Stan Spence

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, KY us

Died: January 9, 1983 in Kinston, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, NC

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 34-196d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Stanley Orville Spence

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

3871

1090

.282

541

RBI

575

OBP

.369

SLG

.437

OPS

.806

OPS+

125

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1935	20	-2.9	Eau Claire	NORL	D		121		484		136	19	11	9						.281		.422		204
1936	21	-3.9	Rocky Mount	PIED	B	BOS	138	577	540	86	170	33	11	8	81	17		33	30	.315	.354	.461	.815	249			4
1937	22	-5.9	Minneapolis	AA	AA	BOS	117	439	386	88	124	16	4	9	46	9	0	50	26	.321	.399	.453	.853	175		0	3
1938	23	-4.3	Minneapolis	AA	AA	BOS	136	573	506	106	163	26	4	19	77	10		57	28	.322	.395	.502	.897	254		4	6
1939	24	-2.8	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	136	538	485	82	140	25	12	12	70	5		47	30	.289	.353	.464	.817	225		1	5
1940	25	-2.3	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	11		39		10	2	0	2						.256		.462		18
1940	25	-2.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	51	72	68	5	19	2	1	2	13	0	1	4	9	.279	.319	.427	.746	29	1	0	0		0
1941	26	-2.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	86	227	203	22	47	10	3	2	28	1	0	18	14	.232	.304	.340	.644	69	3	3	3		0
1942	27	-0.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	149	696	629	94	203	27	15	4	79	5	2	62	16	.323	.384	.432	.817	272	7	1	4		4
1943	28	-0.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	149	663	570	72	152	23	10	12	88	8	1	84	39	.267	.366	.405	.771	231	9	5	4		5
1944	29	-0.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	153	669	592	83	187	31	8	18	100	3	7	69	28	.316	.391	.487	.878	288	5	4	4		15

1946	31	1.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	152	652	578	83	169	50	10	16	87	1	7	62	31	.292	.365	.497	.861	287	14	4	8		2
1947	32	2.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	147	588	506	62	141	22	6	16	73	2	2	81	41	.279	.378	.441	.819	223	11	0	1		14
1948	33	4.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	114	477	391	71	92	17	4	12	61	0	2	82	33	.235	.368	.391	.759	153	7	0	4		0
1949	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-BOS	111	402	334	49	80	14	3	13	46	1	1	58	37	.240	.355	.416	.772	139	10	2	8		1
1949	34	5.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	26	20	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	.150	.346	.200	.546	4	0	0	0		0
1949	34	5.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	104	376	314	46	77	13	3	13	45	1	1	52	36	.245	.356	.430	.786	135	10	2	8		1
1950	35	4.6	Los Angeles	PCL	AAA	CHC	146	493	438	65	100	16	1	22	66	1		51	32	.228	.309	.420	.729	184		0	4
1951	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	CHC	110	407	316	58	79	15	3	4	36	0		85	24	.250	.413	.354	.768	112		3	3
1951	36	8.1	Springfield	IL	AAA	CHC	23	63	49	5	10	3	1	0	5	0		13	3	.204	.371	.306	.677	15		0	1
1951	36	11.9	Lynchburg	PIED	B	STL	87	344	267	53	69	12	2	4	31	0		72	21	.258	.421	.363	.784	97		3	2
1952	37	9.7	Toledo/Charleston	AA	AAA	CHW	21	89	74	13	22	3	0	4	12	0		13	6	.297	.409	.500	.909	37	3	1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		1112	4446	3871	541	1090	196	60	95	575	21	23	520	248	.282	.369	.437	.806	1691	67	19	36		41
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		936	3639	3268	498	944	155	46	89	388	42	0	336	176	.289		.446		1458		9	26
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2048	8085	7139	1039	2034	351	106	184	963	63	23	856	424	.285		.441		3149		28	62		41

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		190	645	561	83	132	22	2	26	83	1		77	41	.235	.329	.421	.749	236		1	6
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		400	1589	1416	276	437	69	20	42	193	24	0	154	84	.309		.475		672		5	14
B (2 seasons)					Minors		225	921	807	139	239	45	13	12	112	17		105	51	.296	.379	.429	.808	346		3	6
D (1 season)					Minors		121	484	484		136	19	11	9						.281		.422		204