Tubby Spencer Explained

Tubby Spencer
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:26 January 1884
Birth Place:Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 23
Debutyear:1905
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 1
Finalyear:1918
Finalteam:Detroit Tigers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.225
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:133
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Edward Russell "Tubby" Spencer (January 26, 1884 – February 1, 1945) was an American catcher for the St. Louis Browns (1905–08), Boston Red Sox (1909), Philadelphia Phillies (1911), and Detroit Tigers (1916–18).

He led the American League in being hit by pitches (9) in 1917. In nine seasons he played in 449 games and had 1,326 at bats, 106 runs, 298 hits, 43 doubles, 10 triples, 3 home runs, 133 RBI, 13 stolen bases, 87 walks, .225 batting average, .281 on-base percentage, .279 slugging percentage, 370 total bases, and 27 sacrifice hits.

He died in San Francisco, California at the age of 61.