Don Spyker
Donald W. Spyker
Born: April 14, 1923
Saginaw, MI US
Deceased: January 26, 1988
Garland, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
Career: 1941-1954
TSN Contract Card
Don Spyker compiled a career record of 103 wins and 110 losses and a 4.19 ERA in his 312-game pitching career with the Lubbock Hubbers, Waterloo White Hawks, Fall River Indians, Muskegon Clippers, St. Petersburg Saints, Muskegon Reds, Temple Eagles, Waco/Longview Pirates and Tyler Tigers. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Lubbock Hubbers | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.01 | 33 | 220.0 | 242 | 133 | 98 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 4 | 10 | .286 | 5.07 | 23 | 103.0 | 126 | 74 | 58 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.06 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 113.0 | 113 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 1947 | B | NENL | Fall River Indians | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.72 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 167.0 | 172 | 92 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1948 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.54 | 23 | 115.0 | 138 | 72 | 58 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Reds | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.21 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 114.0 | 107 | 37 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.16 | 12 | 80.0 | 91 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.73 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 135.0 | 164 | 101 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.74 | 31 | 207.0 | 251 | 115 | 109 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 18 | 12 | .600 | 5.71 | 41 | 260.0 | 334 | 191 | 165 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Waco/Longview Pirates | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.32 | 39 | 30 | 244.0 | 260 | 122 | 90 | 10 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 103 | 110 | .484 | 4.19 | 312 | 51 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1793.0 | 2043 | 1102 | 834 | 10 | 659 | 0 | 173 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Lubbock Hubbers | 33 | 92 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .120 | .120 | .152 | .272 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 23 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .263 | .526 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 25 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .194 | .216 | .306 | .522 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | B | NENL | Fall River Indians | 30 | 61 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .203 | .203 | .254 | .458 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 23 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .152 | .196 | .348 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | 15 | 42 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .118 | .167 | .206 | .373 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | 12 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 27 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .170 | .250 | .213 | .463 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 32 | 76 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .145 | .145 | .237 | .382 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | 44 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .212 | .212 | .343 | .556 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Waco/Longview Pirates | 39 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .278 | .478 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 5 | 11 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 308 | 679 | 658 | 10 | 113 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 49 | .172 | .182 | .239 | .420 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Lubbock Hubbers | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 25 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .964 | 1.080 |
| 1947 | B | NENL | Fall River Indians | P | 30 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 2 | .867 | 1.300 |
| 1948 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Reds | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | P | 15 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.000 |
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | P | 27 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .962 | .926 |
| 1950 | B | FLIN | St. Petersburg Saints | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Temple Eagles | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Waco/Longview Pirates | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 312 | 29 | 92 | 9 | 4 | .931 | .388 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Lubbock Hubbers | CHA | ||
| 1942 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1946 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1947 | B | New England League | Fall River Indians | CHA | ||
| 1948 | A | Central League | Muskegon Clippers | CHA | ||
| 1949 | B | Florida International League | St. Petersburg Saints | CLE | ||
| 1949 | A | Central League | Muskegon Reds | CHA | ||
| 1950 | B | Big State League | Temple Eagles | |||
| 1950 | B | Florida International League | St. Petersburg Saints | |||
| 1951 | B | Big State League | Temple Eagles | |||
| 1952 | B | Big State League | Temple Eagles | |||
| 1953 | B | Big State League | Waco/Longview Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Tyler Tigers |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
