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Branch Rickey League 6-15-2229 |
| Keith Spoljaric |  Starting PitcherRetired (1973, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.12 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| W-L | 268-128 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 0 | Age at Death | 71 | Date of Birth | 11-22-1935 | |
| K | 3152 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 8 (1953) |
Majors Svc Time | 15 years (83 games) |
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| IP | 3778.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.18 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 15 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 7 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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- Playoffs
- Energy
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- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1953 | Minors | 18 | 59.00 | 1 / 4 | 14 / 27 | 9 / 28 | 24 / 59 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 19 | 64.00 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 25 | 15 / 34 | 19 / 64 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 20 | 51.00 | 1 / 4 | 8 / 26 | 8 / 21 | 17 / 51 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 21 | 69.00 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 28 | 6 / 35 | 14 / 69 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 22 | 48.00 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 25 | 2 / 22 | 6 / 48 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 22 | 9.76 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 9 |
| 1958 | Minors | 23 | 26.00 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 10 | 3 / 26 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 23 | 28.54 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 3 / 19 | 3 / 28 |
| 1959 | Majors | 24 | 45.45 | 162 | 29 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 14 | 4 / 24 | 4 / 45 |
| 1960 | Majors | 25 | 48.95 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 3 / 19 | 3 / 19 | 7 / 48 |
| 1961 | Majors | 26 | 48.72 | 156 | 34 | 6 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 22 | 2 / 15 | 5 / 48 |
| 1962 | Majors | 27 | 45.44 | 135 | 30 | 15 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 19 | 2 / 18 | 5 / 45 |
| 1963 | Majors | 28 | 53.45 | 162 | 37 | 0 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 53 |
| 1964 | Majors | 29 | 50.90 | 157 | 34 | 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 19 | 3 / 19 | 3 / 50 |
| 1965 | Majors | 30 | 55.37 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 55 |
| 1966 | Majors | 31 | 52.93 | 154 | 36 | 8 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 52 |
| 1967 | Majors | 32 | 54.83 | 162 | 37 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 19 | 1 / 20 | 2 / 54 |
| 1968 | Majors | 33 | 55.16 | 162 | 38 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 25 | 1 / 21 | 1 / 55 |
| 1969 | Majors | 34 | 44.68 | 119 | 28 | 42 | -3 / 9 | -3 / 18 | -2 / 17 | -8 / 44 |
| 1970 | Majors | 35 | 54.87 | 162 | 37 | 0 | -3 / 17 | -10 / 21 | -1 / 16 | -14 / 54 |
| 1971 | Majors | 36 | 48.04 | 150 | 32 | 12 | -4 / 9 | -4 / 22 | -4 / 17 | -12 / 48 |
| 1972 | Majors | 37 | 52.07 | 162 | 36 | 0 | -4 / 14 | -4 / 26 | -3 / 12 | -11 / 52 |
| 1973 | Majors | 38 | 44.60 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 15 | -2 / 20 | -1 / 44 |
| Total | 2442 | 532 | 88 | -8 / 203 | 27 / 444 | 49 / 454 | 68 / 1101 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Keith Spoljaric now holds the league record for career strikeouts. |
| 1973-11-01 | Keith Spoljaric now holds the league record for career pitching games started. |
| 1973-11-01 | Keith Spoljaric has retired from the Chicago White Sox |
| 1972-11-01 | Keith Spoljaric now holds the league record for career wins. |
| 1971-04-10 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1969-06-24 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 49 days. |
| 1966-05-01 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1964-07-02 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 6 days. |
| 1962-07-05 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1961-06-21 | Keith Spoljaric of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1959-04-01 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. |
| 1958-09-30 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Bill Barranca to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Keith Spoljaric to the minors. |
| 1958-06-23 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have designated Bill Kernek for assignment. |
| 1958-03-25 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Dick Juelich to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Keith Spoljaric to the minors. |
| 1957-10-01 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Todd Durbin to the minors. |
| 1957-09-14 | The Chicago White Sox have sent Keith Spoljaric to the minors. |
| 1957-08-16 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Todd Durbin to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Bill Kernek to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have promoted Buster Bassett to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Dick Haney to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Keith Spoljaric to the minors. |
| 1956-10-26 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Luis Ritchey to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Buster Bassett to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Bill Barranca to the minors. |