Bob Spence

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: February 10, 1946 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (4th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA).

High School: St. Augustine HS (San Diego, CA)

School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Debut: September 5, 1969 (Age 23-207d, 12,900th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1971 (Age 25-208d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: John Robert Spence

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

183

.202

RBI

OBP

.265

SLG

.306

OPS

.571

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-31 / in Starts: 12-21
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 144 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	96 (45-33-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 144 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	90 (46-28-15)

Most Driven In
Self	4
C May	3
B Melton	3
E Herrmann	2
B Knoop	1
K Berry	1
S O'Brien	1
T McCraw	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
R McKinney	2
B Knoop	1
L Aparicio	1
T John	1
K Berry	0

1970 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	13	71 (70)	Jun 26	CHW		MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.81	-0.094	.01	0.00%	-1.35	1B
2	14	72	Jun 27	CHW		MIN	L,1-9	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	7	.23	-0.010	.01	0.00%	0.75	1B
3	15	73	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,1-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	7	.32	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.38	1B
4	16	74	Jun 28 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,11-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.429	.695	6	.84	-0.067	.01	0.00%	-0.58	1B
5	17	75	Jun 30	CHW		OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	6	1.27	-0.125	.01	0.00%	-0.74	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	18	76	Jul 1	CHW		OAK	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	6	.78	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.42	1B
7	19	77	Jul 2	CHW		OAK	L,6-10	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.333	.603	6	.56	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.07	1B
8	20	78	Jul 3	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.286	.519	6	.35	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.75	1B
9	21	79	Jul 4	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	12-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.286	.544	9	2.29	0.082	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
10	22	80	Jul 5	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.276	.526	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
11	23	81	Jul 6	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.333	.611	6	1.08	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.95	1B
12	24	82	Jul 7 (1)	CHW	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.324	.599	4	2.06	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.84	1B
13	25	83	Jul 7 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	9	2.90	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
14	26	86 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	KCR	L,6-8	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	6	1.40	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.76	1B
15	27	89 (2)	Jul 12	CHW	@	KCR	W,10-5	7-GF	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.333	.631	9	.84	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.34	PH 1B
16	28	90	Jul 16	CHW		DET	L,6-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.326	.617	9	.58	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.43	1B
17	29	91	Jul 17	CHW		DET	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.286	.318	.604	9	3.46	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.42	PH 1B
18	30	97 (5)	Jul 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.280	.311	.591	8	3.69	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.79	PH
19	31	99 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.306	.584	6	1.64	0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.14	1B
20	32	100	Jul 24 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.204	.271	.296	.567	6	2.19	-0.368	.00	0.00%	-2.39	1B
21	33	101	Jul 25	CHW	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.270	.293	.563	6	.53	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1B
22	34	102	Jul 26	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.269	.290	.559	6	1.18	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.09	1B
23	35	103	Jul 28	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.286	.313	.598	6	.57	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.38	1B
24	36	104	Jul 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.274	.303	.577	6	2.49	0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.75	1B
25	37	105	Jul 31	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.273	.300	.573	6	1.33	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.65	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	38	108 (2)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,8-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.269	.296	.565	9	1.01	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.79	PH
27	39	109	Aug 3	CHW		KCR	L,2-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.259	.284	.543	6	2.30	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.26	1B
28	40	110	Aug 4	CHW		KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.259	.282	.541	6	.93	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1B
29	41	111	Aug 5	CHW		MIL	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.247	.268	.515	6	.15	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1B
30	42	112	Aug 6	CHW		MIL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.267	.515	6	.63	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.40	1B
31	43	113	Aug 7	CHW		CAL	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.240	.258	.498	6	.88	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.68	1B
32	44	133 (19)	Aug 29	CHW		BOS	W,13-9	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.248	.290	.538	6	.55	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.13	1B
33	45	134	Aug 30 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,11-21	CG	5	5	1	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.274	.337	.610	6	.54	0.193	.00	0.00%	4.46	1B
34	46	135	Aug 30 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.273	.333	.606	6	.89	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.62	1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	47	136	Sep 1	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.272	.330	.602	6	1.12	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.82	1B
36	48	138 (1)	Sep 3	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.282	.361	.643	7	.98	0.197	.00	0.00%	1.60	1B
37	49	139	Sep 4	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.270	.345	.616	6	1.92	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.82	1B
38	50	141 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		OAK	L,5-7	5-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.274	.348	.622	9	.88	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH 1B
39	51	142	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,11-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.273	.370	.643	6	.39	0.200	.00	0.00%	0.96	1B
40	52	149 (6)	Sep 20	CHW		MIN	L,1-8	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.279	.370	.649	9	.44	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
41	53	150	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		KCR	W,8-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.221	.271	.361	.631	7	1.78	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1B
42	54	151	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,2-8	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.279	.358	.637	7	.66	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.02	1B
43	55	152	Sep 22 (1)	CHW		KCR	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.285	.363	.648	5	3.38	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
44	56	153	Sep 22 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.291	.370	.661	6	.76	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1B
45	57	156 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW		MIL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.289	.367	.656	2	2.52	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
46	58	158 (1)	Sep 27	CHW		MIL	L,3-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.287	.364	.651	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
							15-31		144	129	11	29	4	1	4	15	11	0	32	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	.225	.287	.364	.651		1.10	-1.038	.00	0.00%	-6.96

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Spence Pages

Bob Spence Overview

Minor & Winter Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bob Spence Pages at Baseball Reference