George Spencer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: July 7, 1926 in Columbus, OH us

Died: September 10, 2014 in Galena, OH

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, OH

High School: Bexley HS (Bexley, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: August 17, 1950 (Age 24-041d, 8,305th in MLB history)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1960 (Age 34-081d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: George Elwell Spencer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

W

L

ERA

4.05

G

122

GS

SV

IP

251.1

SO

WHIP

1.329

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	21	NYG-min	B,A	11	8	.579	3.78	27						176.0	177	88	74		94									1.540	9.1		4.8			KNX,JCK TRIS,SALL
1949	22	NYG-min	A	12	12	.500	3.60	30						170.0	172	83	68		84									1.506	9.1		4.4			JCK SALL
1950	23	NYG-min	AAA	11	5	.688	4.67	23	17		9	0		129.0	131	71	67		59		37	5	0	1				1.473	9.1		4.1	2.6	0.63	JER IL
1950	23	NYG	NL	1	0	1.000	2.49	10	1	4	1	0	0	25.1	12	7	7	3	7		5	0	0	0	94	167	4.56	0.750	4.3	1.1	2.5	1.8	0.71
1951	24	NYG	NL	10	4	.714	3.75	57	4	20	2	0	6	132.0	125	62	55	21	56		36	1	0	2	555	105	5.30	1.371	8.5	1.4	3.8	2.5	0.64
1952	25	NYG	NL	3	5	.375	5.55	35	4	17	0	0	3	60.0	57	39	37	13	21		27	3	0	1	256	67	5.51	1.300	8.6	2.0	3.2	4.1	1.29
1953	26	NYG-min	AAA	7	8	.467	4.31	50	6		0	0		119.0	154	66	57	16	35		37	2	0	2				1.588	11.6	1.2	2.6	2.8	1.06	MNE AA
1953	26	NYG	NL	0	0		7.71	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	2		1	0	0	0	12	65	4.31	2.143	11.6	0.0	7.7	3.9	0.50
1954	27	NYG-min	AAA	6	7	.462	3.15	68	1		0	0		97.0	97	49	34	10	27		49	3	1	0				1.278	9.0	0.9	2.5	4.5	1.81	MNE AA
1954	27	NYG	NL	1	0	1.000	3.65	6	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	5	5	1	8		4	0	0	0	52	115	4.75	1.378	6.6	0.7	5.8	2.9	0.50
1955	28	STL-min	AAA	8	3	.727	4.43	47	0		0	0		69.0	73	38	34	6	25	3	34	2	0	2				1.420	9.5	0.8	3.3	4.4	1.36	OMA AA
1955	28	NYG	NL	0	0		5.40	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	93	15.57	2.400	5.4	5.4	16.2	0.0	0.00

1956	29	CLE-min	AAA	5	4	.556	4.95	50	1		0	0		91.0	99	54	50	4	23	7	39	4	0	1				1.341	9.8	0.4	2.3	3.9	1.70	INA AA
1957	30	CHW-min	AAA	8	3	.727	4.15	68	1		0	0		115.0	116	59	53	7	38	10	61	3	0	0				1.339	9.1	0.5	3.0	4.8	1.61	INA AA
1958	31	DET-min	AAA	9	4	.692	2.01	41	0		0	0		85.0	62	22	19	4	22	11	30	1	0	1				0.988	6.6	0.4	2.3	3.2	1.36	CHL AA
1958	31	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	2.70	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	4	3	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	44	155	2.68	1.500	9.9	0.0	3.6	4.5	1.25

1959	32	DET-min	AAA	11	7	.611	2.98	85	0		0	0		148.0	129	57	49	8	35	6	99	1	0	2				1.108	7.8	0.5	2.1	6.0	2.83	CHL AA
1960	33	PIT-DET-min	AAA	4	5	.444	3.60	57	0		0	0		95.0	94	49	38	12	29	5	60	2	0	0				1.295	8.9	1.1	2.7	5.7	2.07	CLB,DEN IL,AA
1960	33	DET	AL	0	1	.000	3.52	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.2	10	3	3	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	37	119	5.14	1.957	11.7	1.2	5.9	4.7	0.80
1961	34	CLE-BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.70	40	0		0	0		73.0	64	31	30	11	23	2	53	1	0	1				1.192	7.9	1.4	2.8	6.5	2.30	SLC,SLE PCL
1962	35	BOS-min	AAA	11	2	.846	2.72	55	0		0	0		129.0	108	46	39	16	29	6	106	3	0	6				1.062	7.5	1.1	2.0	7.4	3.66	SLE PCL
1963	36	BOS-MLN-PIT-min	AAA	2	6	.250	4.75	36	0		0	0		55.0	54	36	29	6	21	6	44	3	0	4				1.364	8.8	1.0	3.4	7.2	2.10	SLE,TTO,CLB PCL,IL
1966	39	DET-min	A	1	0	1.000	3.32	13	0		0	0		19.0	16	8	7	2	6	0	13	1	0	1				1.158	7.6	0.9	2.8	6.2	2.17	SVL WCRS
8 Yrs				16	10	.615	4.05	122	9	47	3	0	9	251.1	228	123	113	40	106	1	82	4	0	3	1059	98	5.20	1.329	8.2	1.4	3.8	2.9	0.77
162 Game Avg.				8	5	.615	4.05	63	5	24	2	0	5	130	118	64	59	21	55	1	43	2	0	2	550	98	5.20	1.329	8.2	1.4	3.8	2.9	0.77

NYG (6 yrs)				15	9	.625	4.12	110	9	42	3	0	9	233.2	207	116	107	39	97	0	73	4	0	3	978	95	5.31	1.301	8.0	1.5	3.7	2.8	0.75
DET (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	3.06	12	0	5	0	0	0	17.2	21	7	6	1	9	1	9	0	0	0	81	137	3.74	1.698	10.7	0.5	4.6	4.6	1.00

NL (6 yrs)				15	9	.625	4.12	110	9	42	3	0	9	233.2	207	116	107	39	97	0	73	4	0	3	978	95	5.31	1.301	8.0	1.5	3.7	2.8	0.75
AL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	3.06	12	0	5	0	0	0	17.2	21	7	6	1	9	1	9	0	0	0	81	137	3.74	1.698	10.7	0.5	4.6	4.6	1.00

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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