0 3 1 1 .750 4.50 0.43 .975 2.10 0.84
1964 STL NL 31 P 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.10 0.85
1965 CLE AL 32 P 14 0 21.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.21 .933 2.04 0.75
8 Seasons P 155 5 186.0 52 9 39 4 4 .923 2.32 0.31 .958 2.04 0.79
8 Seasons TOT 155 5 186.0 52 9 39 4 4 .923 2.32 0.31 .881 2.04 0.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
1962 AL--57--3rd

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Phillies from Spokane (Western International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

June 24, 1958: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Bud Byerly. Jack Spring returned to original team on July 11, 1958. The Boston Red Sox sent Joe Albanese (July 11, 1958) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

July 20, 1958: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Stu Locklin. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1959 Season: Sent from the Cleveland Indians to Dallas (American Association) in an unknown transaction.

March 10, 1960: Obtained by the Kansas City Athletics from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

April 14, 1961: Obtained by the Los Angeles Angels from the Kansas City Athletics as part of a minor league working agreement.

May 15, 1964: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Los Angeles Angels.

June 15, 1964: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lou Brock and Paul Toth to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ernie Broglio, Doug Clemens and Bobby Shantz.

Before 1965 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the California Angels in an unknown transaction.

June 14, 1965: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.

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