Stan Spence

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

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, 7,126th in MLB 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

22.5

AB

3871

H

1090

HR

BA

.282

R

541

RBI

575

SB

OBP

.369

SLG

.437

OPS

.806

OPS+

125

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1935	20	-2.7	Eau Claire	NORL	D		121		484		136	19	11	9						.281		.421		204
1936	21	-3.9	Rocky Mount	PIED	B	BOS	138		540		170	33	11	8						.315		.461		249
1937	22	-5.8	Minneapolis	AA	AA	BOS	117		386		124	16	4	9						.321		.453		175
1938	23	-4.3	Minneapolis	AA	AA	BOS	136		506		163	26	4	19						.322		.502		254
1939	24	-2.8	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	136		485		140	25	12	12						.289		.464		225
1940	25	-2.9	BOS	AL	MLB	BOS	51	72	68	5	19	2	1	2	13	0	1	4	9	.279	.319	.426	.746	29	1	0	0		0
1940	25	-2.4	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	11		39		10	2	0	2						.256		.462		18
1941	26	-2.0	BOS	AL	MLB	BOS	86	227	203	22	47	10	3	2	28	1	0	18	14	.232	.304	.340	.643	69	3	3	3		0
1942	27	-0.9	WSH	AL	MLB	WSH	149	696	629	94	203	27	15	4	79	5	2	62	16	.323	.384	.432	.817	272	7	1	4		4
1943	28	-0.7	WSH	AL	MLB	WSH	149	663	570	72	152	23	10	12	88	8	1	84	39	.267	.366	.405	.771	231	9	5	4		5
1944	29	-0.9	WSH	AL	MLB	WSH	153	669	592	83	187	31	8	18	100	3	7	69	28	.316	.391	.486	.877	288	5	4	4		15

1946	31	1.4	WSH	AL	MLB	WSH	152	652	578	83	169	50	10	16	87	1	7	62	31	.292	.365	.497	.861	287	14	4	8		2
1947	32	2.7	WSH	AL	MLB	WSH	147	588	506	62	141	22	6	16	73	2	2	81	41	.279	.378	.441	.819	223	11	0	1		14
1948	33	4.0	BOS	AL	MLB	BOS	114	477	391	71	92	17	4	12	61	0	2	82	33	.235	.368	.391	.759	153	7	0	4		0
1949	34		2 Teams	AL	MLB	SLB-BOS	111	402	334	49	80	14	3	13	46	1	1	58	37	.240	.355	.416	.771	139	10	2	8		1
1949	34	5.2	BOS	AL	MLB	BOS	7	26	20	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	.150	.346	.200	.546	4	0	0	0		0
1949	34	5.2	SLB	AL	MLB	SLB	104	376	314	46	77	13	3	13	45	1	1	52	36	.245	.356	.430	.786	135	10	2	8		1
1950	35	4.7	Los Angeles	PCL	AAA	CHC	146	493	438	65	100	16	1	22	66	1		51	32	.228	.309	.420	.729	184		0	4
1951	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	STL	110	330	316	5	79	15	3	4	5	0		13	3	.250		.354		112		0	1
1951	36	8.1	Springfield	IL	AAA	CHC	23	63	49	5	10	3	1	0	5	0		13	3	.204	.371	.306	.677	15		0	1
1951	36	11.8	Lynchburg	PIED	B	STL	87		267		69	12	2	4						.258		.363		97
1952	37	9.7	Toledo/Charleston	AA	AAA	CHW	21	89	74	13	22	3	0	4	12	0		13	6	.297	.409	.500	.909	37	3	1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
MLB (9 seasons)					MLB		1112	4446	3871	541	1090	196	60	95	575	21	23	520	248	.282	.369	.437	.806	1691	67	19	36		41
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		936	3352	3268	83	944	155	46	89	83	1		77	41	.289		.446		1458		1	6
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2048	7798	7139	624	2034	351	106	184	658	22	23	597	289	.285		.441		3149		20	42		41

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		190	645	561	83	132	22	2	26	83	1		77	41	.235	.329	.421	.749	236		1	6
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		400	1416	1416		437	69	20	42						.309		.475		672
B (2 seasons)					Minors		225	807	807		239	45	13	12						.296		.429		346
D (1 season)					Minors		121	484	484		136	19	11	9						.281		.421		204

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