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 (Glen Burnie, MD).

High School: Andover HS (Glen Burnie, MD)

Debut: September 7, 1968 (Age 21-039d, 10,353rd in MLB 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

2.8

AB

4908

H

1227

HR

146

BA

.250

R

541

RBI

599

SB

OBP

.307

SLG

.387

OPS

.694

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1965	17	CAL-CIN-min	A,WRk	120	472	411	50	86	16	5	3	37	8	5	52	79	.209	.306	.294	.600		121		6	1	2			QDS,RDS · MIDW,FLIL
1966	18	CAL-min	AA	133	541	488	72	129	22	7	16	53	3	2	45	79	.264	.328	.436	.765		213		2	5	1			ELP · TL
1967	19	CAL-min	AA	134	542	480	75	134	27	5	19	73	2	3	48	49	.279	.351	.475	.826		228		8	1	5			ELP · TL
1968	20	CAL-min	AA	135	566	493	85	144	29	5	28	96	5	4	53	67	.292	.365	.542	.906		267		9	1	10			ELP · TL
1968	20	CAL	AL	19	73	68	2	13	1	0	0	5	0	0	3	10	.191	.233	.206	.439	37	14	2	1	0	1	0	3
1969	21	CAL-min	AAA	47	193	172	30	45	8	0	6	22	1	5	20	20	.262	.339	.413	.751		71		0	1	0			HAW · PCL
1969	21	CAL	AL	113	422	386	39	98	14	3	10	31	1	0	26	53	.254	.304	.383	.688	97	148	6	2	8	0	6	3/H
1970	22	CAL	AL	146	550	511	61	140	20	4	12	68	0	2	28	61	.274	.309	.399	.708	98	204	9	0	6	5	6	*3/H	GG
1971	23	CAL	AL	148	572	510	50	121	21	2	18	59	0	1	48	63	.237	.304	.392	.696	104	200	16	3	6	5	7	*3/H
1972	24	CAL	AL	82	225	212	13	47	5	0	1	14	0	1	12	25	.222	.262	.259	.522	60	55	8	0	0	1	1	3H7
1973	25	TOT	AL	131	489	439	45	115	16	5	6	54	0	3	43	50	.262	.329	.362	.691	100	159	11	2	2	3	7	*3H/D	AS
1973	25	CAL	AL	29	99	87	10	21	4	2	2	11	0	0	9	9	.241	.316	.402	.719	110	35	3	1	1	1	1	3/HD
1973	25	TEX	AL	102	390	352	35	94	12	3	4	43	0	3	34	41	.267	.332	.352	.684	98	124	8	1	1	2	6	3/HD
1974	26	TEX	AL	118	384	352	36	98	11	4	7	44	1	2	22	27	.278	.323	.392	.715	108	138	8	3	3	4	3	3DH
1975	27	TEX	AL	132	443	403	50	107	18	1	11	47	0	1	35	43	.266	.327	.397	.724	105	160	9	2	2	1	6	3DH
1976	28	CHW	AL	150	579	518	53	131	13	2	14	70	6	4	49	52	.253	.315	.367	.682	99	190	10	1	4	7	19	*3/HD
1977	29	CHW	AL	128	515	470	56	116	16	1	18	69	1	2	36	50	.247	.300	.400	.700	90	188	11	2	2	5	11	*3/H	GG
1978	30	NYY	AL	71	166	150	12	34	9	1	7	24	0	1	15	32	.227	.295	.440	.735	108	66	4	0	0	1	3	DH3
1979	31	NYY	AL	106	336	295	60	85	15	3	23	53	0	2	38	25	.288	.367	.593	.960	157	175	12	0	1	2	11	D3H
1980	32	NYY	AL	97	295	259	38	61	9	0	13	43	1	0	30	44	.236	.313	.421	.734	102	109	7	1	1	4	2	3HD
1981	33	TOT	AL	79	255	234	20	44	8	0	4	13	1	0	19	27	.188	.247	.274	.521	54	64	8	0	0	2	3	*3H
1981	33	NYY	AL	25	72	63	6	9	2	0	2	4	0	0	9	7	.143	.250	.270	.520	52	17	3	0	0	0	2	3/H
1981	33	OAK	AL	54	183	171	14	35	6	0	2	9	1	0	10	20	.205	.246	.275	.521	54	47	5	0	0	2	1	3H
1982	34	OAK	AL	33	105	101	6	17	3	1	2	5	0	0	3	20	.168	.190	.277	.468	30	28	3	0	0	1	1	3/H
15 Yrs				1553	5409	4908	541	1227	179	27	146	599	11	19	407	582	.250	.307	.387	.694	98	1898	124	17	35	42	86
162 Game Avg.				162	564	512	56	128	19	3	15	62	1	2	42	61	.250	.307	.387	.694	98	198	13	2	4	4	9
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CAL (6 yrs)				537	1941	1774	175	440	65	11	43	188	1	4	126	221	.248	.298	.370	.668	94	656	44	7	21	13	21
NYY (4 yrs)				299	869	767	116	189	35	4	45	124	1	3	92	108	.246	.325	.478	.804	121	367	26	1	2	7	18
TEX (3 yrs)				352	1217	1107	121	299	41	8	22	134	1	6	91	111	.270	.327	.381	.708	104	422	25	6	6	7	15
OAK (2 yrs)				87	288	272	20	52	9	1	4	14	1	0	13	40	.191	.226	.276	.501	45	75	8	0	0	3	2
CHW (2 yrs)				278	1094	988	109	247	29	3	32	139	7	6	85	102	.250	.308	.383	.690	94	378	21	3	6	12	30

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