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Jack Spring
Jack Russell Spring

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
Schools Gonzaga University, Washington State University

Debut April 16, 1955
Final Game August 1, 1965
Born March 11, 1933 in Spokane, WA

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 22 PHI NL   0   1   2   0   0   0   1  0    2.7    2    2    2   2    1    2   0   0    11   0   0  6.75  3.96   59 1.125
 1957 24 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    2   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.98  inf 0.000
 1958 25 WSH AL   0   0   3   1   0   0   2  0    7.0   16   11   11   1    7    1   0   0    43   3   0 14.14  3.81   27 3.286
 1961 28 LAA AL   3   0  18   4   0   0   4  0   38.0   35   19   18   4   15   27   3   1   166   2   0  4.26  4.51  106 1.316
 1962 29 LAA AL   4   2  57   0   0   0  16  6   65.0   66   32   29   7   30   31   2   2   286  10   0  4.02  3.85   96 1.477
 1963 30 LAA AL   3   0  45   0   0   0  17  2   38.3   40   18   13   3    9   13   0   0   161   0   1  3.05  3.41  112 1.278
 1964 31 TOT      1   0  15   0   0   0   3  0   12.3   15   15    6   2    6    1   0   1    59   2   1  4.38  3.62   83 1.703
         TOT NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   2  0    9.0   12   14    5   1    3    1   0   1    44   1   1  5.00  3.75   75 1.667
         LAA AL   1   0   6   0   0   0   1  0    3.3    3    1    1   1    3    0   0   0    15   1   0  2.70  3.26  121 1.800
         CHC NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   2  0    6.0    4    5    4   0    2    1   0   0    24   0   1  6.00  3.71   62 1.000
         STL NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    3.0    8    9    1   1    1    0   0   1    20   1   0  3.00  3.82  127 3.000
 1965 32 CLE AL   1   2  14   0   0   0   7  0   21.7   21    9    9   2   10    9   0   0    94   1   0  3.74  3.49   93 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .706  12   5 155   5   0   0  51  8  186.0  195  106   88  21   78   86   5   4   823  18   2  4.26  3.84   90 1.468
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   2  65   2   0   0  21  3   79.0   82   45   37   8   33   36   2   1   349   7   0  4.26  3.84   90 1.468
 Career High      4   2  57   4   0   0  17  6   65.0   66   32   29   7   30   31   3   2   286  10   1  4.02  3.85   96 1.477

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

Batting Glossary / /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 22 PHI NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 25 WSH AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 28 LAA AL  18    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .111  .000  -69    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 29 LAA AL  57   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .091  .091  .091  -50    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1963 30 LAA AL  45    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   93    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 32 CLE AL  14    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   90    1   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      155   28    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  16  .107  .138  .107  -33    3   5   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         29    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  17  .107  .138  .107  -33    3   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     57   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7                           1   3   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 22 PHI NL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .263| .000  .334| .000  .417| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1958 25 WSH AL    2    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .259| .000  .328| .000  .394| .000  .722|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1961 28 LAA AL   12   11    0   0.0   113| .000  .276| .111  .353| .000  .430| .111  .783| -69  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1962 29 LAA AL   12   11    0   0.0   100| .091  .260| .091  .331| .091  .404| .182  .735| -50  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1963 30 LAA AL    3    2    0   0.0    89| .333  .248| .333  .314| .333  .383| .666  .697|  93  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1965 32 CLE AL    4    3    0   0.0    93| .333  .252| .333  .322| .333  .386| .666  .708|  90  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        34   30    0   0.0   102| .107  .262| .138  .335| .107  .407| .245  .742| -33  .000  -5.4  -0.5   0%

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

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1955 22 PHI NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  2.00    0    2.7
 1957 24 BOS AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1958 25 WSH AL   P    3      0    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  1.29  1.93    1    7.0
 1961 28 LAA AL   P   18      2    6    1    0  .889  .952  0.44  0.83  1.89  2.06    4   38.0
 1962 29 LAA AL   P   57      4   16    2    2  .909  .957  0.35  0.79  2.77  2.08    0   65.0
 1963 30 LAA AL   P   45      2   10    0    0 1.000  .952  0.27  0.79  2.82  2.00    0   38.3
 1964 31 TOT      P   15      0    4    1    1  .800  .976  0.27  0.79  2.93  2.05    0   12.3
         TOT NL   P    9      0    4    1    1  .800  .976  0.44  0.84  4.00  2.10    0    9.0
         LAA AL   P    6      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.72  0.00  1.91    0    3.3
         CHC NL   P    7      0    3    1    1  .750  .968  0.43  0.84  4.50  2.10    0    6.0
         STL NL   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  0.85  3.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1965 32 CLE AL   P   14      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  0.21  0.75  1.24  2.03    0   21.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1955 22 PHI NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  2.00    0    2.7
 1957 24 BOS AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1958 25 WSH AL   P    3      0    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  1.29  1.93    1    7.0
 1961 28 LAA AL   P   18      2    6    1    0  .889  .952  0.44  0.83  1.89  2.06    4   38.0
 1962 29 LAA AL   P   57      4   16    2    2  .909  .957  0.35  0.79  2.77  2.08    0   65.0
 1963 30 LAA AL   P   45      2   10    0    0 1.000  .952  0.27  0.79  2.82  2.00    0   38.3
 1964 31 TOT      P   15      0    4    1    1  .800  .976  0.27  0.79  2.93  2.05    0   12.3
         TOT NL   P    9      0    4    1    1  .800  .976  0.44  0.84  4.00  2.10    0    9.0
         LAA AL   P    6      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.72  0.00  1.91    0    3.3
         CHC NL   P    7      0    3    1    1  .750  .968  0.43  0.84  4.50  2.10    0    6.0
         STL NL   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  0.85  3.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1965 32 CLE AL   P   14      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  0.21  0.75  1.24  2.03    0   21.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 155      9   39    4    4  .923  .956  0.31  0.79  2.32  2.04    5  186.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       155      9   39    4    4  .923  .956  0.31  0.79  2.32  2.04    5    186

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.

Games
1962 AL-57-3

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1953 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Spokane (Western International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
December 3, 1956: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1956 rule 5 draft.
June 24, 1958: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Bud Byerly. Jack Spring returned to original teams on July 11, 1958. The Boston Red Sox sent Joe Albanese (July 11, 1958) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.
July 11, 1958: Sent by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox to complete an earlier deal made on June 24, 1958. The Washington Senators sent Bud Byerly to the Boston Red Sox for Jack Spring. Jack Spring returned to original teams on July 11, 1958. The Boston Red Sox sent Joe Albanese (July 11, 1958) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.
July 20, 1958: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Stu Locklin. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Before 1959 Season: Sent from the Cleveland Indians to the Dallas (American Association) in an unknown transaction.
Before 1960 Season: Obtained by the Kansas City Athletics from the Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
Before 1961 Season: Obtained by the Los Angeles Angels from the Kansas City Athletics as part of a minor league working agreement.
May 15, 1964: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Los Angeles Angels.
June 15, 1964: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lou Brock and Paul Toth to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ernie Broglio, Bobby Shantz, and Doug Clemens.
Before 1965 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the California Angels in an unknown transaction.
June 14, 1965: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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