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Stan Spence
Stanley Orville Spence

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut June 8, 1940
Final Game October 2, 1949
Born March 20, 1915 in S. Portsmouth, KY
Died January 9, 1983 (age 67)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 25 PIN NL   51   69    7   17   3   0   2    9   0   0    6    6  .246  .303  .377  .679    96    26   1   1   3   0   0  
 1941 26 PIN NL   51  187   20   37   4   2   3   13   0   2   19   13  .198  .289  .289  .578    84    54   0   0   2   5   4  
 1942 27 WAA AL  154  647  108  201  25   5   4   53   8   5   54   27  .311  .360  .383  .743   108   248   2   7   7   0  17  
 1943 28 WAA AL  154  548   68  142  15   7  16   76   3   1   72   42  .259  .346  .400  .746   115   219   5   6   1   4  10  
 1944 29 WAA AL  154  606  108  194  35   7  23  126   0   1   81   32  .320  .400  .515  .915   135   312   0   6  13   4  15  MVP-1
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  154  608   87  192  61  12  25  111   0   0   69   42  .316  .383  .579  .962   135   352   1   8  12   2  19  MVP-2
 1947 32 WAA AL  153  579   71  137  28   6  25   89   4   3   73   75  .237  .325  .435  .760   111   252   2   7   0   6  16  
 1948 33 WAA AL   37  125   12   21   5   0   2   10   0   0   27   12  .168  .310  .256  .566    78    32   2   3   1   0   7  
         CHN NL  101  294   42   58  25   0  10   48   0   0   67   37  .197  .346  .384  .731   101   113   0   0   2   0  11  
         TOT     138  419   54   79  30   0  12   58   0   0   94   49  .189  .335  .346  .681         145   2   3   3   0  18 
 1949 34 SLA AL  118  373   53   84   9   1  11   41   0   0   40   44  .225  .298  .343  .641    84   128   2   6   0   1  13  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons     1127 4036  576 1083 210  40 121  576  15  12  508  330  .268  .350  .430  .780        1736  15  44  41  22 112
 Per 600 PA           524   75  140  27   5  16   75   2   2   66   43                                 225   2   6   5   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      806 3113  454  887 169  37  95  465  15  10  376  230  .285  .361  .455  .816        1415  12  37  34  16  84
   With SLA      118  373   53   84   9   1  11   41   0   0   40   44  .225  .298  .343  .641         128   2   6   0   1  13
   With PIN      102  256   27   54   7   2   5   22   0   2   25   19  .211  .293  .312  .605          80   1   1   5   5   4
   With CHN      101  294   42   58  25   0  10   48   0   0   67   37  .197  .346  .384  .731         113   0   0   2   0  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1112 3871  541 1090 196  60  95  575  21  23  520  248  .282  .369  .437  .806        1691  36          19  67
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1940 25 PIN NL   7    8   4.2  23   5   0  .217   1    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e11  -66   
 1941 26 PIN NL  27   15   2.7   0   0   0  .000   1   21   11  .524    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e7   -66   
 1942 27 WAA AL  21   88   5.0   0   0   0  .000   9   37   19  .514    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e11  -73   
 1943 28 WAA AL  19   80   5.1   0   0   0  .000   8   44   25  .568    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e7   -25   
 1944 29 WAA AL  16  125   7.8   0   0   0  .000   3   44   30  .682    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e5    38   
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  30  131   8.0   0   0   0  .000  11   62   35  .565    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e8   100   
 1947 32 WAA AL  25   82   4.7   0   0   0  .000   4   48   26  .542    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e7   -59   
 1948 33 WAA AL   6   10   2.5   1   0   0  .000   1   15   12  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e9  -193   
         CHN NL  13   41   4.5   7   0   0  .000   2   45   38  .844    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e9   -29   
         TOT                     8   0   0  .000   3   60   50  .833    0    0  .000
 1949 34 SLA AL   7   37   3.3  16   4   0  .250   3   42   26  .619    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e7  -131   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          622   5.4  47   9   0  .191  43  363  225  .620    0    0  .000                 -27   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 21.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 45.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1940 25 PIN NL  RF    15    16     1    0    0  1.000     5    58.0   2.64
                 LF    12    17     0    0    0  1.000     3    43.1   3.53
                 CF     5     9     1    1    0   .909     4    33.0   2.73
 1941 26 PIN NL  CF    51   128     6    1    2   .993    50   446.1   2.70
 1942 27 WAA AL  RF   154   275     7    9    1   .969   154  1314.1   1.93
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
 1943 28 WAA AL  RF   154   289    15    8    0   .974   154  1324.2   2.07
 1944 29 WAA AL  RF   147   210     6    3    1   .986   134  1193.2   1.63
                 CF    20    35     1    0    0  1.000    20   146.0   2.22
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
                 1B     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  LF   102   194     6    9    0   .957   102   887.0   2.03
                 RF    64   108     6    2    0   .983    52   497.0   2.06
                 CF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
 1947 32 WAA AL  RF   142   241    11    4    1   .984   142  1242.1   1.83
                 CF    15    38     2    0    0  1.000    10   111.2   3.22
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1948 33 WAA AL  CF    35    86     5    1    1   .989    34   316.0   2.59
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
         CHN NL  CF    81   185     6    2    2   .990    81   719.0   2.39
                 LF    10     8     1    0    0  1.000     1    32.0   2.53
                 RF     8     7     0    0    0  1.000     1    31.0   2.03
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1949 34 SLA AL  CF    94   203    16    3    0   .986    89   744.2   2.65
                 RF    16     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    35.2   1.26
                 LF     6     0     0    0    0   .000     0     7.0   0.00
                 1B     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.2  10.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   700  1151    46   26    3   .979   642  5696.2   1.89
                 CF   307   687    37    8    5   .989   288  2527.2   2.58
                 LF   136   219     7    9    0   .962   106   978.1   2.08
                 1B     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.2   9.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1944 WS    WAA SLN   L    5  19  3  4  0  1  1   2  2  3  .211  .286  .474  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1940  PIN   53-101  Thomas Treece
 1941  PIN   65-89   Tom Edwards
 1942  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1943  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1944  WAA   95-59   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  WAA   58-96   Larry Cupp
 1948  WAA   62-92   Larry Cupp
 1948  CHN   75-79   Alan Boodman
 1949  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr

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