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Scipio Spinks
Scipio Ronald Spinks

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 16, 1969
  vs. SDP 2.0 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 9, 1973
Born July 12, 1947 in Chicago, IL

Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1969 21 HOU NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    1    1    0   0    1    4   0   0     8   0   0  0.00  3.53  inf 1.000
 1970 22 HOU NL   0   1   5   2   0   0   1  0   13.7   17   15   15   5    9    6   0   1    67   0   1  9.88  3.89   39 1.902
 1971 23 HOU NL   1   0   5   3   1   0   0  0   29.3   22   12   12   2   13   26   1   1   121   0   0  3.68  3.37   91 1.193
 1972 24 STL NL   5   5  16  16   6   0   0  0  118.0   96   39   35   5   59   93   2   7   497   2   0  2.67  3.42  128 1.314
 1973 25 STL NL   1   5   8   8   0   0   0  0   38.7   39   25   21   4   25   25   0   0   174   2   0  4.89  3.67   75 1.655
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .389   7  11  35  29   7   0   1  0  201.7  175   92   83  16  107  154   3   9   867   4   1  3.70  3.49   94 1.398
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  37  30   7   0   1  0  214.0  185   97   88  17  113  163   3   9   921   4   1  3.70  3.49   94 1.398
 Career High      5   5  16  16   6   0   1  0  118.0   96   39   35   5   59   93   2   7   497   2   1  2.67  3.42  128 1.314

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 22 HOU NL   6    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 23 HOU NL   5    9    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .222  .222  .222   28    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 24 STL NL  21   42    4    7   0  0   0    1   0  1   0  21  .167  .167  .167   -4    7   2   0   0   0   0
 1973 25 STL NL   8   11    2    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   1   7  .182  .250  .455   92    5   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       41   65    8   11   0  0   1    3   0  1   1  33  .169  .182  .215   12   14   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        257   32   43   0  0   4   12   0  4   4 130  .169  .182  .215   12   55  12   0   0   0   0
 Career High     21   42    4    7   0  0   1    1   0  1   1  21                           7   2   0   0   0   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 22 HOU NL    3    3    0   0.0   100| .000  .262| .000  .334| .000  .401| .000  .735|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1971 23 HOU NL    9    7    0   0.0    91| .222  .257| .222  .323| .222  .377| .444  .700|  28  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1972 24 STL NL   44   38    1   0.7    91| .167  .255| .167  .323| .167  .377| .334  .701|  -4  .039  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1973 25 STL NL   13   10    1   2.7    97| .182  .263| .250  .332| .455  .390| .705  .722|  92  .300  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        69   58    2   0.9    92| .169  .257| .182  .325| .215  .380| .397  .706|  12  .061  -7.8  -0.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 21 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1970 22 HOU NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.72 0.00 1.84 2 13.7 1971 23 HOU NL P 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 0.78 1.54 1.90 3 29.3 1972 24 STL NL P 16 2 21 1 1 .958 .950 1.44 0.73 1.75 1.78 16 118.0 1973 25 STL NL P 8 5 7 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 0.72 2.79 1.88 8 38.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 21 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1970 22 HOU NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.72 0.00 1.84 2 13.7 1971 23 HOU NL P 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 0.78 1.54 1.90 3 29.3 1972 24 STL NL P 16 2 21 1 1 .958 .950 1.44 0.73 1.75 1.78 16 118.0 1973 25 STL NL P 8 5 7 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 0.72 2.79 1.88 8 38.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 35 8 32 1 1 .976 .952 1.14 0.74 1.78 1.82 29 201.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 35 8 32 1 1 .976 .952 1.14 0.74 1.78 1.82 29 202
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Transactions 

Before 1966 Season: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

April 15, 1972: Traded by the Houston Astros with Lance Clemons to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Reuss.

March 23, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Hickman.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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