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Tubby Spencer
Edward Russell Spencer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 215 lb.

Debut July 23, 1905
Final Game September 1, 1918
Born January 26, 1884 in Oil City, PA
Died February 1, 1945 in San Francisco, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1905 21 SLB AL  35  115    6   27   1  2   0   11   2      7      .235  .285  .278   83   32   2           1    
 1906 22 SLB AL  58  188   15   33   6  1   0   17   4      7      .176  .205  .218   35   41   5           0    
 1907 23 SLB AL  71  230   27   61  11  1   1   25   1      7      .265  .299  .335  102   77   3           4    
 1908 24 SLB AL  91  286   19   60   6  1   0   28   1     17      .210  .254  .238   59   68   7           0    
 1909 25 BOS AL  28   74    6   12   1  0   0    9   2      6      .162  .225  .176   26   13   2           0    
 1911 27 PHI NL  11   32    2    5   1  0   1    3   0      3   7  .156  .229  .281   42    9   0           0    
 1916 32 DET AL  19   54    7   20   1  1   1   10   2      6   6  .370  .443  .481  173   26   4           1    
 1917 33 DET AL  70  192   13   46   8  3   0   22   0     15  15  .240  .324  .313   94   60   2           9    
 1918 34 DET AL  66  155   11   34   8  1   0    8   1     19  18  .219  .313  .284   83   44   2           2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      449 1326  106  298  43 10   3  133  13  0  87  46  .225  .281  .279   76  370  27   0   0  17   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        478   38  108  16  4   1   48   5  0  31  17  .225  .281  .279   76  133  10   0   0   6   0
 Career High     91  286   27   61  11  3   1   28   4  0  19  18  .265  .299  .335  102   77   7   0   0   9   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1905 21 SLB AL  125   90    9   2.7    69| .235  .242| .285  .301| .278  .316| .563  .617|  83  .429  -2.5  -0.3     
 1906 22 SLB AL  200  160    8   1.3    72| .176  .251| .205  .307| .218  .322| .423  .628|  35  .165 -14.2  -1.7     
 1907 23 SLB AL  244  172   22   3.4    72| .265  .254| .299  .310| .335  .318| .634  .627| 102  .542   0.1   0.0     
 1908 24 SLB AL  310  233   17   2.0    69| .210  .247| .254  .304| .238  .314| .492  .618|  59  .323 -13.0  -1.6     
 1909 25 BOS AL   82   64    3   1.2    75| .162  .255| .225  .316| .176  .323| .401  .639|  26  .163  -6.3  -0.8     
 1911 27 PHI NL   35   27    2   2.0    96| .156  .269| .229  .347| .281  .371| .510  .718|  42  .218  -2.7  -0.3     
 1916 32 DET AL   65   38   11   7.8    86| .370  .261| .443  .336| .481  .341| .924  .677| 173  .818   5.0   0.6     
 1917 33 DET AL  218  148   18   3.3    80| .240  .255| .324  .326| .313  .330| .637  .656|  94  .486  -0.9  -0.1     
 1918 34 DET AL  178  123   13   2.9    79| .219  .256| .313  .326| .284  .326| .597  .652|  83  .412  -2.5  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1457 1055  103   2.6    74| .225  .252| .281  .314| .279  .323| .560  .637|  76  .408 -36.9  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1905 21 SLB AL C 34 134 41 7 1 .962 .971 5.15 5.96 3 1906 22 SLB AL C 54 226 60 20 3 .935 .961 5.30 5.46 8 1907 23 SLB AL C 63 250 80 15 6 .957 .968 5.24 5.46 3 1908 24 SLB AL C 88 398 109 9 9 .983 .969 5.76 5.55 12 1909 25 BOS AL C 26 94 24 1 0 .992 .969 4.54 5.79 0 1911 27 PHI NL C 11 47 15 5 2 .925 .966 5.64 5.56 3 1916 32 DET AL C 19 58 21 1 1 .988 .974 4.16 5.21 1 1917 33 DET AL C 62 250 57 7 10 .978 .971 4.95 4.98 8 1918 34 DET AL C 48 153 46 7 3 .966 .970 4.15 4.96 4 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.90
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1918 34 DET AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.90 1905 21 SLB AL C 34 134 41 7 1 .962 .971 5.15 5.96 3 1906 22 SLB AL C 54 226 60 20 3 .935 .961 5.30 5.46 8 1907 23 SLB AL C 63 250 80 15 6 .957 .968 5.24 5.46 3 1908 24 SLB AL C 88 398 109 9 9 .983 .969 5.76 5.55 12 1909 25 BOS AL C 26 94 24 1 0 .992 .969 4.54 5.79 0 1911 27 PHI NL C 11 47 15 5 2 .925 .966 5.64 5.56 3 1916 32 DET AL C 19 58 21 1 1 .988 .974 4.16 5.21 1 1917 33 DET AL C 62 250 57 7 10 .978 .971 4.95 4.98 8 1918 34 DET AL C 48 153 46 7 3 .966 .970 4.15 4.96 4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 405 1610 453 72 35 .966 .968 5.09 5.40 42 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.90 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 406 1610 453 72 35 .966 .968 5.08 5.41
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1917 AL-9-1

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

December 12, 1908: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with $5,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Lou Criger.


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