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Duke Snider League
9-21-2076
Ben Spehr Starting Pitcher
Retired (1959, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.77 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 84-96 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 07-02-1924
K 891 Drafted Round 11, Pick 174
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(21 games)
IP 1574.1
WHIP 1.48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D+ Velocity C+   Mentor Val A+
Speed D+ Bunt C+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 PHI-CIN
7
 10
28
28
4
0
0
 0
180.0
 209 101 97 3 68
94
1.54
4.85
1951 CIN
19
 7
35
34
8
2
0
 0
240.1
 260 128 119 2 94
110
1.47
4.46
1952 CIN
11
 15
36
34
3
1
0
 0
210.0
 262 141 139 3 92
121
1.69
5.96
1953 STL
13
 10
32
32
2
1
0
 0
218.1
 232 116 114 1 77
131
1.42
4.70
1954 STL
11
 13
31
31
6
1
0
 0
209.2
 202 104 98 2 78
130
1.34
4.21
1955 STL
7
 16
43
25
3
0
0
 0
190.2
 211 119 109 1 62
110
1.43
5.15
1956 STL-NYA
8
 10
32
16
3
1
1
 0
132.2
 131 61 54 0 58
67
1.42
3.66
1957 NYA
4
 6
35
9
2
0
0
 0
95.2
 93 53 49 2 47
74
1.46
4.61
1958 NYA
4
 9
33
11
2
1
1
 0
92.2
 100 54 52 0 38
49
1.49
5.05
1959 NYA
0
 0
4
0
0
0
0
 0
4.2
 7 3 3 0 2
5
1.93
5.79
2076
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
84
 96
309
220
33
7
2
 0
1574.1
 1707 880 834 14 616
891
1.48
4.77
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Ben Spehr has retired from the New York Metropolitans
1959-08-17The New York Metropolitans have designated Ben Spehr for assignment.
1959-07-29The New York Metropolitans have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team.
1959-04-08The New York Metropolitans have promoted Billy Wilder to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have designated Ben Spehr for assignment.
1959-04-01The New York Metropolitans have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have sent Billy Wilder to the minors.
1959-03-01The New York Metropolitans have promoted "Wild" Bill Wellman to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have designated Ben Spehr for assignment.
1958-04-30The New York Metropolitans have re-claimed Ben Spehr from the waiver wire.
1958-04-27The New York Metropolitans have sent Jorge Rivero to the minors. The New York Metropolitans have designated Ben Spehr for assignment.
1956-10-03The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted George Taylor to the major league team. The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The New York METROPOLITANS have sent Emmett Fuentes to the minors. The New York METROPOLITANS have sent Mike Johnson to the minors.
1956-08-29The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted Mike Johnson to the major league team. The New York METROPOLITANS have sent Ben Spehr to the minors.
1956-08-07The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The New York METROPOLITANS have sent Mike Johnson to the minors.
1956-08-07A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sliders and the New York METROPOLITANS. The New York METROPOLITANS receive Ben Spehr from the St. Louis Sliders in exchange for Alex Ross, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 5 (NYA).
1956-07-24The St. Louis Sliders have promoted Jason Jacquez to the major league team. The St. Louis Sliders have sent Ben Spehr to the minors.
1951-08-17The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Irish Coaster to the minors.
1951-08-16The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Irish Coaster to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Ben Spehr to the minors.
1950-05-06The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Andy Clark to the minors.
1950-05-01The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Andy Clark to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Ben Spehr to the minors.
1950-04-23The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Ben Spehr to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Bob Iott to the minors.
1950-04-22The Cincinnati LasTunas have promoted Bob Iott to the major league team. The Cincinnati LasTunas have sent Ben Spehr to the minors.
1950-04-15A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Porn Stars and the Cincinnati LasTunas. The Cincinnati LasTunas receive Ben Spehr from the Philadelphia Porn Stars in exchange for Charlie Tufts.