Stan Spence

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, KY us

Died: January 9, 1983 in Kinston, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, NC

Debut: June 8, 1940 (Age 25-080d, 8,901st in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 34-196d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Stanley Orville Spence

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

3871

1090

.282

541

RBI

575

OBP

.369

SLG

.437

OPS

.806

OPS+

125

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

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 17	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 18	WSH		NYY	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 19	WSH		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
8	8	Apr 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 30	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-14	CG	45	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
11	11	May 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
12	12	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 10	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 11 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	15	May 11 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 12	WSH		PHA	L,1-5	CG	51	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	20 (3)	May 16	WSH		CLE	W,2-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	21	May 17	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	GS	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	23 (1)	May 18 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	27 (3)	May 23	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	28	May 24	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	29	May 25	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	30	May 27	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	31	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	32	May 29	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
26	33	May 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,13-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	34	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	35	May 31	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	36	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	37	Jun 4	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	38	Jun 5	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	39	Jun 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
33	40	Jun 7	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	41	Jun 8 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	18.0	10	0	0	10	0
35	42	Jun 8 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	43	Jun 9	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
37	44	Jun 10	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	45	Jun 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	46	Jun 15 (1)	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	47	Jun 15 (2)	WSH		DET	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	48	Jun 17	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	49	Jun 18	WSH		CLE	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
43	50	Jun 19	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	51	Jun 20	WSH		SLB	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	52	Jun 21	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	53	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
47	54	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	55	Jun 23	WSH		CHW	L,6-10	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
49	56	Jun 24	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	57	Jun 26	WSH		BOS	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
51	58	Jun 27	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	59	Jun 28	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	60	Jun 29 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	61	Jun 29 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	62	Jun 30	WSH		PHA	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	63	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
57	64	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	65	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	66	Jul 5	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	67	Jul 6 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
61	68	Jul 6 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	69	Jul 10 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	70	Jul 10 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
64	71	Jul 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
65	72	Jul 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	73	Jul 13 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	74	Jul 13 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	41	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
68	75	Jul 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	76	Jul 15	WSH	@	DET	L,6-11	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
70	77	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	78	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
72	79	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	80	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	0	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
74	81	Jul 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	82	Jul 20 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
76	83	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	84	Jul 22	WSH		DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	85	Jul 23	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	86	Jul 24	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	87	Jul 25	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	88	Jul 26	WSH		CLE	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	89	Jul 27	WSH		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	90	Jul 29	WSH		SLB	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
84	91	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	92	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	93	Aug 1	WSH		CHW	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	94	Aug 2	WSH		CHW	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	95	Aug 3	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	96	Aug 5	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	97	Aug 6	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	98	Aug 7	WSH		BOS	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	99	Aug 9	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	100	Aug 10 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	101	Aug 10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	102	Aug 11	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
96	103	Aug 12	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
97	104	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	105	Aug 15	WSH		PHA	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	106	Aug 16	WSH		PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	107	Aug 17 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
101	109 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	110	Aug 19 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	111	Aug 20 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	51	11.1	3	0	0	3	0
104	112	Aug 20 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	47	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
105	113	Aug 21 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	114	Aug 21 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
107	115	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
108	116	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	117	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
110	118	Aug 24 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	119	Aug 24 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	120	Aug 25	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	121	Aug 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
114	122	Aug 27	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
115	123	Aug 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	1	0	1	2	0
116	124	Aug 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	3	0	1	4	0
117	125	Aug 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	126	Aug 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	127	Sep 1 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	128	Sep 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
121	129	Sep 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	130	Sep 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	131	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	132	Sep 5	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	133	Sep 6	WSH		NYY	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	134	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	135	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
128	136	Sep 10	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
129	137	Sep 11	WSH		SLB	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	138	Sep 12	WSH		SLB	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	139	Sep 13	WSH		SLB	L,0-1	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
132	140	Sep 14 (1)	WSH		DET	L,6-16	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	141	Sep 14 (2)	WSH		DET	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	142	Sep 15	WSH		DET	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	146 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-3	GF	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	147	Sep 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	148	Sep 21	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	149	Sep 23 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	150	Sep 23 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	151	Sep 26 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,8-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	152	Sep 26 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
142	153	Sep 27	WSH		BOS	L,1-8	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							142gm			393	12	7	412	3