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Thurman Munson League
8-3-2254
Johan Spotsky Left Field
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .698 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 857 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 10-13-1952
HR 32 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(72 games)
RBI 274
SB 94
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B (17.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (98.9%)   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 20 21.00 1 / 2 3 / 3 4 / 5 3 / 3 3 / 3 4 / 4 1 / 1 19 / 21
1973 Minors 21 22.00 4 / 4 1 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 4 3 / 3 5 / 5 20 / 22
1974 Minors 22 32.00 4 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 2 5 / 6 3 / 3 6 / 6 7 / 7 27 / 32
1975 Minors 23 10.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 3 1 / 1 6 / 10
1975 Majors 23 38.59 2 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 7 5 / 9 4 / 5 7 / 7 2 / 2 24 / 38
1976 Majors 24 53.37 6 / 8 4 / 6 4 / 6 5 / 10 6 / 7 9 / 9 7 / 7 41 / 53
1977 Majors 25 32.33 51 25 0 1 / 1 3 / 6 2 / 3 0 / 6 4 / 6 0 / 5 4 / 5 14 / 32
1978 Majors 26 50.78 144 70 18 2 / 10 1 / 2 0 / 6 5 / 11 3 / 8 7 / 9 4 / 4 22 / 50
1979 Majors 27 35.07 146 34 16 2 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 4 2 / 9 1 / 2 2 / 5 2 / 3 11 / 35
1980 Majors 28 69.18 162 129 0 0 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 8 1 / 19 2 / 11 4 / 6 1 / 8 11 / 69
1981 Majors 29 44.98 162 61 0 0 / 10 1 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 5 2 / 7 1 / 3 0 / 3 4 / 44
1982 Majors 30 49.75 162 71 0 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 9 4 / 49
1983 Majors 31 62.98 162 110 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 9 1 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 8 4 / 62
1984 Minors 32 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1985 Minors 33 24.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 6 2 / 24
1985 Majors 33 3.84 32 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3
1986 Minors 34 6.00 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 6
1986 Majors 34 11.14 91 4 0 -2 / 0 -2 / 0 -5 / 0 -3 / 0 -7 / 2 -1 / 4 -3 / 5 -23 / 11
Total 1112 505 34 21 / 83 18 / 64 14 / 75 29 / 100 28 / 84 46 / 82 32 / 75 188 / 563
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Johan Spotsky has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-08-31The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Johan Spotsky.
1986-08-11The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Julio Dean to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Johan Spotsky for assignment.
1986-04-28The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Johan Spotsky to the major league team.
1985-10-03The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Johan Spotsky for assignment.
1985-09-30The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Johan Spotsky to the major league team.
1985-07-17The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Johan Spotsky for assignment.
1985-06-12The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Johan Spotsky to the major league team.
1984-09-29The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Johan Spotsky from the waiver wire.
1984-04-27The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Tom Fordyce from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Johan Spotsky.
1984-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Nipsy Norelis to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Johan Spotsky for assignment.
1979-06-06Johan Spotsky of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-04-23Johan Spotsky of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1976-06-21Johan Spotsky of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-04-18The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Johnny Spotsky to Johan Spotsky.
1976-04-18The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Johnnt Spotsky to Johnny Spotsky.
1976-04-03The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed John Spot to Johnnt Spotsky.
1976-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed John Bigelow to John Spot.
1975-06-03The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted John Bigelow to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated John Kirsch for assignment.
1975-05-12The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Dizzy Sherman to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent John Bigelow to the minors.
1975-05-12The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted John Bigelow to the major league team.
1975-04-13The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Joe Murakami to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent John Bigelow to the minors.
1975-04-08The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted John Bigelow to the major league team.