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Bob Speake
Robert Charles Speake (Spook)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.

MLB Debut April 16, 1955
Final Game June 8, 1959
Born August 22, 1930 in Springfield, MO
Died October 3, 2024 (age 94)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 DEA AL   71  233   38   62  14   8  17   41   0   0   23   59  .266  .331  .614  .944   131   143   0   1   2   0   2  
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 MLN NL  120  385   36   87   9   7   5   43   5   6   31   65  .226  .283  .325  .608    85   125   0   3   0   1  13  
 1958 27 SFN NL   55   35    5    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    9   12  .200  .356  .400  .756   108    14   0   1   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  3 Seasons      246  653   79  156  24  15  24   89   5   6   63  136  .239  .305  .432  .737         282   0   5   2   1  16
 Per 600 PA           543   66  130  20  12  20   74   4   5   52  113                                 234   0   4   2   1  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLN      120  385   36   87   9   7   5   43   5   6   31   65  .226  .283  .325  .608         125   0   3   0   1  13
   With DEA       71  233   38   62  14   8  17   41   0   0   23   59  .266  .331  .614  .944         143   0   1   2   0   2
   With SFN       55   35    5    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    9   12  .200  .356  .400  .756          14   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      305  761  110  170  26  10  31  104   8  11   80  158  .223  .301  .406  .707         309   2   4   6   6   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 24 DEA AL   6   48   7.5   6   1   1  .167   7   14    4  .286    0    0  .000  1B   3e30      215   
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 MLN NL   7   32   2.8   4   0   0  .000  10   34   22  .647    0    0  .000  1B   1e15      -95   
 1958 27 SFN NL   9    5   5.1  19   6   1  .316   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e15   42   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  3 Seasons           86   4.5  29   7   2  .241  18   49   26  .531    0    0  .000                  24   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 24 DEA AL  1B    57   520    48    5   46   .991    55   449.0  11.39
                 LF     9     8     0    2    0   .800     6    53.1   1.35
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 26 MLN NL  1B    92   784    67    9   85   .990    89   780.1   9.82
                 CF    19    28     1    1    0   .967    16   131.1   1.99
                 LF    17    11     0    0    0  1.000     0    29.2   3.34
 1958 27 SFN NL  RF    20     8     0    0    0  1.000     0    41.1   1.74
                 LF    11     7     0    1    0   .875     1    27.2   2.28
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   149  1304   115   14  131   .990   144  1229.1  10.39
                 CF    19    28     1    1    0   .967    16   131.1   1.99
                 LF    37    26     0    3    0   .897     7   110.2   2.11
                 RF    20     8     0    0    0  1.000     0    41.1   1.74
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1955 WS    DEA BRN   W    4  12  4  4  1  0  2   3  0  4  .333  .333  .917  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  DEA   98-56   Tom Austad
 1957  MLN   86-68   John Storer
 1958  SFN   70-84   Larry Reeves

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