Karl Spooner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 23, 1931 in Oriskany Falls, NY us

Died: April 10, 1984 in Vero Beach, FL

Buried: Crestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach, FL

High School: Oriskany Falls HS (Oriskany Falls, NY)

Debut: September 22, 1954 (Age 23-091d, 11,184th in major league history)
vs. NYG 9.0 IP, 3 H, 15 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 17, 1955 (Age 24-086d)
vs. NYG 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Karl Benjamin Spooner

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

ERA

3.09

116.2

105

WHIP

1.140

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-14 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	21 (9-6-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Robinson	2
G Hodges	1
C Furillo	1

Most Driven In By
P Reese	1
D Hoak	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	3	30 (29)	May 15 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.019	3.20	-0.05%	-0.17	P
Jun		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
2	4	49 (18)	Jun 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,10-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.78	0.030	3.18	0.07%	0.27	P
3	5	55 (5)	Jun 12 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,5-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
4	6	58 (2)	Jun 15	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
5	7	62 (3)	Jun 19	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.11	-0.072	3.03	-0.12%	-0.93	P
6	8	65 (2)	Jun 23	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.39	0.014	1.01	0.02%	0.26	P
7	9	67 (1)	Jun 25	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
8	10	69 (1)	Jun 28	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.98	0.146	1.84	0.16%	1.44	P
9	11	71 (1)	Jun 30	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
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
10	12	74 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.63	-0.016	1.30	-0.02%	-0.25	P
11	13	78 (3)	Jul 5	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9	.83	0.000	1.12	0.00%	-0.10	P
12	14	83 (4)	Jul 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9						P
13	15	85 (1)	Jul 14	BRO		STL	L,1-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9						P
14	16	90 (4)	Jul 18	BRO		CIN	L,5-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	9	.47	-0.012	.46	-0.01%	-0.11	P
15	17	95 (4)	Jul 23	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.65	0.028	1.39	0.01%	0.17	P
16	18	101 (5)	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9	.98	-0.002	.71	0.00%	0.02	P
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
17	19	104 (2)	Aug 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9						P
18	20	107 (2)	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-10	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	9	.96	-0.024	.27	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	21	112 (4)	Aug 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	5-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	9	.82	-0.023	.10	0.00%	-0.24	P
20	22	114 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	9						P
21	23	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	9						P
22	24	117 (1)	Aug 18	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-5	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.588	.977	9	.53	0.077	.05	0.00%	1.31	P
23	25	124 (6)	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.556	.924	8	1.82	-0.052	.19	0.00%	-0.24	P
24	26	127 (2)	Aug 28	BRO		STL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.500	.848	9	.70	-0.016	.23	0.00%	-0.22	P
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
25	27	132 (4)	Sep 2	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.542	.926	9	.83	0.018	.01	0.00%	0.57	P
26	28	138 (5)	Sep 8	BRO	@	MLN	W,10-2	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.500	.857	9	.17	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
27	29	143 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.357	.500	.857	2						P
28	30	144	Sep 13	BRO	@	STL	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.481	.826	9	1.66	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
29	31	148 (3)	Sep 17	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.464	.798	9	1.96	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
							15-14		32	28	3	8	3	1	0	4	2	0	14	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.333	.464	.798		.88	-0.036	.84	0.07%	-0.03

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