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George Spriggs
George Herman Spriggs

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 15, 1965
  vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1970
Born May 22, 1937 in Jewell, MD

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 28 PIT NL   9    2    5    1   0  0   0    0   2  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  182    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 29 PIT NL   9    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 30 PIT NL  38   57   14   10   1  1   0    5   3  0   6  20  .175  .246  .228   37   13   1   2   0   0   0
 1969 32 KCR AL  23   29    4    4   2  1   0    0   0  0   3   8  .138  .242  .276   45    8   0   0   0   1   0
 1970 33 KCR AL  51  130   12   27   2  3   1    7   4  3  14  32  .208  .283  .292   60   38   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      130  225   35   43   5  5   1   12   9  3  23  63  .191  .266  .271   51   61   1   3   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        280   44   54   6  6   1   15  11  4  29  79  .191  .266  .271   51   76   1   4   0   1   0
 Career High     51  130   14   27   2  3   1    7   4  3  14  32                          38   1   2   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 28 PIT NL    2    1    1  27.0    94| .500  .259| .500  .323| .500  .392|1.000  .715| 182  .969   0.2   0.0 100%
 1966 29 PIT NL    7    6    0   0.0    96| .143  .265| .143  .323| .143  .399| .286  .722| -20  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1967 30 PIT NL   66   50    4   2.2    90| .175  .258| .246  .320| .228  .379| .474  .699|  37  .247  -4.6  -0.5 100%
 1969 32 KCR AL   33   25    2   2.2    95| .138  .254| .242  .331| .276  .384| .518  .715|  45  .227  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1970 33 KCR AL  145  107   12   3.0    97| .208  .257| .283  .331| .292  .392| .575  .723|  60  .344  -7.4  -0.8  57%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       253  189   19   2.7    95| .191  .257| .266  .328| .271  .388| .537  .716|  51  .310 -15.2  -1.6  75%

* 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  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 28 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1967 30 PIT NL OF 13 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.15 1.81 1.52 2.03 9 89.0 LF 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.00 1.50 1.23 1.75 8 73.0 RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.81 2.02 1 16.0 1969 32 KCR AL OF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.83 1.62 2.12 4 39.0 LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.60 1.86 1.99 3 29.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.90 1 9.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1970 33 KCR AL RF 36 54 4 3 0 .951 .975 1.61 1.59 1.89 1.98 32 276.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 32 KCR AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1967 30 PIT NL LF 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.00 1.50 1.23 1.75 8 73.0 1969 32 KCR AL LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.60 1.86 1.99 3 29.0 1965 28 PIT NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1967 30 PIT NL OF 13 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.15 1.81 1.52 2.03 9 89.0 1969 32 KCR AL OF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.83 1.62 2.12 4 39.0 1970 33 KCR AL OF 36 57 4 3 0 .953 .981 1.69 1.85 1.98 2.14 32 276.7 1965 28 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1967 30 PIT NL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.81 2.02 1 16.0 1969 32 KCR AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.90 1 9.0 1970 33 KCR AL RF 36 54 4 3 0 .951 .975 1.61 1.59 1.89 1.98 32 276.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 56 79 4 3 0 .965 .979 1.48 1.84 1.84 2.11 45 406.7 14 1 41# RF* 41 60 4 3 0 .955 .976 1.56 1.60 1.90 1.98 34 303.7 LF* 14 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.53 1.41 1.82 11 102.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 56 79 4 3 0 .965 .979 1.48 1.84 1.84 2.11 45 407
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

April 5, 1968: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 16, 1968: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 15, 1971: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Kansas City Royals.


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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