Tris Speaker

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX us

Died: December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, TX

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX

High School: Hubbard HS (Hubbard, TX)

School: Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: September 12, 1907 (Age 19-161d, 2,971st in major league history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1928 (Age 40-148d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1937. (Voted by BBWAA on 165/201 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Tris Speaker's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Tristram Edgar Speaker

Nicknames: The Grey Eagle

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View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Uncle of Tex Jeanes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

134.9

10195

3514

117

.345

1882

RBI

1531

436

OBP

.428

SLG

.500

OPS

.928

OPS+

158

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 12	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 13	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 15	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 16	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 20	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	CG	53	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 23	BOS		WSH	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
8	8	Apr 24	BOS		WSH	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 26	BOS		PHA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 27	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
12	12	Apr 29	BOS		PHA	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
13	13	Apr 30	BOS		PHA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
16	16	May 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
17	17	May 4	BOS	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 7	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	19	May 9	BOS		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
20	20	May 10	BOS		DET	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
21	21	May 11	BOS		SLB	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 13	BOS		SLB	W,14-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 14	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 15	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 17	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 18	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 20	BOS		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 21	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 22	BOS		CLE	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 23	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	31	May 24	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 25	BOS		PHA	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	33	May 27	BOS		PHA	L,6-12	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	34	May 28	BOS		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
35	35	May 29 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,21-8	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 29 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,12-11	CG	46	8.0	5	0	2	7	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	41	Jun 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	42	Jun 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	Jun 5	BOS	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 6	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
45	45	Jun 7	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 8	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 10	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 11	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 12	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	55	Jun 19	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 20	BOS	@	NYY	W,15-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 21	BOS	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	58	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	59	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
60	60	Jun 24	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
61	61	Jun 26 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
62	62	Jun 26 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	63	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 28 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	65	Jun 28 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	66	Jun 29 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,13-6	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
67	67	Jun 29 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,6-0	CG	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	69	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
70	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
73	73	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
74	74	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
75	75	Jul 6	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	76	Jul 8	BOS		SLB	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	77	Jul 9	BOS		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 10	BOS		SLB	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 12 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 12 (2)	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	39	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	81	Jul 13	BOS		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 15	BOS		DET	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	83	Jul 16	BOS		DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	85	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Jul 19 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	87	Jul 19 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 20	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	89	Jul 22	BOS		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 23	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	91	Jul 24	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	92	Jul 25	BOS		CLE	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	93	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	95	Jul 29	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	96	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Jul 31	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	99	Aug 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	100	Aug 3	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
101	101	Aug 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
102	102	Aug 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	104	Aug 7	BOS	@	CLE	T,4-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 8	BOS	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	106	Aug 9	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	107	Aug 10	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 11	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	1	5	0
109	109	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	110	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,8-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	111	Aug 15	BOS		SLB	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	112	Aug 16	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
113	113	Aug 17	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	114	Aug 19	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	115	Aug 20	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
116	116	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
117	117	Aug 22	BOS		CLE	W,9-0	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	118	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	120	Aug 26	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	121	Aug 27	BOS		CHW	T,8-8	CG	56	12.0	2	0	1	3	0
122	122	Aug 28 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
123	123	Aug 28 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	124	Aug 29	BOS		PHA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	125	Aug 30	BOS		PHA	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	126	Aug 31	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	128	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	129	Sep 4	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	130	Sep 5	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
131	131	Sep 6	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	132	Sep 7	BOS		WSH	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 10	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	134	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-0	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	135	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	136	Sep 13	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
137	137	Sep 15 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 15 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	139	Sep 17 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	50	10.0	4	1	0	5	1
140	140	Sep 17 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	141	Sep 19 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-9	GS	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	143 (1)	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	144	Sep 21	BOS	@	DET	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	145	Sep 24 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	146	Sep 24 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
146	147	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	148	Sep 26	BOS		NYY	W,15-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
148	149	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
149	150	Sep 30	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
150	151	Oct 1	BOS	@	WSH	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
151	152	Oct 3	BOS	@	PHA	W,17-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
152	153	Oct 4	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
153	154	Oct 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							153gm			366	35	18	419	12