Floyd Speer
Floyd Vernie Speer
Born: January 27, 1913
Booneville, AR US
Deceased: March 22, 1969
Little Rock, AR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1938-1953
Major League Statistics
Floyd Speer compiled a career record of 189 wins and 131 losses and a 3.84 ERA in his 630-game pitching career with the Hot Springs Bathers, Monroe White Sox, Shreveport Sports, St. Paul Saints, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Oaks, Dallas Eagles, Little Rock Travelers and Texarkana Bears. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.24 | 33 | 225.0 | 235 | 138 | 106 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.94 | 39 | 217.0 | 262 | 126 | 95 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3.26 | 45 | 218.0 | 206 | 98 | 79 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.68 | 44 | 159.0 | 186 | 78 | 65 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.17 | 45 | 224.0 | 196 | 89 | 54 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4.19 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 234.0 | 254 | 123 | 109 | 65 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4.08 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 108.0 | 115 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.71 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 182.0 | 202 | 88 | 75 | 35 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.93 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 184.0 | 158 | 72 | 60 | 56 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.38 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 189.0 | 206 | 116 | 92 | 74 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 12 | 3 | .800 | 5.17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 128 | 74 | 62 | 42 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 64 | 116 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.26 | 36 | 93.0 | 107 | 54 | 44 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.42 | 37 | 1 | 50.0 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 16 | 8 | .667 | 4.01 | 34 | 193.0 | 216 | 104 | 86 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.73 | 29 | 27 | 198.0 | 242 | 128 | 104 | 21 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 189 | 131 | .591 | 3.84 | 630 | 92 | 23 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 2705.0 | 2839 | 1479 | 1154 | 21 | 803 | 0 | 513 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 38 | 86 | 86 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .209 | .244 | .453 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | 40 | 80 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .238 | .238 | .362 | .600 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | 47 | 79 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .190 | .228 | .418 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 45 | 46 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 47 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .276 | .526 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 44 | 85 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .186 | .288 | .186 | .473 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .100 | .217 | .200 | .417 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 69 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .183 | .246 | .200 | .446 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 38 | 62 | 54 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .148 | .207 | .148 | .355 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 44 | 65 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .105 | .150 | .123 | .273 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 48 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .095 | .269 | .095 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 49 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .172 | .250 | .172 | .422 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 36 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .296 | .556 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 37 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 34 | 69 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 29 | 72 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 639 | 912 | 854 | 22 | 149 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 108 | .174 | .205 | .201 | .407 | 172 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | C | CSTL | Monroe White Sox | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 44 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .982 | 1.227 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 24 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.292 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 33 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 1 | .918 | 1.364 |
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 38 | 13 | 38 | 5 | 1 | .911 | 1.342 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 45 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .961 | 1.089 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 49 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .469 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 49 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .551 |
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 624 | 58 | 222 | 14 | 8 | .952 | .449 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | C | Cotton States League | Hot Springs Bathers | CHN | ||
| 1939 | C | Cotton States League | Monroe White Sox | |||
| 1940 | C | Cotton States League | Monroe White Sox | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | DET | ||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | DET | ||
| 1952 | B | Big State League | Texarkana Bears | |||
| 1953 | B | Big State League | Texarkana Bears |
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