Roy Spencer (baseball)
| Roy Spencer | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: February 22, 1900 Scranton, North Carolina | |||
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Died: February 8, 1973 (aged 72) Port Charlotte, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1925, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 9, 1938 | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| RBI | 203 | ||
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Roy Hampton Spencer (February 22, 1900 – February 8, 1973) born in Scranton, North Carolina was a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–27), Washington Senators (1929–32), Cleveland Indians (1933–34), New York Giants (1936) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–38).
He helped the Pirates win the 1925 World Series and the 1927 National League Pennant and the Giants win the 1936 NL Pennant.
In 12 seasons he played in 636 Games and had 1,814 At Bats, 177 Runs, 448 Hits, 57 Doubles, 13 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 203 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 128 Walks, .247 Batting Average, .301 On-base percentage, .298 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases and 42 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in Port Charlotte, Florida at the age of 72.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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