Roy Spencer (baseball) explained

Roy Spencer
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:22 February 1900
Birth Place:Scranton, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutyear:1925
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 9
Finalyear:1938
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.247
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:203
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Roy Hampton Spencer (February 22, 1900 – February 8, 1973) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1938 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]

He helped the Pirates win the 1925 World Series and the 1927 National League Pennant and the Giants win the 1936 NL Pennant.

In 12 seasons he played in 636 Games and had 1,814 At Bats, 177 Runs, 448 Hits, 57 Doubles, 13 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 203 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 128 Walks, .247 Batting Average, .301 On-base percentage, .298 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases and 42 Sacrifice Hits. Defensively, he recorded a .984 fielding percentage.

He died in Port Charlotte, Florida at the age of 72.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spencro01.shtml "Roy Spencer Statistics and History"