Jim Spencer

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1947 in Hanover, PA us

Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Mount Pleasant United Methodist Cemetery, Taneytown, MD

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andover HS (Linthicum, MD).

High School: Andover HS (Linthicum, MD)

Debut: September 7, 1968 (Age 21-039d, 12,737th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1982 (Age 34-325d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: James Lloyd Spencer

Nicknames: Spence

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Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

4908

1227

146

.250

541

RBI

599

OBP

.307

SLG

.387

OPS

.694

OPS+

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

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CHW	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
2	2	Apr 9	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
3	3	Apr 10	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
4	4	Apr 12	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 13	CHW		BOS	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
6	6	Apr 15	CHW		TOR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
7	7	Apr 16	CHW		TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
8	8	Apr 17	CHW		TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
9	9	Apr 19	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20	CHW	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
11	11	Apr 22	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
12	12	Apr 23	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
13	13	Apr 24 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,12-5	GS	27	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
14	14	Apr 24 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-11	GS	28	5.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
15	15	Apr 26	CHW	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	57	14.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 27	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	41	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
17	17	Apr 29	CHW		TEX	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	18	Apr 30	CHW		TEX	L,4-14	CG	53	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	CHW		TEX	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
20	20	May 2	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
21	21	May 3	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
22	22	May 4	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
23	23	May 5	CHW	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
24	24	May 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
25	25	May 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
26	26	May 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
27	27	May 9	CHW	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
28	28	May 10	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	9	1	0	10	0	1B
29	29	May 11	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
30	30	May 13	CHW		CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
31	31	May 14	CHW		CLE	W,18-2	GS	14	4.0	5	0	0	5	3	1B
32	32	May 15	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
33	33	May 18	CHW		KCR	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
34	34	May 19	CHW		KCR	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
35	35	May 20	CHW		DET	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
36	36	May 21	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
37	37	May 22	CHW		DET	L,3-14	CG	52	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
38	38	May 25	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
39	39	May 26	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
40	40	May 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
41	41	May 28	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
42	42	May 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
43	43	May 30 (1)	CHW		MIL	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
44	44	May 30 (2)	CHW		MIL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 1	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
46	46	Jun 2	CHW		BAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
47	47	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	W,9-5	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
48	49 (1)	Jun 5	CHW		NYY	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
49	50	Jun 6	CHW	@	MIN	W,9-5	CG	48	12.0	10	4	0	14	1	1B
50	51	Jun 7	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	50	10.2	13	1	0	14	1	1B
51	52	Jun 8	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
52	53	Jun 9	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
53	71 (17)	Jun 28	CHW		SEA	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
54	72	Jun 29	CHW		SEA	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	73	Jul 1	CHW		MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
56	74	Jul 2	CHW		MIN	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
57	75	Jul 3 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
58	76	Jul 3 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,10-8	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
59	77	Jul 4	CHW	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
60	78	Jul 5	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	79	Jul 6	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
62	80	Jul 8	CHW	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
63	81	Jul 9	CHW	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
64	82	Jul 10	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
65	83	Jul 11	CHW		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
66	84	Jul 12	CHW		KCR	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
67	85	Jul 13 (1)	CHW		TOR	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
68	86	Jul 13 (2)	CHW		TOR	L,3-5	CG	43	11.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
69	87	Jul 14	CHW		TOR	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
70	88	Jul 15	CHW		BOS	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
71	89	Jul 16	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
72	90	Jul 17	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	91	Jul 22	CHW	@	TOR	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
74	92	Jul 23	CHW	@	TOR	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
75	93	Jul 24	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
76	94	Jul 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
77	95	Jul 26	CHW		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
78	96	Jul 27	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
79	97	Jul 29	CHW		KCR	W,11-8	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
80	98	Jul 30	CHW		KCR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
81	99	Jul 31 (1)	CHW		KCR	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
82	100	Jul 31 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	101	Aug 1	CHW		TEX	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
84	102	Aug 2	CHW		TEX	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
85	103	Aug 3	CHW		TEX	L,10-12	CG	59	12.0	12	2	1	15	0	1B
86	104	Aug 4	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
87	105	Aug 5	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
88	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
89	114 (7)	Aug 14	CHW	@	TEX	L,9-12	CG	46	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
90	115	Aug 15	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
91	116	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,10-11	CG	41	8.1	9	1	0	10	0	1B
92	117	Aug 19	CHW	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
93	118	Aug 20	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
94	119	Aug 21 (1)	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
95	120	Aug 21 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
96	121	Aug 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
97	122	Aug 23	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
98	123	Aug 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
99	124	Aug 25	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
100	125	Aug 26	CHW		MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
101	126	Aug 27	CHW		MIL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
102	127	Aug 28	CHW		MIL	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
103	128	Aug 29	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
104	129	Aug 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	132 (2)	Sep 4	CHW		BAL	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
106	133	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
107	134	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
108	136 (1)	Sep 7	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-1	GF	10	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
109	137	Sep 8 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
110	138	Sep 8 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	9	0	1	10	0	1B
111	139	Sep 9	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	1B
112	141 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
113	142	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
114	143	Sep 12	CHW		MIN	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
115	144	Sep 13	CHW		MIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
116	145	Sep 14	CHW		MIN	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
117	146	Sep 15	CHW		MIN	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	1B
118	147	Sep 16	CHW		CAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
119	149 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
120	152 (2)	Sep 20	CHW		OAK	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
121	154 (1)	Sep 22	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	1B
122	156 (1)	Sep 24	CHW	@	SEA	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
123	157	Sep 25	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS	34	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
124	159 (1)	Sep 28	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
125	162 (2)	Oct 2	CHW		SEA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
							125gm		1078.0	977	90	10	1077	76