George Spencer

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: July 7, 1926 in Columbus, OH us

Died: September 10, 2014 in Galena, OH

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, OH

High School: Bexley HS (Bexley, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Last Game: September 26, 1960 (Age 34-081d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: George Elwell Spencer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

ERA

4.05

122

251.1

WHIP

1.329

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	NYG	11	8	.579		4.24	27			13	1		176.0	170	83	69		88		82	0	0	3
1948	21	-3.8	Jacksonville	SALL	A	NYG	0	0				3						6.0
1948	21	-2.7	Knoxville	TRIS	B	NYG	11	8	.579	3.65	4.39	24			13	1		170.0	170	83	69		88		82	0	0	3		1.518	9.0		4.7	4.3	0.93
1949	22	-2.7	Jacksonville	SALL	A	NYG	12	12	.500	3.60	4.39	30			11	2		170.0	172	83	68		84		80	7	1	7		1.506	9.1		4.4	4.2	0.95
1950	23	-3.4	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	11	5	.688	4.67	4.95	23	17		9	0		129.0	131	71	67		59		37	5	0	1		1.473	9.1		4.1	2.6	0.63
1950	23	-5.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	0	1.000	2.49	2.49	10	1	4	1	0	0	25.1	12	7	7	3	7	0	5	0	0	0	94	0.750	4.3	1.1	2.5	1.8	0.71
1951	24	-4.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	10	4	.714	3.75	4.23	57	4	20	2	0	6	132.0	125	62	55	21	56	9	36	1	0	2	555	1.371	8.5	1.4	3.8	2.5	0.64
1952	25	-3.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	3	5	.375	5.55	5.85	35	4	17	0	0	3	60.0	57	39	37	13	21	3	27	3	0	1	256	1.300	8.6	2.0	3.2	4.1	1.29
1953	26	-0.5	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	7	8	.467	4.31	4.99	50	6		0	0		119.0	154	66	57	16	35		37	2	0	2		1.588	11.6	1.2	2.6	2.8	1.06
1953	26	-2.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		7.71	7.71	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	12	2.143	11.6	0.0	7.7	3.9	0.50
1954	27	0.7	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	6	7	.462	3.15	4.55	68	1		0	0		97.0	97	49	34	10	27		49	3	1	0		1.278	9.0	0.9	2.5	4.5	1.81
1954	27	-1.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	0	1.000	3.65	3.65	6	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	5	5	1	8	1	4	0	0	0	52	1.378	6.6	0.7	5.8	2.9	0.50
1955	28	1.8	Omaha	AA	AAA	STL	8	3	.727	4.43	4.96	47	0		0	0		69.0	73	38	34	6	25	3	34	2	0	2		1.420	9.5	0.8	3.3	4.4	1.36
1955	28	0.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		5.40	5.40	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	2.400	5.4	5.4	16.2	0.0	0.00
1956	29	3.3	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	5	4	.556	4.95	5.34	50	1		0	0		91.0	99	54	50	4	23	7	39	4	0	1		1.341	9.8	0.4	2.3	3.9	1.70
1957	30	2.9	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CHW	8	3	.727	4.15	4.62	68	1		0	0		115.0	116	59	53	7	38	10	61	3	0	0		1.339	9.1	0.5	3.0	4.8	1.61
1958	31	4.0	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	9	4	.692	2.01	2.33	41	0		0	0		85.0	62	22	19	4	22	11	30	1	0	1		0.988	6.6	0.4	2.3	3.2	1.36
1958	31	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	2.70	3.60	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	4	3	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	44	1.500	9.9	0.0	3.6	4.5	1.25
1959	32	4.5	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	11	7	.611	2.98	3.47	85	0		0	0		148.0	129	57	49	8	35	6	99	1	0	2		1.108	7.8	0.5	2.1	6.0	2.83
1960	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	PIT	4	5	.444	3.60	4.64	57	0		0	0		95.0	94	49	38	12	29	5	60	2	0	0		1.295	8.9	1.1	2.7	5.7	2.07
1960	33	5.1	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	3	5	.375	2.88	3.13	38	0		0	0		72.0	63	25	23	9	17	5	43	2	0	0		1.111	7.9	1.1	2.1	5.4	2.53
1960	33	5.8	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	1	0	1.000	5.87	9.39	19	0		0	0		23.0	31	24	15	3	12	0	17	0	0	0		1.870	12.1	1.2	4.7	6.7	1.42
1960	33	5.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	1	.000	3.52	3.52	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.2	10	3	3	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	37	1.957	11.7	1.2	5.9	4.7	0.80
1961	34		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	BOS-CLE	4	4				40	0		0	0		73.0	64	31	30	11	23	2	53	1	0	1
1961	34	7.9	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CLE						23
1961	34	7.9	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS						17
1962	35	9.0	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	11	2	.846	2.72	3.21	55	0		0	0		129.0	108	46	39	16	29	6	106	3	0	6		1.062	7.5	1.1	2.0	7.4	3.66
1963	36		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	BOS	2	6				36	0		0	0		55.0	54	36	29	6	21	6	44	3	0	4
1963	36	10.4	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	1	5	.167	3.82	5.73	20	0		0	0		33.0	27	21	14	4	15	5	26	2	0	3		1.273	7.4	1.1	4.1	7.1	1.73
1963	36	10.3	Toronto	IL	AAA	MLN						3
1963	36	10.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT						13

1966	39	18.3	Statesville	WCRS	A	DET	1	0	1.000	3.32	3.79	13	0		0	0		19.0	16	8	7	2	6	0	13	1	0	1		1.158	7.6	0.9	2.8	6.2	2.17
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		16	10	.615	4.05	4.40	122	9	47	3	0	9	251.1	228	123	113	40	106	14	82	4	0	3	1059	1.329	8.2	1.4	3.8	2.9	0.77
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		105	73				690	26		33	3		1475.0	1448	706	598	89	515	53	753	36	2	29
All Levels (17 Seasons)							121	83				812	35	47	36	3	9	1726.1	1676	829	711	129	621	67	835	40	2	32	1059

AAA (12 seasons)					Minors		81	53				620	26		9	0		1110.0	1090	532	454	87	337	53	578	28	1	18
A (3 seasons)					Minors		13	12	.520		4.20	46	0		11	2		195.0	188	91	75	2	90	0	93	8	1	8
B (1 season)					Minors		11	8	.579	3.65	4.39	24			13	1		170.0	170	83	69		88		82	0	0	3		1.518	9.0		4.7	4.3	0.93