Stan Spence

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, KY us

Died: January 9, 1983 in Kinston, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, NC

Debut: June 8, 1940 (Age 25-080d, 8,901st in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 34-196d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Stanley Orville Spence

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

3871

1090

.282

541

RBI

575

OBP

.369

SLG

.437

OPS

.806

OPS+

125

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

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,6-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 18	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 20	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 22	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 23	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	0	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 24	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 26	WSH		NYY	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 27	WSH		NYY	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	12	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 30	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 3	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 5	WSH		CLE	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 6	WSH		CLE	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 7	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 8	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	19	May 9	WSH		DET	L,8-9	CG	57	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	20	May 10	WSH	@	PHA	T,5-5	CG	65	15.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 11	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	22	May 12 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
23	23	May 12 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 14	WSH	@	DET	W,15-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	25	May 15	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	26	May 17 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 17 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	28	May 19 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	30 (1)	May 20	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	31	May 22	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	32	May 25 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	33	May 25 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	34	May 26	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	35	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	36	May 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	37	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
37	38	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	39	Jun 1	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
39	40	Jun 2	WSH		DET	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
40	41	Jun 3	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	42	Jun 4	WSH		CLE	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
42	43	Jun 5	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	44	Jun 6	WSH		CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	45	Jun 7	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	46	Jun 8 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	47	Jun 8 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	48	Jun 9 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	49	Jun 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 10	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	51	Jun 11	WSH		SLB	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	52	Jun 12	WSH		SLB	L,0-1	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	53	Jun 14	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	54	Jun 15	WSH	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	55	Jun 16	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	56	Jun 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
56	57	Jun 21	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	58	Jun 22	WSH	@	SLB	L,8-14	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	59	Jun 23 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	60	Jun 23 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	61	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	62	Jun 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	63	Jun 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	57	16.0	6	1	0	7	0
63	64	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	65	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,8-12	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	66	Jun 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,8-15	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	67	Jun 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	68	Jul 3	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	69	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	70	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	71	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	72	Jul 6	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	73	Jul 7 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,1-11	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	74	Jul 7 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	75	Jul 11	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	7	0	1	8	0
75	76	Jul 13 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	77	Jul 13 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
77	78	Jul 14 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	79	Jul 14 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
79	80	Jul 15	WSH		SLB	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	81	Jul 16	WSH		SLB	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
81	82	Jul 17	WSH		DET	L,2-3	GS	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	83	Jul 18	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
83	84	Jul 19	WSH		DET	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	85	Jul 20	WSH		CLE	L,2-10	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	86	Jul 21 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	87	Jul 21 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	88	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	89	Jul 24	WSH	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	90	Jul 25	WSH	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	91	Jul 26	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
91	92	Jul 27	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	93	Jul 28 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	94	Jul 28 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	95	Jul 29 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	96	Jul 29 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	97	Jul 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	49	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
97	98	Jul 31	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	99	Aug 1	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
99	100	Aug 2	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	101	Aug 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	102	Aug 4 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
102	103	Aug 4 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	104	Aug 7	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	4	0	1	5	0
104	105	Aug 8 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	106	Aug 8 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-13	GS	35	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	107	Aug 9	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	108	Aug 10 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
108	109	Aug 10 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	110	Aug 11 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	111	Aug 11 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,5-12	GS	24	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	112	Aug 14	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
112	113	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
113	115 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-7	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	116	Aug 17 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	117	Aug 18 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	118	Aug 18 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	119	Aug 20	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	120	Aug 21	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	121	Aug 23 (1)	WSH		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	122	Aug 23 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	123	Aug 24	WSH		DET	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	124	Aug 25	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
123	128 (3)	Aug 31	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	129	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	130	Sep 2 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	131	Sep 2 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	132	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
128	133	Sep 5	WSH		BOS	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	134	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	135	Sep 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	136	Sep 8 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	137	Sep 8 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	138	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	139	Sep 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	140	Sep 12	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
136	141	Sep 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-7	CG	0	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
137	142	Sep 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	143	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	W,15-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	144	Sep 16	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	145	Sep 17	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	146	Sep 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	148	Sep 21	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	51	11.0	8	1	1	10	0
144	149	Sep 22	WSH		BOS	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
145	150	Sep 25 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	151	Sep 25 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
147	152	Sep 26	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	153	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	154	Sep 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	155	Sep 29	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							150gm			350	12	8	370	3