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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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-19 / in Starts: 13-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	58 (35-15-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (31-21-11)

Most Driven In
T Armas	2
Self	2
D Murphy	1
D McKay	0

Most Driven In By
D McKay	2
Self	2
J Newman	1
R Henderson	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1521	1	Apr 6	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	6	2.48	-0.154	3.68	-0.14%	-0.78	1B
2	1522	3 (1)	Apr 8	OAK		CAL	L,6-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	6	.70	-0.017	.98	-0.01%	-0.15	1B
3	1523	4	Apr 9	OAK		SEA	W,5-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	7	1.10	0.085	1.40	0.07%	0.40	1B
4	1524	6 (1)	Apr 11 (2)	OAK		SEA	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	6	1.17	-0.087	1.38	-0.06%	-1.00	1B
5	1525	7	Apr 13	OAK	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.333	.569	6	.67	0.112	.91	0.09%	0.88	1B
6	1526	9 (1)	Apr 15	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.421	.707	6	.81	0.050	1.26	0.05%	0.37	1B
7	1527	11 (1)	Apr 17	OAK	@	SEA	W,10-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.292	.346	.583	.929	5	.53	0.217	.64	0.16%	2.45	1B
8	1528	12	Apr 18	OAK	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.536	.869	5	.69	-0.018	.80	-0.01%	-0.25	1B
9	1529	13	Apr 19	OAK		MIN	L,2-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.517	.840	5	.21	-0.006	.24	0.00%	-0.22	1B
10	1530	14	Apr 20	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	CG(16)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.444	.734	6	1.96	-0.279	1.93	-0.17%	-1.02	1B
11	1531	16 (1)	Apr 23	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.400	.662	6	.44	-0.046	.66	-0.04%	-1.36	1B
12	1532	17	Apr 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.279	.415	.694	7	.95	0.050	1.25	0.04%	0.26	PH
13	1533	18	Apr 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.400	.677	6	.65	-0.056	.81	-0.04%	-0.62	1B
14	1534	21 (2)	Apr 29	OAK	@	BAL	W,9-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.255	.367	.622	6	.43	-0.043	.41	-0.03%	-0.82	1B
15	1535	22	Apr 30	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.352	.602	5	.65	-0.071	.65	-0.04%	-1.36	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1536	23	May 1	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.246	.356	.602	5	.49	0.085	.55	0.06%	0.00	1B
17	1537	24	May 2	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.246	.356	.602	6						1B
18	1538	27 (2)	May 6	OAK		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.234	.339	.573	6	.33	-0.027	.51	-0.03%	-0.41	1B
19	1539	28	May 7	OAK		CLE	L,6-15	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.234	.339	.573	5						1B
20	1540	29	May 8	OAK		CLE	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.221	.318	.539	6	.69	-0.070	1.10	-0.07%	-0.74	1B
21	1541	30	May 9	OAK		CLE	L,2-14	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.221	.318	.539	7						1B
22	1542	50 (19)	May 31	OAK		BOS	L,2-5	7-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.338	.567	9	.98	0.037	.58	0.01%	0.59	PH 1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	1543	51	Jun 1	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.197	.219	.324	.543	6	1.09	-0.131	.63	-0.05%	-1.05	1B
24	1544	52	Jun 2	OAK		BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.221	.347	.567	6	.24	0.058	.17	0.02%	0.25	1B
25	1545	53	Jun 4	OAK		MIL	L,1-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.192	.210	.333	.543	6	.09	-0.008	.08	0.00%	-0.68	1B
26	1546	55 (1)	Jun 6	OAK		MIL	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.195	.212	.329	.541	6	.74	-0.054	.48	-0.02%	-0.67	1B
27	1547	56	Jun 7	OAK	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.209	.325	.535	3	1.80	-0.045	1.49	-0.02%	-0.16	1B
28	1548	57	Jun 8	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.310	.510	6	1.38	-0.120	.90	-0.05%	-0.84	1B
29	1549	58	Jun 9	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.202	.300	.502	7	.87	-0.062	.41	-0.02%	-0.59	1B
30	1550	59	Jun 11	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.196	.290	.486	7	1.35	-0.110	.61	-0.03%	-0.84	1B
31	1551	66 (6)	Jun 18	OAK		TOR	L,4-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.194	.287	.481	9	3.54	-0.097	1.05	-0.02%	-0.35	PH 1B
32	1552	67	Jun 19	OAK		TOR	L,1-3	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.196	.286	.482	7	1.25	-0.024	.29	0.00%	-0.35	1B
33	1553	68	Jun 20	OAK		TOR	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.190	.277	.468	8	1.26	-0.094	.25	-0.01%	-0.52	1B
							14-19		105	101	6	17	3	1	2	5	3	1	20	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.168	.190	.277	.468		.94	-0.925	.92	-0.36%	-9.57

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