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Yogi Berra League
4-28-2222
Karl Spooner Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.34 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/L
W-L 57-59 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
SV 35 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-12-1929
K 974 Drafted Round 4, Pick 52
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 2 years
(105 games)
IP 1345.1
WHIP 1.45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% 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
1952 CIN-BRO
0
2
9
0
0
0
1
0
13.2
21 20 19 2 8
10
2.12
12.51
1953 BRO
2
3
36
3
0
0
0
0
70.1
88 52 47 1 38
57
1.79
6.01
1954 BRO
4
8
46
8
0
0
3
0
99.0
119 67 59 5 47
72
1.68
5.36
1955 BRO
4
4
48
6
0
0
6
0
94.2
114 60 55 2 52
66
1.75
5.23
1956 BRO
3
8
41
11
2
0
1
0
101.1
117 61 55 5 34
60
1.49
4.88
1957 BRO
8
2
92
0
0
0
4
0
168.2
153 78 76 1 60
129
1.26
4.06
1958 BRO
2
4
33
8
0
0
15
0
77.1
65 22 21 3 21
48
1.11
2.44
1959 BRO
5
7
30
18
1
1
0
0
117.2
95 40 38 2 37
92
1.12
2.91
1960 BRO-NYA
6
6
44
9
1
1
4
0
128.0
115 37 35 2 45
104
1.25
2.46
1961 NYA
0
1
12
1
0
0
0
0
15.0
18 9 9 1 6
6
1.60
5.40
1962 NYA-MIL
1
1
34
0
0
0
0
0
60.1
59 24 20 1 19
43
1.29
2.98
1963 MIL
3
0
46
0
0
0
0
0
63.2
74 33 30 0 27
47
1.59
4.24
1964 MIL
5
1
58
0
0
0
0
0
84.0
89 52 48 2 32
60
1.44
5.14
1965 MIL
3
1
57
0
0
0
0
0
86.2
94 43 41 3 27
67
1.40
4.26
1966 MIL
6
5
85
0
0
0
1
0
91.1
118 52 50 3 38
57
1.71
4.93
1967 MIL
5
6
73
0
0
0
0
0
74.2
90 48 46 3 37
56
1.70
5.54
2222
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
57
59
744
64
4
2
35
0
1345.1
1429 698 649 36 528
974
1.45
4.34
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Karl Spooner has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
1962-06-08A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Karl Spooner from the New York Yankees in exchange for Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (MIL).
1961-10-03The New York Yankees have promoted Dean Stone to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Buddy Lively to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Willard Nixon to the minors.
1961-09-27The New York Yankees have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Buddy Lively to the minors.
1961-07-05The New York Yankees have promoted Dean Stone to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1961-06-25The New York Yankees have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Dean Stone to the minors.
1961-04-27The New York Yankees have promoted Bob Turley to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1960-06-03A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Bill Fitzgerald, Ron Berumen from the New York Yankees in exchange for Karl Spooner, Willard Nixon.
1960-05-17The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Larry Sherry to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bill Currie to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Roebuck to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Danny McDevitt to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors.
1960-05-13The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bob Giallombardo to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1959-10-03The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Johnny Podres to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Don Drysdale to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Roebuck to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Gene Snyder to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bob Giallombardo to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ted Abernathy to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bill Currie to the minors.
1959-08-23The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Tom Lasorda to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ed Roebuck to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Willard Nixon to the minors.
1959-08-06The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Tom Lasorda to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors.
1959-07-19The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ted Abernathy to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bob Giallombardo to the minors.
1958-10-03The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Roger Craig to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Allan Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Stan Williams to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Glen Moulder to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Danny McDevitt to the minors.
1958-08-24The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Stan Williams to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Johnny Podres to the minors.
1958-05-14The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chuck Templeton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Roebuck to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Willard Nixon to the minors.
1958-05-13The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Roger Craig to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1957-09-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mike Agnew to the minors.
1957-09-28The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mike Agnew to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1957-08-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Johnny Podres to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chuck Templeton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent John Wells to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Danny McDevitt to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Rene Valdez to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Allan Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Glen Moulder to the minors.
1957-08-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Glen Moulder to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chuck Templeton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Roebuck to the minors.
1957-05-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Roebuck to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Red Mercado to the minors.
1957-05-02The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Red Mercado to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted John Carpenter to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Willard Nixon to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1957-03-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Woodie Held to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ed Roebuck to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Don Demeter to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Lou Limmer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Fred Kipp to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Gino Cimoli to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Sandy Amoros to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Billy Loes to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ted Abernathy to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Harmon Killebrew to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Glenn Cox to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chuck Templeton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Pignatano to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick Sisler to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Earle Allen to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Pete Castiglione to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Frank Hug to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ed Davis to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Johnny Pezzullo to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent John Carpenter to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mike Agnew to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Danny McDevitt to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Pee-Wee Gallagher to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Jocko Thomas to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bob Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Red Mercado to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Rod Miller to the minors.
1956-08-17The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Horlen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1956-07-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Paul Giel to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ken Holcombe to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Frank Hiller to the minors.
1956-07-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Clem Labine to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ken Holcombe to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frank Hiller to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Paul Giel to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Tom Lasorda to the minors.
1956-04-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Willard Nixon to the minors.
1956-04-18The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Edgar Robertson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Billy Loes to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors.
1956-04-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frank Kellert to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Billy Loes to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Pete Castiglione to the minors.
1956-04-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chuck Templeton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors.
1955-07-23The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors.
1955-07-09The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Charley Schanz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Paul Giel to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1955-06-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors.
1955-05-23The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Charley Schanz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1955-05-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Rex Barney to the minors.
1955-05-07The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Vern Law to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frank Hiller to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Vic Lombardi to the minors.
1954-10-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Paul Giel to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bob Darnell to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ben Wade to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors.
1954-09-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Don Bessent to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Charley Schanz to the minors.
1954-08-06The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Don Bessent to the minors.
1954-08-02The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted March Strickland to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1954-06-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Harry Taylor to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mel Queen to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Black to the minors.
1954-06-14The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mel Queen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1954-05-24The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Harry Taylor to the minors.
1954-05-11The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ken Holcombe to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1954-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Vic Lombardi to the minors.
1954-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Tom Lasorda to the minors.
1953-08-28The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Glenn Mickens to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mel Queen to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ken Holcombe to the minors.
1953-08-25The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Clem Labine to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mickey McDermott to the minors.
1953-08-03The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Tom Lasorda to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Glenn Mickens to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Black to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Al Sima to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Micky Harris to the minors.
1953-07-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ben Wade to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Tom Lasorda to the minors.
1953-07-27The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Tom Lasorda to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mickey McDermott to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Black to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Micky Harris to the minors.
1953-07-25The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Black to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Ben Wade to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Glenn Mickens to the minors.
1953-07-23The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ben Wade to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Don Newcombe to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Black to the minors.
1953-05-31The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ralph Branca to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1953-05-22The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Karl Spooner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Vic Lombardi to the minors.
1953-05-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Pat McGlothin to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Karl Spooner to the minors.
1953-04-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have renamed Dick McKain to Karl Spooner.
1953-04-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mickey McDermott to the minors.
1952-10-03The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-09-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Marlin Stuart to the minors.
1952-09-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bud Podbielan to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-09-15The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Marlin Stuart to the minors.
1952-08-27The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-08-13The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mickey McDermott to the minors.
1952-08-02The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Willard Nixon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-08-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Micky Harris to the minors.
1952-07-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Marlin Stuart to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-07-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Al Bishop to the minors.
1952-06-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Micky Harris to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dick McKain to the minors.
1952-05-28The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dick McKain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Micky Harris to the minors.
1952-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Dick McKain from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Sean Lee.
1952-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Dick McKain.