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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CAL	@	MIL	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
2	2	Apr 8	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
3	3	Apr 10	CAL	@	KCR	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 11	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
5	5	Apr 12	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS	6	2.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
6	6	Apr 14	CAL		CHW	L,1-3	GS	20	4.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
7	12 (5)	Apr 20	CAL		MIL	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
8	13	Apr 21	CAL		MIL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
9	14	Apr 22	CAL		MIL	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
10	16 (1)	Apr 25	CAL	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
11	17	Apr 26	CAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
12	18	Apr 28	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
13	19	Apr 29	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
14	20	Apr 30	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	21	May 1	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
16	22	May 2	CAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
17	23	May 5	CAL		WSA	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
18	24	May 6	CAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
19	25	May 7	CAL		WSA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
20	26	May 8	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
21	27	May 9	CAL		NYY	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
22	28	May 10	CAL		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
23	29	May 11	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	GS	38	11.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
24	30	May 12	CAL		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	31	May 13	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
26	32	May 15	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
27	33	May 16	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
28	34	May 17 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
29	35	May 17 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	46	9.2	8	2	0	10	1	1B
30	36	May 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	37	May 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	38	May 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	12	1	1	14	1	1B
33	39	May 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
34	40	May 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
35	41	May 24	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
36	42	May 26	CAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
37	43	May 27	CAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
38	44	May 28	CAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
39	45	May 29	CAL		BAL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
40	46	May 30	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
41	47	May 31	CAL		BAL	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	48	Jun 2	CAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
43	49	Jun 3	CAL		DET	L,4-5	GS	27	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
44	50	Jun 4	CAL		DET	L,2-4	GS	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
45	51	Jun 5	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
46	52	Jun 6	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
47	53	Jun 7	CAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
48	54	Jun 9	CAL	@	BAL	W,7-5	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
49	55	Jun 10	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
50	57 (1)	Jun 12	CAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
51	58	Jun 13	CAL	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
52	59	Jun 14	CAL	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
53	61 (1)	Jun 16	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
54	62	Jun 19	CAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
55	63	Jun 20	CAL		MIL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
56	64	Jun 21	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	51	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	65	Jun 23	CAL		CHW	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
58	66	Jun 24 (1)	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
59	67	Jun 24 (2)	CAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
60	68	Jun 25	CAL		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
61	69	Jun 26	CAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GF	16	4.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
62	70	Jun 27	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
63	71	Jun 28 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
64	72	Jun 28 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-13	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
65	73	Jun 29	CAL	@	MIL	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
66	74	Jun 30	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	CAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
68	76	Jul 2	CAL	@	MIL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
69	77	Jul 3	CAL		OAK	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
70	78	Jul 4	CAL		OAK	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
71	79	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
72	80	Jul 6	CAL		KCR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
73	81	Jul 7	CAL		KCR	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
74	82	Jul 8	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
75	83	Jul 9	CAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
76	84	Jul 10	CAL		MIN	W,2-1	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
77	85	Jul 11	CAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
78	86	Jul 12	CAL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
79	87	Jul 16	CAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
80	88	Jul 17	CAL	@	WSA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
81	89	Jul 18	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
82	90	Jul 19 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
83	91	Jul 19 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
84	92	Jul 20	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	31	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
85	93	Jul 21	CAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
86	94	Jul 22 (1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
87	95	Jul 22 (2)	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
88	96	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
89	97	Jul 24	CAL		WSA	L,8-9	CG	44	10.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
90	98	Jul 25	CAL		WSA	L,0-5	GS	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
91	99	Jul 26	CAL		WSA	W,11-10	CG	53	11.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
92	100	Jul 27	CAL		NYY	L,2-5	GS	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
93	101	Jul 28	CAL		NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
94	102	Jul 29	CAL		NYY	L,3-8	GS	27	5.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
95	103	Jul 31	CAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	104	Aug 1	CAL		BOS	L,0-8	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
97	105	Aug 2	CAL		BOS	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
98	106	Aug 3	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
99	107	Aug 4	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
100	108	Aug 5	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
101	109	Aug 6	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	53	13.0	19	0	0	19	1	1B
102	110	Aug 7	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
103	111	Aug 8	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
104	112	Aug 9 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
105	113	Aug 9 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
106	114	Aug 11	CAL		BAL	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
107	115	Aug 12	CAL		BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
108	116	Aug 13	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
109	117	Aug 14	CAL		DET	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
110	118	Aug 15	CAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
111	119	Aug 16	CAL		DET	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
112	120	Aug 17	CAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
113	121	Aug 18	CAL		CLE	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
114	122	Aug 19	CAL		CLE	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
115	123	Aug 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
116	124	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
117	125	Aug 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
118	126	Aug 25 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	42	12.0	10	6	0	16	2	1B
119	127	Aug 25 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
120	128	Aug 26	CAL	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
121	129	Aug 28 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	133 (3)	Sep 1	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
123	134	Sep 2	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
124	135	Sep 3	CAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
125	136	Sep 4	CAL		MIN	L,0-4	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
126	137	Sep 5	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
127	138	Sep 6	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
128	139	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
129	149 (9)	Sep 17	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
130	150	Sep 18	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	9	1	0	10	0	1B
131	151	Sep 19	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
132	152	Sep 20	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
133	153	Sep 21	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
134	154	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
135	155	Sep 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
136	156	Sep 25	CAL		OAK	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
137	157	Sep 26	CAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
138	158	Sep 27	CAL		OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
139	159	Sep 28	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
140	160	Sep 29	CAL		CHW	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
141	161	Sep 30	CAL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
142	162	Oct 1	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
							142gm		1203.2	1212	85	7	1304	131