George Spriggs

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: May 22, 1937 in Jewell, MD us

Died: December 22, 2020 in Prince Frederick, MD

Buried: Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD

High School: Bates HS (Annapolis, MD)

Debut: September 15, 1965 (Age 28-116d, 12,430th in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1970 (Age 33-132d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: George Herman Spriggs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

225

.191

RBI

OBP

.266

SLG

.271

OPS

.537

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1963	26	PIT-min	A	133	579	455	125	145	16	5	9	61	44	5	107	115	.319	.452	.435	.887		198		6	8	3			REN · CALL
1964	27	PIT-min	AA,WRk	175	740	643	120	202	16	11	16	56	44	4	90	139	.314	.399	.448	.847		288		1	5	1			AVL,PIR · SOUL,FECI
1965	28	PIT-min	AAA	136	570	509	88	122	16	6	8	29	66	14	57	135	.240	.319	.342	.661		174		2	2	0			CLB · IL
1965	28	PIT	NL	9	2	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	184	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H9
1966	29	PIT-min	AAA	133	538	457	91	137	17	3	15	44	34	12	75	97	.300	.397	.449	.845		205		1	1	4			CLB · IL
1966	29	PIT	NL	9	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1967	30	PIT-min	AAA	81	349	306	46	81	14	1	2	23	24	5	38	73	.265	.347	.337	.683		103		1	3	1			CLB · IL
1967	30	PIT	NL	38	66	57	14	10	1	1	0	5	3	0	6	20	.175	.246	.228	.474	37	13	0	0	1	2	0	H7/9

1968	31	PIT-min	AAA	138	598	521	80	143	17	5	6	34	46	10	65	96	.274	.360	.361	.721		188		5	6	1			CLB · IL
1969	32	KCR-min	AAA	117	525	463	103	144	23	3	15	62	46	14	54	77	.311	.382	.471	.853		218		1	4	3			OMA · AA
1969	32	KCR	AL	23	33	29	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	.138	.242	.276	.518	45	8	0	1	0	0	0	H/789
1970	33	KCR-min	AAA	105	434	386	71	116	26	9	11	43	29	13	46	83	.301	.374	.500	.874		193		0	1	1			OMA · AA
1970	33	KCR	AL	51	145	130	12	27	2	3	1	7	4	3	14	32	.208	.283	.292	.575	60	38	0	0	0	1	0	9H
1971	34	NYM-min	AAA	4	14	11	1	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	.455	.538	.636	1.175		7		0	1	0			TID · IL
1972	35	NYM-min	AAA	41	153	129	16	27	5	2	3	18	1	4	17	27	.209	.293	.349	.642		45		0	3	4			TID · IL
5 Yrs				130	253	225	35	43	5	5	1	12	9	3	23	63	.191	.266	.271	.537	51	61	0	1	1	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	315	280	44	54	6	6	1	15	11	4	29	79	.191	.266	.271	.537	51	76	0	1	1	4	0

PIT (3 yrs)				56	75	66	19	12	1	1	0	5	5	0	6	23	.182	.243	.227	.471	35	15	0	0	1	2	0
KCR (2 yrs)				74	178	159	16	31	4	4	1	7	4	3	17	40	.195	.275	.289	.565	57	46	0	1	0	1	0

NL (3 yrs)				56	75	66	19	12	1	1	0	5	5	0	6	23	.182	.243	.227	.471	35	15	0	0	1	2	0
AL (2 yrs)				74	178	159	16	31	4	4	1	7	4	3	17	40	.195	.275	.289	.565	57	46	0	1	0	1	0

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