Jim Spencer

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1947 in Hanover, PA us

Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Mount Pleasant United Methodist Cemetery, Taneytown, MD

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andover HS (Linthicum, MD).

High School: Andover HS (Linthicum, MD)

Debut: September 7, 1968 (Age 21-039d, 12,737th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1982 (Age 34-325d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: James Lloyd Spencer

Nicknames: Spence

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Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

4908

1227

146

.250

541

RBI

599

OBP

.307

SLG

.387

OPS

.694

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-14 / in Starts: 5-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	38 (21-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
J Fregosi	3
R Reichardt	1
J Tatum	1

Most Driven In By
B Knoop	2

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SF	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	144 (143)	Sep 7	CAL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	2.25	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1B
2	2	145	Sep 8	CAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.82	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.28	1B
3	3	146	Sep 9	CAL		DET	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	5	.31	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
4	4	147	Sep 10	CAL		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	5	.48	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.23	1B
5	5	148	Sep 11	CAL		DET	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	5	.64	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.02	1B
6	6	149	Sep 13	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	5	.80	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.12	1B
7	7	150	Sep 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	7	1.26	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.45	1B
8	8	151	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.241	.532	7	.81	0.165	.00	0.00%	1.16	1B
9	9	152	Sep 16	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.212	.469	7	1.54	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.94	1B
10	10	153	Sep 18 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.270	.552	5	1.55	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.66	1B
11	11	154	Sep 18 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.279	.275	.554	5	.82	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.27	1B
12	12	155	Sep 21	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.298	.279	.577	5	.92	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.21	1B
13	13	156	Sep 22	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.294	.261	.555	7	1.68	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.01	1B
14	14	157	Sep 23	CAL		MIN	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.278	.245	.523	6	.93	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.54	1B
15	15	158	Sep 24	CAL		MIN	L,3-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.208	.259	.226	.485	6	.90	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.76	1B
16	16	159	Sep 25	CAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.258	.228	.486	6	1.47	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.00	1B
17	17	160	Sep 27	CAL		CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.258	.230	.487	5	.75	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.30	1B
18	18	161	Sep 28	CAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.203	.246	.219	.465	6	.41	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.26	1B
19	19	162	Sep 29	CAL		CHW	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.191	.233	.206	.439	6	1.17	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1B
							5-14		73	68	2	13	1	5	3	10	1	1	2	1	.191	.233	.206	.439		1.04	-0.379	.00	0.00%	-1.59

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