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George Spencer
George Elwell Spencer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.
School Ohio State University

Debut August 17, 1950
Final Game September 26, 1960
Born July 7, 1926 in Columbus, OH

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1950 23 NYG NL   1   0  10   1   1   0   4  0   25.3   12    7    7   3    7    5   0   0    94       0  2.49  4.10  165 0.750
 1951 24 NYG NL  10   4  57   4   2   0  20  6  132.0  125   62   55  21   56   36   1   2   555       0  3.75  3.92  104 1.371
 1952 25 NYG NL   3   5  35   4   0   0  18  3   60.0   57   39   37  13   21   27   3   1   256       0  5.55  3.69   67 1.300
 1953 26 NYG NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    3    2    2   0    2    1   0   0    12       0  7.71  4.32   56 2.143
 1954 27 NYG NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   1  0   12.3    9    5    5   1    8    4   0   0    52       0  3.65  4.07  112 1.378
 1955 28 NYG NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    1    1    1   1    3    0   0   0     9   0   0  5.40  4.04   75 2.400
 1958 31 DET AL   1   0   7   0   0   0   2  0   10.0   11    4    3   0    4    5   0   0    44   0   0  2.70  4.03  149 1.500
 1960 33 DET AL   0   1   5   0   0   0   3  0    7.7   10    3    3   1    5    4   0   0    37   1   0  3.52  3.99  113 1.957
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .615  16  10 122   9   3   0  48  9  251.3  228  123  113  40  106   82   4   3  1059   1   0  4.05  3.90   96 1.329
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   5  63   4   1   0  24  4  130.3  118   63   58  20   55   42   2   1   549   0   0  4.05  3.90   96 1.329
 Career High     10   5  57   4   2   0  20  6  132.0  125   62   55  21   56   36   3   2   555   1   0  3.75  3.92  104 1.300

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 23 NYG NL  10    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1951 24 NYG NL  57   32    2    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  11  .125  .200  .125  -11    4   3           0   1
 1952 25 NYG NL  35   10    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   11    2   0           0   0
 1954 27 NYG NL   6    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0       0   0
 1960 33 DET AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      122   50    4    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  21  .120  .170  .120  -21    6   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         66    5    8   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  28  .120  .170  .120  -21    8   4   0   0   0   1
 Career High     57   32    2    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  11                           4   3   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 23 NYG NL    4    4    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .000  .348| .000  .420| .000  .768|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1     
 1951 24 NYG NL   38   32    1   0.8   104| .125  .269| .200  .343| .125  .407| .325  .750| -11  .044  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1952 25 NYG NL   10    8    0   0.0    98| .200  .263| .200  .336| .200  .391| .400  .727|  11  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1954 27 NYG NL    3    3    0   0.0   110| .000  .275| .000  .347| .000  .425| .000  .772|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1960 33 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .341| .000  .408| .000  .749|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        56   48    1   0.6   104| .120  .268| .170  .342| .120  .406| .290  .748| -21  .022  -8.7  -0.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1950 23 NYG NL   P   10      0    6    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  0.97  2.13  2.13    1   25.3
 1951 24 NYG NL   P   57     13   29    4    2  .913  .961  0.74  0.96  2.86  2.14    4  132.0
 1952 25 NYG NL   P   35      5   10    1    1  .938  .955  0.43  0.98  2.25  2.17    4   60.0
 1953 26 NYG NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
 1954 27 NYG NL   P    6      2    4    0    1 1.000  .952  1.00  0.87  4.39  2.05    0   12.3
 1955 28 NYG NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  0.80  5.29  2.12    0    1.7
 1958 31 DET AL   P    7      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.43  0.81  2.70  1.98    0   10.0
 1960 33 DET AL   P    5      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.20  0.78  1.17  1.99    0    7.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1950 23 NYG NL   P   10      0    6    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  0.97  2.13  2.13    1   25.3
 1951 24 NYG NL   P   57     13   29    4    2  .913  .961  0.74  0.96  2.86  2.14    4  132.0
 1952 25 NYG NL   P   35      5   10    1    1  .938  .955  0.43  0.98  2.25  2.17    4   60.0
 1953 26 NYG NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
 1954 27 NYG NL   P    6      2    4    0    1 1.000  .952  1.00  0.87  4.39  2.05    0   12.3
 1955 28 NYG NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  0.80  5.29  2.12    0    1.7
 1958 31 DET AL   P    7      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.43  0.81  2.70  1.98    0   10.0
 1960 33 DET AL   P    5      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.20  0.78  1.17  1.99    0    7.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 122     20   54    5    4  .937  .960  0.61  0.94  2.65  2.13    9  251.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       122     20   54    5    4  .937  .960  0.61  0.94  2.65  2.13    9    251

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0  18.90  0  0  0  0   3.1   6   7   3   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1951 NL-.714-3

Games
1951 NL-57-4

Saves
1951 NL-6-5

Home Runs Allow.
1951 NL-21-8

Games Finished
1951 NL-20-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1635) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1326) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1948 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.
April 22, 1955: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Giants.
October 17, 1955: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Before 1957 Season: Returned to the Indianapolis (American Association) by the Cleveland Indians after expiration of minor league working agreement.
Before 1957 Season: Obtained by the Chicago White Sox from the Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
December 12, 1957: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago White Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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