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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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CAL		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CAL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
3	3	Apr 8	CAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
4	4	Apr 10	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 11	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
6	6	Apr 12	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
7	7	Apr 13	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	40	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 14	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
9	9	Apr 15	CAL	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	44	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
10	10	Apr 16	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
12	12	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
13	13	Apr 20	CAL		OAK	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
14	14	Apr 21	CAL		OAK	L,2-4	GF	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
15	15	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
16	16	Apr 23	CAL		BAL	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
17	17	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
18	18	Apr 25	CAL		BAL	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
19	19	Apr 26	CAL		CLE	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
20	20	Apr 27	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
21	21	Apr 28	CAL		CLE	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
22	22	Apr 29	CAL		CLE	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
23	23	Apr 30	CAL		DET	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 2	CAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 4	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	1B
27	27	May 6 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
28	28	May 6 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
29	29	May 7	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	42	11.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
30	30	May 8	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
31	31	May 9	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
32	32	May 10	CAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
33	33	May 11	CAL	@	DET	W,5-0	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
34	34	May 12	CAL	@	DET	L,1-8	GS	30	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
35	35	May 14	CAL		MIL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
36	38 (2)	May 17	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
37	39	May 18	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
38	41 (1)	May 20	CAL		MIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
39	42	May 21	CAL		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
40	43	May 22	CAL		CHW	L,0-13	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
41	44	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
42	45	May 25	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	48	12.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
43	46	May 26	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-5	GF	23	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	PH 1B
44	47	May 28	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
45	48	May 29	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
46	49	May 30	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	45	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
47	50	May 31	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	51	Jun 1	CAL	@	WSA	L,5-6	GS	38	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
49	52	Jun 2	CAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	26	7.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
50	53	Jun 4	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	GF	15	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
51	54	Jun 5	CAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
52	55	Jun 6	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
53	56	Jun 8	CAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
54	57	Jun 9	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
55	58	Jun 10	CAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
56	59	Jun 11	CAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
57	60	Jun 12	CAL		WSA	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
58	61	Jun 13	CAL		WSA	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
59	62	Jun 14	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	62	15.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
60	63	Jun 15	CAL		BOS	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
61	64	Jun 16	CAL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
62	65	Jun 17	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
63	67 (1)	Jun 19	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
64	68	Jun 20 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
65	69	Jun 20 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
66	70	Jun 21	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	7	2	0	9	0	1B
67	71	Jun 23 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
68	72	Jun 23 (2)	CAL	@	MIL	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
69	73	Jun 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
70	74	Jun 25	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
71	75	Jun 26	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	10	1	0	11	0	1B
72	77 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
73	78	Jun 28	CAL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
74	79	Jun 29	CAL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
75	80	Jun 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	81	Jul 1	CAL		KCR	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
77	82	Jul 2	CAL		OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	83	Jul 3	CAL		OAK	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
79	84	Jul 4	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
80	85	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
81	86	Jul 6	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
82	87	Jul 7	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	1B
83	88	Jul 8	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
84	89	Jul 9	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	73	19.2	16	0	0	16	1	1B
85	90	Jul 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
86	91	Jul 11 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
87	92	Jul 11 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	2	1	10	3	1B
88	93	Jul 15	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
89	94	Jul 16	CAL		BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
90	95	Jul 17	CAL		BAL	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
91	96	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
92	97	Jul 19	CAL		CLE	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
93	98	Jul 20	CAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
94	99	Jul 21 (1)	CAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	45	11.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
95	100	Jul 21 (2)	CAL		DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
96	101	Jul 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
97	102	Jul 25 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
98	103	Jul 25 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	W,9-6	CG	59	13.0	17	3	0	20	1	1B
99	104	Jul 27	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
100	105	Jul 28	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
101	106	Jul 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
102	107	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
103	108	Jul 31	CAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	16	2	0	18	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	109	Aug 1	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	60	15.1	8	3	0	11	2	1B
105	110	Aug 2	CAL		MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
106	111	Aug 3	CAL		MIL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
107	112	Aug 4	CAL		CHW	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
108	113	Aug 5	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	114	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
110	115	Aug 7	CAL		MIN	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
111	116	Aug 8	CAL		MIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
112	117	Aug 10	CAL	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
113	118	Aug 12 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
114	119	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	10.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
115	120	Aug 13	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
116	121	Aug 14	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
117	122	Aug 15	CAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
118	123	Aug 16	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS	27	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
119	124	Aug 17	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
120	125	Aug 18	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
121	126	Aug 20	CAL		NYY	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
122	127	Aug 21	CAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	45	13.0	20	1	0	21	2	1B
123	128	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
124	129	Aug 24	CAL		WSA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
125	130	Aug 25	CAL		WSA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
126	131	Aug 26	CAL		WSA	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
127	132	Aug 27	CAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
128	133	Aug 28	CAL		BOS	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
129	134	Aug 29	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
130	135	Aug 31	CAL		OAK	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	136	Sep 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
132	137	Sep 3	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
133	138	Sep 4	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
134	139	Sep 5	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
135	140	Sep 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
136	141	Sep 7	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
137	142	Sep 8	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
138	143	Sep 9	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	16	3	0	19	2	1B
139	144	Sep 10	CAL		MIL	W,7-3	GS	21	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
140	154 (9)	Sep 21	CAL		KCR	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
141	155	Sep 22	CAL		KCR	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	157 (1)	Sep 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	PH 1B
143	159 (1)	Sep 26	CAL		CHW	L,5-6	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
144	161 (1)	Sep 29	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
							145gm		1251.0	1296	93	5	1394	117