Bill Spanswick
William Henry Spanswick
Born: July 8, 1938
Springfield, MA US
Deceased: December 2, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 1958-1967
Major League Statistics
Bill Spanswick compiled a career record of 68 wins and 53 losses and a 3.66 ERA in his 201-game pitching career with the Lexington Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks, Raleigh Capitals, Allentown Red Sox, Johnstown Red Sox, Seattle Rainiers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Seattle Angels, San Diego Padres and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
 Waterloo Hawks |
 Raleigh Capitals |
 Seattle Rainiers |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Seattle Angels |
 San Diego Padres |
 Hawaii Islanders |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | NESL | Lexington Red Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 92.0 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 63 | 142 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.49 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 152.0 | 90 | 55 | 42 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.56 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 83.3 | 71 | 46 | 33 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5.86 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 45 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | A | EL | Johnstown Red Sox | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.02 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 121.0 | 123 | 65 | 54 | 7 | 63 | 3 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.33 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 54.0 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.62 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 109.0 | 95 | 63 | 56 | 9 | 79 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.16 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 185.0 | 149 | 72 | 65 | 14 | 95 | 6 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.43 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 84.0 | 63 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.52 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.42 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 68 | 53 | .562 | 3.66 | 201 | 149 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1002.3 | 795 | 486 | 408 | 68 | 661 | 24 | 992 | 29 | 2 | 69 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | NESL | Lexington Red Sox | 14 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .194 | .342 | .387 | .729 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 27 | 67 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .086 | .156 | .103 | .260 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 13 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .438 | .250 | .688 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 17 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .241 | .312 | .517 | .830 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | EL | Johnstown Red Sox | 39 | 71 | 60 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .267 | .380 | .450 | .830 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 11 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 44 | 61 | 54 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .185 | .267 | .259 | .526 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 31 | 73 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .147 | .194 | .162 | .356 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .172 | .316 | .276 | .592 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 13 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .150 | .150 | .150 | .300 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | (+) Seattle Angels | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | (+) San Diego Padres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 247 | 461 | 394 | 41 | 72 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 120 | .183 | .276 | .269 | .545 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | D | NESL | Lexington Red Sox | P | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.143 |
| 1959 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | P | 26 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .833 | .577 |
| 1960 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | P | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .938 | .938 |
| 1960 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | P | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.077 |
| 1961 | A | EL | Johnstown Red Sox | P | 18 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.222 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .536 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.062 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 192 | 33 | 122 | 12 | 10 | .928 | .807 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Nebraska State League | Lexington Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Raleigh Capitals | BOS | ||
| 1960 | B | Carolina League | Raleigh Capitals | BOS | ||
| 1960 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Johnstown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | WS2 |
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