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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	42 (41)	May 30	CAL		BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
2	43	May 31	CAL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	44	Jun 1	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	11.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
4	45	Jun 2	CAL		DET	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH 1B
5	48 (2)	Jun 6	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
6	51 (2)	Jun 8 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	18	4.0	5	1	0	6	0	PH 1B
7	52	Jun 10	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
8	53	Jun 11	CAL	@	BAL	W,7-5		23	5.0	6	3	0	9	1	PH 1B
9	55 (1)	Jun 14	CAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	GS	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
10	56	Jun 16	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
11	57	Jun 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,13-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
12	59 (1)	Jun 19	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
13	60	Jun 20 (1)	CAL		CHW	W,2-1	GF	14	4.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
14	61	Jun 20 (2)	CAL		CHW	L,1-9	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
15	62	Jun 21	CAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	63	Jun 22	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
17	64	Jun 23	CAL		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
18	65	Jun 24	CAL		MIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
19	66	Jun 25	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
20	68 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	CAL		SEP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
21	69	Jun 27 (2)	CAL		SEP	L,2-5	GF	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	1B
22	70	Jun 28	CAL		SEP	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
23	71	Jun 29	CAL		SEP	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
24	72	Jun 30	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	73	Jul 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	74	Jul 2	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
27	75	Jul 3	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
28	76	Jul 4 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
29	77	Jul 4 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
30	78	Jul 5	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	6	1	0	7	2	1B
31	79	Jul 6	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
32	80	Jul 7	CAL	@	SEP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
33	81	Jul 8	CAL	@	SEP	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
34	82	Jul 9 (1)	CAL	@	SEP	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
35	83	Jul 9 (2)	CAL	@	SEP	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
36	84	Jul 11	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
37	85	Jul 12	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
38	86	Jul 13 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
39	87	Jul 13 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
40	88	Jul 14	CAL		KCR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	89	Jul 15	CAL		KCR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
42	90	Jul 16	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
43	91	Jul 18	CAL		OAK	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
44	92	Jul 19	CAL		OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
45	93	Jul 20 (1)	CAL		OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
46	94	Jul 20 (2)	CAL		OAK	L,6-9	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
47	95	Jul 24	CAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
48	96	Jul 25	CAL		NYY	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	7	2	1	10	2	1B
49	97	Jul 26	CAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
50	98	Jul 27	CAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
51	99	Jul 29	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
52	100	Jul 30	CAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
53	101	Jul 31	CAL		BOS	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	102	Aug 1	CAL		WSA	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
55	103	Aug 2	CAL		WSA	L,7-8	CG	48	10.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
56	104	Aug 3	CAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	16	2	0	18	2	1B
57	105	Aug 5	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	7	0	0	7	2	1B
58	106	Aug 6	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
59	107	Aug 8	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	108	Aug 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
61	109	Aug 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	110	Aug 11	CAL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
63	111	Aug 12	CAL	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
64	112	Aug 13	CAL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	28	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
65	113	Aug 15	CAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	17	0	0	17	2	1B
66	114	Aug 16	CAL		CLE	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
67	115	Aug 17	CAL		CLE	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
68	116	Aug 18	CAL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
69	118 (1)	Aug 20	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
70	119	Aug 21	CAL		BAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
71	120	Aug 22	CAL		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
72	121	Aug 23	CAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
73	122	Aug 24	CAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
74	123	Aug 26	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
75	124	Aug 27	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
76	125	Aug 29 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
77	126	Aug 29 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	129 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
79	130	Sep 1 (2)	CAL	@	WSA	W,8-7	GF	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
80	131	Sep 2 (1)	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
81	132	Sep 2 (2)	CAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	20	5.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
82	133	Sep 4	CAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
83	134	Sep 5	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
84	135	Sep 6	CAL		CHW	W,2-1	GS	35	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
85	136	Sep 7	CAL		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	137	Sep 8	CAL		MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
87	138	Sep 9	CAL		MIN	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	139	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
89	140	Sep 11	CAL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
90	141	Sep 12 (1)	CAL	@	SEP	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
91	142	Sep 12 (2)	CAL	@	SEP	T,1-1	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
92	143	Sep 13 (1)	CAL	@	SEP	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
93	144	Sep 13 (2)	CAL	@	SEP	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
94	145	Sep 14	CAL	@	SEP	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
95	146	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
96	152 (5)	Sep 20	CAL		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
97	153	Sep 21	CAL		OAK	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
98	154	Sep 22	CAL		SEP	L,4-5	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	155	Sep 23	CAL		SEP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
100	156	Sep 24	CAL		SEP	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
101	157	Sep 25	CAL	@	OAK	L,6-7	GS	38	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
102	158	Sep 26	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	159	Sep 27	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	9	3	1	13	0	1B
104	160	Sep 28	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	52	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
105	162 (1)	Oct 1	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	27	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
106	163	Oct 2	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
							107gm		906.0	926	66	9	1001	81