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Jim Spencer

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1947 in Hanover, PA us

Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Mount Pleasant United Methodist Cemetery, Taneytown, MD

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andover HS (Linthicum, MD).

High School: Andover HS (Linthicum, MD)

Debut: September 7, 1968 (Age 21-039d, 12,737th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1982 (Age 34-325d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: James Lloyd Spencer

Nicknames: Spence

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Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

4908

1227

146

.250

541

RBI

599

OBP

.307

SLG

.387

OPS

.694

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-4 / in Starts: 3-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1978	WS g2	Oct 11	NYY	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.50	-0.112	79.58	-3.51%	-0.70	1B
2	1978	WS g4	Oct 14	NYY		LAD	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.71	-0.041	104.22	-1.40%	-0.15	PH
3	1978	WS g5	Oct 15	NYY		LAD	W,12-2	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	7	.28	-0.031	22.91	-1.56%	0.15	1B
4	1978	WS g6	Oct 17	NYY	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	7	.80	-0.003	72.17	-0.55%	-0.25	1B
1980 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1980	ALCS g3	Oct 10	NYY		KCR	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.30	-0.091	80.48	-1.44%	-0.49	PH
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 6	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	6	.37	-0.020	5.71	-0.19%	-0.56	1B
7	1981	ALCS g2	Oct 14	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-13	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	3	.47	-0.026	15.64	-0.48%	-0.75	PH 1B
8	1981	ALCS g3	Oct 15	OAK		NYY	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	6	1.35	-0.032	33.00	-0.51%	-0.14	PH 1B
									22	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427

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