Charlie Spikes

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: January 23, 1951 in Bogalusa, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Memorial HS (Bogalusa, LA).

High School: Central Memorial HS (Bogalusa, LA)

School: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1972 (Age 21-222d, 13,269th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1980 (Age 29-256d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Leslie Charles Spikes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

2039

502

.246

240

RBI

256

OBP

.304

SLG

.389

OPS

.693

OPS+

Summary of 65 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 20 go ahead

2 Tms
CLE	62
ATL	3

Platoon
vs RHP	35
vs LHP	30

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	29

Outs
0	29
1	18
2	18

13 Opps
BAL	13
BOS	11
DET	8
CHW	6
MIN	5
CAL	5
MIL	5
NYY	4
KCR	2
SFG	2
OAK	2
STL	1
TEX	1

52 Pitchers
Jim Kaat	3
Reggie Cleveland	3
Mike Cuellar	3
Bill Lee	3
Ross Grimsley	3
Dick Drago	2
Jesse Jefferson	2
Mickey Lolich	2
Joe Decker	1
Dave McNally	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Pat Dobson	1
Clyde Wright	1
Dave Roberts	1
Jim Perry	1
Grant Jackson	1
Eddie Watt	1
Tom Burgmeier	1
Lindy McDaniel	1
Dave Goltz	1
Dave Pagan	1
Bob Veale	1
Bruce Dal Canton	1
John Hiller	1
Bart Johnson	1
Jim Palmer	1
Silvio Martínez	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Nolan Ryan	1
Jim Slaton	1
Marty Pattin	1
Luke Walker	1
Bill Stoneman	1
Chuck Dobson	1
Joe Coleman	1
Kevin Kobel	1
Jerry Augustine	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Gary Lavelle	1
Jim Bibby	1
Steve Stone	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Dave Hamilton	1
Rich Gossage	1
Jerry Bell	1
Luis Tiant	1
Bill Hands	1
Jim Colborn	1
Tom Timmermann	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Frank Tanana	1
Steve Kline	1

13 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	34
Memor. Stad (BAL)	7
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	38
8	8
9	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	13
12-	4
-2-	4
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

100 RBI
RISP	13
0 on	39
1 on	18
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	26

Inning
1	5
2	10
3	5
4	13
5	5
6	6
7	6
8	10
9	5

1-3	20
4-6	24
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	8
+2	2
+1	8
Tied	16
-1	8
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	11

Ahead	21
Tied	16
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	37
LF	23
PH	3
DH	2

OrderPos
4th	29
5th	15
6th	13
7th	5
9th	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	33

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-04-15	CLE	@	DET	Tom Timmermann	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	12-	3	5	7	0.255	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores; J. Ellis Scores
2	2	2	1	1973-04-19	CLE		MIL	Jerry Bell	behind 0-3	b 4	0	1--	2	4	7	0.174	42%		Home Run; C. Chambliss Scores
3	3	3	1	1973-04-20	CLE		BOS	Marty Pattin	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.183	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1973-04-22 (2)	CLE		BOS	Bob Veale	behind 1-5	b 7	0	---	1	4	7	0.054	12%		Home Run (Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	1973-04-27	CLE	@	CAL	Nolan Ryan	ahead 4-0	t 8	0	---	1	4	7	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1973-04-29	CLE	@	CAL	Clyde Wright	behind 1-2	t 8	1	---	1	4	7	0.275	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1973-05-20 (2)	CLE		NYY	Lindy McDaniel	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	1	4	7	0.010	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1973-05-22	CLE	@	BAL	Dave McNally	tied 0-0	t 4	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.230	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores; G. Hendrick Scores
9	9	9	1	1973-05-25	CLE	@	CHW	Steve Stone	ahead 4-3	t 5	0	1--	2	4	7	0.163	84%		Home Run; C. Chambliss Scores
10	10	10	1	1973-06-01	CLE	@	KCR	Dick Drago	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.095	40%		Home Run
11	11	11	1	1973-06-06 (1)	CLE		MIN	Jim Kaat	behind 2-3	b 3	2	---	1	5	7	0.127	51%		Home Run (Deep CF)
12	12	12	1	1973-06-06 (2)	CLE		MIN	Dave Goltz	behind 8-13	b 9	1	---	1	5	DH	0.004	1%		Home Run
13	13	13	1	1973-06-08	CLE		CHW	Wilbur Wood	behind 0-3	b 4	2	---	1	4	7	0.088	25%		Home Run
14	14	14	1	1973-06-19	CLE		DET	Woodie Fryman	behind 3-7	b 6	2	---	1	5	9	0.049	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	15	1	1973-07-03	CLE		DET	Jim Perry	behind 0-2	b 4	1	12-	3	5	DH	0.315	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Lowenstein Scores; J. Ellis Scores
16	16	16	1	1973-07-26 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	Eddie Watt	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	-2-	2	5	7	0.059	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores
17	17	17	1	1973-07-27 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	Jesse Jefferson	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.109	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	18	2	1973-07-27 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.110	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	19	1	1973-07-31	CLE		BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	1	5	7	0.021	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	20	1	1973-08-07	CLE	@	CHW	Bart Johnson	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	---	1	5	7	0.047	91%		Home Run
21	21	21	1	1973-09-09 (2)	CLE		BAL	Mike Cuellar	behind 0-10	b 5	2	1--	2	5	9	0.005	1%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Chambliss Scores
22	22	22	2	1973-09-09 (2)	CLE		BAL	Mike Cuellar	behind 2-13	b 8	0	1--	2	5	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Ellis Scores
23	23	23	1	1973-09-22	CLE		NYY	Pat Dobson	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.108	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1974-04-14 (1)	CLE		NYY	Steve Kline	behind 1-2	b 7	0	1--	2	6	9	0.380	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores
25	25	2	1	1974-04-19	CLE	@	BOS	Reggie Cleveland	behind 0-5	t 4	2	---	1	6	9	0.036	9%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
26	26	3	1	1974-04-20	CLE	@	BOS	Luis Tiant	behind 3-5	t 9	1	---	1	6	9	0.053	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	4	1	1974-04-27	CLE		CAL	Bill Stoneman	ahead 1-0	b 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.106	89%		Home Run (Deep CF)
28	28	5	1	1974-05-05 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	Dave Hamilton	ahead 6-3	t 7	2	12-	3	6	9	0.076	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Ellis Scores; O. Gamble Scores
29	29	6	1	1974-05-25	CLE	@	DET	Luke Walker	tied 2-2	t 8	0	1--	2	6	9	0.306	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Gamble Scores
30	30	7	1	1974-06-05	CLE		TEX	Jim Bibby	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.119	55%		Home Run (Deep CF)
31	31	8	1	1974-06-12	CLE	@	CHW	Rich Gossage	ahead 6-0	t 4	2	12-	3	4	9	0.034	99%		Home Run; F. Duffy Scores; L. Lee Scores
32	32	9	1	1974-06-14	CLE		MIN	Joe Decker	behind 0-8	b 5	0	---	1	4	9	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	10	1	1974-06-22 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	Reggie Cleveland	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.187	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Brohamer Scores
34	34	11	1	1974-06-28	CLE		BOS	Dick Drago	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.137	69%		Home Run (Deep CF)
35	35	12	1	1974-07-12	CLE	@	MIN	Bill Hands	ahead 4-1	t 3	0	---	1	4	9	0.064	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	13	1	1974-07-20	CLE		OAK	Ken Holtzman	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.088	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Duffy Scores
37	37	14	1	1974-08-03	CLE	@	MIL	Jim Colborn	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	1	4	9	0.101	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	15	1	1974-08-08	CLE	@	DET	Joe Coleman	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	4	9	0.199	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hendrick Scores
39	39	16	1	1974-08-11	CLE		CHW	Jim Kaat	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.114	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	17	1	1974-08-21	CLE		KCR	Bruce Dal Canton	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.140	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carty Scores
41	41	18	1	1974-09-03 (2)	CLE	@	DET	John Hiller	tied 2-2	t 8	0	1--	2	4	9	0.306	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Gamble Scores
42	42	19	1	1974-09-07	CLE		BAL	Ross Grimsley	behind 0-3	b 9	0	-2-	2	4	9	0.099	18%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hendrick Scores
43	43	20	1	1974-09-08	CLE		BAL	Grant Jackson	ahead 6-3	b 8	0	---	1	4	9	0.014	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	21	1	1974-09-12	CLE		BOS	Bill Lee	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.202	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
45	45	22	1	1974-09-23 (2)	CLE		MIL	Kevin Kobel	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.198	72%		Home Run; F. Duffy Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1975-05-26	CLE	@	CAL	Chuck Dobson	ahead 4-3	t 5	1	---	1	5	9	0.126	76%		Home Run
47	47	2	1	1975-06-24	CLE	@	BOS	Bill Lee	behind 1-2	t 2	1	---	1	6	9	0.103	48%		Home Run
48	48	3	1	1975-06-28	CLE	@	MIL	Jim Slaton	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.062	18%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	4	1	1975-07-01	CLE		DET	Mickey Lolich	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.105	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	5	1	1975-07-28	CLE	@	BAL	Ross Grimsley	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	7	0.118	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	6	1	1975-07-30	CLE	@	BAL	Mike Cuellar	tied 0-0	t 5	2	---	1	6	7	0.163	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	7	1	1975-08-04	CLE		DET	Mickey Lolich	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	5	9	0.168	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carty Scores
53	53	8	1	1975-08-25	CLE		CHW	Jim Kaat	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	---	1	7	7	0.016	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	9	1	1975-09-10 (2)	CLE		BAL	Ross Grimsley	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	2	7	7	0.221	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carty Scores
55	55	10	1	1975-09-22	CLE		MIL	Jerry Augustine	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	1	5	7	0.174	75%		Home Run (Deep CF)
56	56	11	1	1975-09-27	CLE	@	BOS	Bill Lee	ahead 4-2	t 8	0	---	1	5	PH	0.066	93%		Home Run
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1976-06-22	CLE	@	NYY	Catfish Hunter	ahead 2-1	t 7	2	---	1	8	9	0.140	81%		Home Run
58	58	2	1	1976-06-25	CLE	@	BAL	Dave Pagan	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	7	9	0.086	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	3	1	1976-07-22	CLE		CAL	Frank Tanana	tied 1-1	b 1	2	123	4	7	9	0.298	87%		Home Run; R. Carty Scores; G. Hendrick Scores; B. Bell Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1977-07-12	CLE		BOS	Reggie Cleveland	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	--3	2	7	9	0.039	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores
61	61	2	1	1977-07-13	CLE		BOS	Fergie Jenkins	behind 1-3	b 4	1	1--	2	6	9	0.227	53%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Thornton Scores
62	62	3	1	1977-07-31 (2)	CLE		MIN	Tom Burgmeier	behind 3-8	b 8	1	---	1	6	9	0.014	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1979-05-19 (2)	ATL		SFG	Gary Lavelle	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---	1	9	PH	0.068	11%		Home Run (LF-CF)
64	64	2	1	1979-05-27	ATL	@	SFG	Dave Roberts	behind 5-6	t 6	1	-23	3	9	PH	0.312	79%		Home Run (LF-CF); B. Bonnell Scores; B. Benedict Scores
65	65	3	1	1979-07-07	ATL		STL	Silvio Martínez	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	1-3	3	6	7	0.081	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Office Scores; J. Nolan Scores