Tim Spehr

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: July 2, 1966 in Excelsior Springs, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Richfield HS (Waco, TX)

Schools: McLennan Community College (Waco, TX), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 18, 1991 (Age 25-016d, 15,980th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1999 (Age 33-088d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Timothy Joseph Spehr

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

556

110

.198

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.360

OPS

.657

OPS+

Summary of 19 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
KCR	14
MON	4
ATL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	11
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	8

Outs
1	7
0	6
2	6

13 Opps
ANA/CAL	4
SEA	3
PHI	2
MIN	1
NYM	1
COL	1
STL	1
BOS	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

19 Pitchers
Mark Petkovsek	1
Freddy García	1
Steve Mintz	1
Steve Reed	1
Norm Charlton	1
Rich Robertson	1
Bret Saberhagen	1
Jim Abbott	1
Ken Cloude	1
Chris Carpenter	1
Mark Langston	1
Bill Krueger	1
Eric Hillman	1
Mike Morgan	1
Andy Pettitte	1
Scott Karl	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Tyler Green	1
Heathcliff Slocumb	1

13 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	6
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
MileHigh Std (DEN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	11
78	8

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	4
3	4
6	3
5	3
4	2
2	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	4
12-	3
123	2
--3	1
1-3	1

38 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	8
1 on	5
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	11

Inning
2	2
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	3
7	1
8	2
9	4

1-3	5
4-6	7
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	8
Tied	3
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
1-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
1-0	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	8
9th	6
7th	3
6th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-09-19	KCR	@	SEA	Bill Krueger	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.120	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Spehr Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-09-29	KCR		CAL	Jim Abbott	tied 0-0	b 2	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	8	2	0.221	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Benzinger Scores; M. Macfarlane Scores; S. Berry Scores; T. Spehr Scores
3	3	3	1	1991-10-06	KCR	@	CAL	Mark Langston	behind 0-3	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0.040	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Spehr Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1993-04-11	MON	@	COL	Steve Reed	ahead 9-4	t 7	0	1--	5,(1-2) C1BF1FX	2	7	2	0.022	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Cordero Scores
5	5	2	1	1993-09-25	MON	@	NYM	Eric Hillman	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.115	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1995-05-11	MON	@	PHI	Norm Charlton	ahead 11-1	t 9	2	1--	6,(2-2) .CBBFFX	2	3	PH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Grudzielanek Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1996-06-22	MON		STL	Mike Morgan	behind 1-9	b 9	0	12-	7,(2-2) CFBBFFX	3	6	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. Alou Scores; D. Segui Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1997-04-05	KCR	@	MIN	Rich Robertson	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	9	2	0.112	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	2	1	1997-07-14	ATL		PHI	Tyler Green	behind 1-6	b 5	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	2	0.233	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. McGriff Scores; A. Jones Scores/unER; M. Lemke Scores; T. Spehr Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1998-09-11 (2)	KCR		SEA	Ken Cloude	behind 0-4	b 2	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	8	2	0.138	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); H. Morris Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1999-04-29	KCR	@	BAL	Heathcliff Slocumb	ahead 11-5	t 9	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Pose Scores; R. Sánchez Scores
12	12	2	1	1999-04-30	KCR		NYY	Andy Pettitte	ahead 5-2	b 4	1	--3	6,(2-2) BBCSFX	2	9	2	0.060	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sánchez Scores
13	13	3	1	1999-05-12	KCR		TOR	Chris Carpenter	behind 0-1	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) SB1X	2	7	2	0.209	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Dye Scores
14	14	4	1	1999-07-16 (2)	KCR	@	MIL	Scott Karl	behind 4-7	t 5	1	1-3	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	8	2	0.233	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Dye Scores; R. Sánchez Scores
15	15	5	1	1999-07-18	KCR	@	CHC	Kevin Tapani	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	12-	6,(1-2) BCFFFX	3	7	2	0.255	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Sweeney Scores; J. Randa Scores
16	16	6	1	1999-08-03	KCR	@	ANA	Mark Petkovsek	ahead 3-0	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.022	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	7	1	1999-08-11	KCR		BOS	Bret Saberhagen	behind 2-9	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	8	1	1999-09-16	KCR		ANA	Steve Mintz	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	2	0.028	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	9	1	1999-09-21	KCR	@	SEA	Freddy García	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	9	2	0.093	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)