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Harry Spilman
William Harry Spilman

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 11, 1978
  vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1989
Born July 18, 1954 in Albany, GA

Cousin of Greg Walker

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1974. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 23 CIN NL   4    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   41    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 24 CIN NL  43   56    7   12   3  0   0    5   0  0   7   5  .214  .323  .268   63   15   0   0   2   2   1
 1980 25 CIN NL  65  101   14   27   4  0   4   19   0  0   9  19  .267  .327  .426  109   43   1   2   1   1   2
 1981 26 TOT NL  51   58    9   14   1  0   0    4   0  1   5  10  .241  .302  .259   62   15   1   0   0   0   2
         CIN NL  23   24    4    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   3   7  .167  .259  .208   33    5   1   0   0   0   1
         HOU NL  28   34    5   10   0  0   0    1   0  1   2   3  .294  .333  .294   84   10   0   0   0   0   1
 1982 27 HOU NL  38   61    7   17   2  0   3   11   0  0   5  10  .279  .333  .459  128   28   0   0   0   0   1
 1983 28 HOU NL  42   78    7   13   3  0   1    9   0  0   5  12  .167  .212  .244   30   19   0   2   0   0   2
 1984 29 HOU NL  32   72   14   19   2  0   2   15   0  0  12  10  .264  .356  .375  114   27   0   3   0   0   1
 1985 30 HOU NL  44   66    3    9   1  0   1    4   0  0   3   7  .136  .174  .197    5   13   0   0   0   0   2
 1986 31 TOT     82  143   18   39   9  0   5   30   0  0  15  21  .273  .342  .441  117   63   1   0   3   0   1
         DET AL  24   49    6   12   2  0   3    8   0  0   3   8  .245  .288  .469  103   23   1   0   0   0   1
         SFG NL  58   94   12   27   7  0   2   22   0  0  12  13  .287  .368  .426  124   40   0   0   3   0   0
 1987 32 SFG NL  83   90    5   24   5  0   1   14   1  1   9  20  .267  .327  .356   84   32   0   2   0   0   3
 1988 33 TOT NL  47   45    4    7   1  1   1    3   0  0   4   9  .156  .224  .289   50   13   0   0   1   0   0
         SFG NL  40   40    4    7   1  1   1    3   0  0   4   6  .175  .250  .325   67   13   0   0   1   0   0
         HOU NL   7    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 34 HOU NL  32   36    7   10   3  0   0    3   0  0   7   2  .278  .395  .361  121   13   0   0   1   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     563  810   96  192  34  1  18  117   1  2  81 126  .237  .306  .348   84  282   3   9   8   3  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        233   28   55  10  0   5   34   0  1  23  36  .237  .306  .348   84   81   1   3   2   1   5
 Career High     83  143   18   39   9  1   5   30   1  1  15  21                          63   1   3   3   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 23 CIN NL    4    3    0   0.0    95| .250  .262| .250  .330| .250  .385| .500  .715|  41  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1979 24 CIN NL   65   45    5   3.0   100| .214  .270| .323  .336| .268  .401| .591  .737|  63  .329  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1980 25 CIN NL  114   79   14   4.8    96| .267  .268| .327  .330| .426  .389| .753  .719| 109  .556   1.2   0.1   0%
 1981 26 TOT NL   64   48    4   2.3    90| .241  .260| .302  .325| .259  .372| .561  .698|  62  .250  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         CIN NL   28   22    1   1.2    93| .167  .265| .259  .330| .208  .379| .467  .710|  33  .099  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         HOU NL   36   26    3   3.1    88| .294  .256| .333  .321| .294  .368| .627  .689|  84  .377  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1982 27 HOU NL   66   45    9   5.4    88| .279  .256| .333  .318| .459  .372| .792  .690| 128  .611   2.0   0.2   0%
 1983 28 HOU NL   85   69    4   1.6    91| .167  .255| .212  .322| .244  .378| .456  .700|  30  .138  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1984 29 HOU NL   87   57   11   5.2    87| .264  .254| .356  .317| .375  .369| .731  .686| 114  .598   2.2   0.2   0%
 1985 30 HOU NL   69   59    2   0.9    92| .136  .256| .174  .324| .197  .382| .371  .706|   5  .057  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1986 31 TOT     159  106   22   5.6    96| .273  .258| .342  .326| .441  .393| .783  .719| 117  .604   3.3   0.3   0%
         DET AL   53   39    6   4.1   100| .245  .262| .288  .330| .469  .408| .757  .737| 103  .442  -0.1   0.0   0%
         SFG NL  106   67   16   6.5    93| .287  .256| .368  .325| .426  .385| .794  .710| 124  .676   3.4   0.3   0%
 1987 32 SFG NL  101   72   10   3.7   102| .267  .264| .327  .333| .356  .412| .683  .745|  84  .391  -1.5  -0.1  50%
 1988 33 TOT NL   49   38    3   2.1    86| .156  .252| .224  .315| .289  .369| .513  .684|  50  .241  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         SFG NL   44   33    3   2.5    86| .175  .252| .250  .315| .325  .369| .575  .684|  67  .291  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         HOU NL    5    5    0   0.0    86| .000  .252| .000  .315| .000  .369| .000  .684|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1989 34 HOU NL   43   27    5   5.0    88| .278  .250| .395  .317| .361  .373| .756  .690| 121  .594   1.5   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      906  648   89   3.7    93| .237  .259| .306  .325| .348  .385| .654  .710|  84  .432 -15.9  -1.6  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1979 24 CIN NL 1B 12 62 2 0 3 1.000 .992 5.33 8.59 8.96 9.90 5 64.3 3B 4 2 9 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 2.50 3.30 2.88 3 30.0 1980 25 CIN NL 1B 18 132 13 2 11 .986 .992 8.06 8.97 9.86 10.16 14 132.3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.06 1 8.3 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.40 2.57 2.83 0 7.0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 0.00 6.30 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1981 26 TOT NL 1B 15 58 3 1 3 .984 .992 4.07 8.68 9.58 10.23 5 57.3 CIN NL 3B 3 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.47 3.31 2.82 1 16.3 1B 2 12 1 1 0 .929 .992 6.50 8.70 10.64 10.23 1 11.0 HOU NL 1B 13 46 2 0 3 1.000 .992 3.69 8.68 9.33 10.22 4 46.3 1982 27 HOU NL 1B 11 86 5 1 5 .989 .992 8.27 8.89 9.90 10.23 10 82.7 1983 28 HOU NL 1B 19 124 7 0 5 1.000 .992 6.89 8.39 10.69 9.96 11 110.3 C 6 14 1 0 0 1.000 .987 2.50 5.55 5.13 6.57 1 26.3 0 1 4 0 1984 29 HOU NL 1B 18 130 6 3 14 .978 .992 7.56 8.15 9.62 9.86 16 127.3 C 8 13 3 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 5.67 4.46 6.52 2 32.3 1 0 6 1 1985 30 HOU NL 1B 19 131 4 0 15 1.000 .993 7.11 8.54 10.88 10.06 14 111.7 C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 5.45 9.00 6.30 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1986 31 TOT 1B 20 142 15 1 8 .994 .992 7.85 8.32 10.09 9.93 16 140.0 TOT 3B 7 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.57 2.24 2.08 2.71 1 17.3 TOT C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.65 4.50 6.75 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 DET AL DH 11 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 2.57 2.70 1 7.0 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.60 9.00 9.45 0 4.0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.40 6.00 6.60 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 SFG NL 1B 19 138 15 1 8 .994 .992 8.05 8.31 10.12 9.94 16 136.0 3B 5 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.40 2.20 1.75 2.71 0 10.3 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.50 6.00 5.10 0 3.0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.90 0.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1987 32 SFG NL 3B 10 1 6 1 1 .875 .946 0.70 2.34 1.82 2.83 3 34.7 1B 9 39 1 1 4 .976 .990 4.44 8.47 10.68 9.88 3 33.7 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.90 0.00 6.88 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 1988 33 TOT NL 1B 7 23 1 0 3 1.000 .992 3.43 8.64 9.82 9.94 0 22.0 SFG NL 1B 6 18 1 0 3 1.000 .990 3.17 8.65 9.50 9.95 0 18.0 C 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.60 4.50 6.52 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 LF 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.80 2.16 1 5.0 HOU NL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 11.25 9.90 0 4.0 1989 34 HOU NL 1B 9 47 4 0 2 1.000 .992 5.67 8.38 10.60 9.75 4 43.3 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 2 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 24 CIN NL 1B 12 62 2 0 3 1.000 .992 5.33 8.59 8.96 9.90 5 64.3 1980 25 CIN NL 1B 18 132 13 2 11 .986 .992 8.06 8.97 9.86 10.16 14 132.3 1981 26 TOT NL 1B 15 58 3 1 3 .984 .992 4.07 8.68 9.58 10.23 5 57.3 CIN NL 1B 2 12 1 1 0 .929 .992 6.50 8.70 10.64 10.23 1 11.0 HOU NL 1B 13 46 2 0 3 1.000 .992 3.69 8.68 9.33 10.22 4 46.3 1982 27 HOU NL 1B 11 86 5 1 5 .989 .992 8.27 8.89 9.90 10.23 10 82.7 1983 28 HOU NL 1B 19 124 7 0 5 1.000 .992 6.89 8.39 10.69 9.96 11 110.3 1984 29 HOU NL 1B 18 130 6 3 14 .978 .992 7.56 8.15 9.62 9.86 16 127.3 1985 30 HOU NL 1B 19 131 4 0 15 1.000 .993 7.11 8.54 10.88 10.06 14 111.7 1986 31 TOT 1B 20 142 15 1 8 .994 .992 7.85 8.32 10.09 9.93 16 140.0 DET AL 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.60 9.00 9.45 0 4.0 SFG NL 1B 19 138 15 1 8 .994 .992 8.05 8.31 10.12 9.94 16 136.0 1987 32 SFG NL 1B 9 39 1 1 4 .976 .990 4.44 8.47 10.68 9.88 3 33.7 1988 33 TOT NL 1B 7 23 1 0 3 1.000 .992 3.43 8.64 9.82 9.94 0 22.0 SFG NL 1B 6 18 1 0 3 1.000 .990 3.17 8.65 9.50 9.95 0 18.0 HOU NL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 11.25 9.90 0 4.0 1989 34 HOU NL 1B 9 47 4 0 2 1.000 .992 5.67 8.38 10.60 9.75 4 43.3 1986 31 SFG NL 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.50 6.00 5.10 0 3.0 1979 24 CIN NL 3B 4 2 9 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 2.50 3.30 2.88 3 30.0 1980 25 CIN NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.40 2.57 2.83 0 7.0 1981 26 CIN NL 3B 3 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.47 3.31 2.82 1 16.3 1986 31 TOT 3B 7 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.57 2.24 2.08 2.71 1 17.3 DET AL 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 2.57 2.70 1 7.0 SFG NL 3B 5 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.40 2.20 1.75 2.71 0 10.3 1987 32 SFG NL 3B 10 1 6 1 1 .875 .946 0.70 2.34 1.82 2.83 3 34.7 1980 25 CIN NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 0.00 6.30 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1983 28 HOU NL C 6 14 1 0 0 1.000 .987 2.50 5.55 5.13 6.57 1 26.3 0 1 4 0 1984 29 HOU NL C 8 13 3 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 5.67 4.46 6.52 2 32.3 1 0 6 1 1985 30 HOU NL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 5.45 9.00 6.30 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1986 31 TOT C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.65 4.50 6.75 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 DET AL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.40 6.00 6.60 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 SFG NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.90 0.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1987 32 SFG NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.90 0.00 6.88 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 1988 33 SFG NL C 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.60 4.50 6.52 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1989 34 HOU NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1986 31 DET AL DH 11 1980 25 CIN NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.06 1 8.3 1986 31 SFG NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1988 33 SFG NL LF 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.80 2.16 1 5.0 1980 25 CIN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.28 1 8.3 1986 31 SFG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1988 33 SFG NL OF 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.80 2.34 1 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 1B* 157 974 61 9 73 .991 .992 6.59 8.53 10.07 10.01 98 925.0 3B* 25 9 21 2 1 .938 .949 1.20 2.36 2.56 2.82 8 105.3 C* 23 33 5 0 0 1.000 .990 1.65 5.60 4.54 6.55 3 75.3 1 4 10 1 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 4 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.25 1.65 0.66 2.10 2 13.7 2B* 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.50 6.00 5.10 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 210 1017 89 12 74 .989 .991 5.27 7.33 8.87 8.99 111 1122
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1979   NLCS  CIN PIT     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   3   2   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0  .500  .500 2.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   5   4   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0  .250  .250 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3   6   5   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0  .200  .200  .800   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 25, 1974: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros for Rafael Landestoy.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 18, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

June 12, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

June 13, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 11, 1988: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

August 17, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 7, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Houston Astros$160,000
1986Detroit Tigers$60,000
1987San Francisco Giants$175,000
1988San Francisco Giants$225,000
1989Houston Astros$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$770,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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