Jim Spencer
James Lloyd Spencer
Born: July 30, 1947
Hanover, PA USA
Deceased: 2002
Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1968-1982
Draft: Round 1 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Angels)
Draft: Round 42 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Pilots)
School: Andover HS (Glen Burnie, MD)
Falls Church HS (VA)
Minor League Statistics
Jim Spencer compiled a career batting average of .250 with 146 home runs and 599 RBI in his 1553-game career with the California Angels, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 19 | 73 | 68 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .191 | .233 | .206 | .439 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 113 | 422 | 386 | 39 | 98 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 53 | .254 | .304 | .383 | .688 | 148 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | 146 | 550 | 511 | 61 | 140 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 61 | .274 | .309 | .399 | .708 | 204 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | 148 | 572 | 510 | 50 | 121 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 63 | .237 | .304 | .392 | .696 | 200 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 82 | 225 | 212 | 13 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | .222 | .262 | .259 | .522 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | 29 | 99 | 87 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .241 | .316 | .402 | .719 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | AL | Texas Rangers | 102 | 390 | 352 | 35 | 94 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 41 | .267 | .332 | .352 | .684 | 124 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | 118 | 384 | 352 | 36 | 98 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 27 | .278 | .323 | .392 | .715 | 138 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 132 | 443 | 403 | 50 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 43 | .266 | .327 | .397 | .724 | 160 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 579 | 518 | 53 | 131 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 52 | .253 | .315 | .367 | .682 | 190 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 515 | 470 | 56 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 50 | .247 | .300 | .400 | .700 | 188 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 71 | 166 | 150 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 32 | .227 | .295 | .440 | .735 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 106 | 336 | 295 | 60 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 25 | .288 | .367 | .593 | .960 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 97 | 295 | 259 | 38 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 44 | .236 | .313 | .421 | .734 | 109 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 25 | 72 | 63 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .143 | .250 | .270 | .520 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 54 | 183 | 171 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .205 | .246 | .275 | .521 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 33 | 105 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .168 | .190 | .277 | .468 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1553 | 5409 | 4908 | 541 | 1227 | 179 | 27 | 146 | 599 | 11 | 19 | 407 | 582 | .250 | .307 | .387 | .694 | 1898 | 124 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 86 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 19 | 19 | 168.0 | 152 | 18 | 1 | 15 | .994 | 9.107 | 8.947 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 107 | 101 | 906.0 | 926 | 66 | 9 | 81 | .991 | 9.854 | 9.271 |
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 142 | 135 | 1204.0 | 1212 | 85 | 7 | 131 | .995 | 9.695 | 9.134 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 145 | 135 | 1251.0 | 1296 | 93 | 5 | 117 | .996 | 9.993 | 9.579 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 35 | 30 | 266.0 | 267 | 22 | 3 | 25 | .990 | 9.778 | 8.257 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | OF | 24 | 21 | 162.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.278 | .958 |
| 1973 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 99 | 88 | 809.0 | 790 | 67 | 1 | 86 | .999 | 9.534 | 8.657 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 26 | 24 | 218.0 | 204 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1.000 | 8.711 | 8.115 |
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 60 | 40 | 388.7 | 389 | 27 | 1 | 36 | .998 | 9.633 | 6.933 |
| 1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 99 | 90 | 770.0 | 844 | 70 | 5 | 92 | .995 | 1.683 | 9.232 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 143 | 134 | 1208.3 | 1206 | 112 | 2 | 116 | .998 | 9.817 | 9.217 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 125 | 123 | 1078.0 | 977 | 90 | 10 | 76 | .991 | 8.908 | 8.536 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 15 | 8 | 85.0 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.271 | 6.467 |
| 1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 26 | 25 | 232.3 | 232 | 17 | 2 | 35 | .992 | 9.646 | 9.577 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 75 | 62 | 555.7 | 567 | 41 | 6 | 51 | .990 | 9.848 | 8.107 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 48 | 42 | 395.0 | 344 | 36 | 1 | 30 | .997 | 8.658 | 7.917 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 25 | 20 | 178.0 | 172 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 9.556 | 7.560 |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 32 | 26 | 233.3 | 230 | 22 | 2 | 20 | .992 | 9.720 | 7.875 |
| Totals | 1245 | 1123 | 10108.3 | 9920 | 798 | 55 | 956 | .995 | 9.543 | 8.609 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | AWDIV | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .150 | .227 | .200 | .427 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.654 | 8.333 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | AWDIV | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 1B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 41.0 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.561 | 6.500 |
Awards
1970 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1977 - AL Gold Glove 1B
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