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Harmon Killebrew League 9-5-2180 |
Matt Spencer | ![]() Retired (1997, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .262 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | L/R | |
OPS | .771 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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H | 540 | Age at Death | 61 | Date of Birth | 02-12-1962 | |
HR | 75 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 11 (1983) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (155 games) |
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RBI | 317 | |||||
SB | 27 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | OAK | 4 |
14 |
3 |
5
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1.071 |
.357 |
.714 |
.357 |
.357 |
|
1987 | OAK | 94 |
337 |
50 |
97
|
18 |
5 |
13 |
49 |
35 |
66 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1 | 7 | .841 |
.355 |
.487 |
.199 |
.288 |
|
1988 | OAK | 86 |
319 |
34 |
81
|
20 |
4 |
10 |
48 |
35 |
59 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | .768 |
.332 |
.436 |
.182 |
.254 |
|
1989 | OAK | 52 |
178 |
17 |
40
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
22 |
17 |
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 4 | .680 |
.292 |
.388 |
.163 |
.225 |
|
1990 | OAK | 56 |
102 |
14 |
27
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 1 | .711 |
.348 |
.363 |
.098 |
.265 |
|
1992 | NYN | 126 |
372 |
59 |
95
|
14 |
2 |
16 |
60 |
38 |
63 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .761 |
.328 |
.433 |
.177 |
.255 |
|
1993 | NYN | 13 |
24 |
4 |
6
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .780 |
.321 |
.458 |
.208 |
.250 |
|
1994 | NYN-TEX-ATL | 95 |
226 |
38 |
64
|
12 |
2 |
11 |
38 |
16 |
36 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | 1 | .831 |
.331 |
.500 |
.217 |
.283 |
|
1995 | ATL | 104 |
319 |
41 |
81
|
10 |
3 |
13 |
54 |
34 |
63 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
3 | 1 | .751 |
.325 |
.426 |
.172 |
.254 |
|
1996 | ATL-CLE | 76 |
169 |
24 |
44
|
10 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
15 |
24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 0 | .717 |
.321 |
.396 |
.136 |
.260 |
|
1997 | NYN | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Total | 706 |
2060 |
284 |
540
|
96 |
23 |
75 |
317 |
206 |
363 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
9 | 21 | .771 |
.330 |
.440 |
.178 |
.262 |
Date | Transaction |
1997-11-01 | Matt Spencer has retired from the New York Giants |
1997-05-05 | The New York Giants have acquired Matt Spencer from the waiver wire. |
1997-04-18 | The Cleveland Barons have waived Matt Spencer. |
1997-04-05 | The Cleveland Barons have promoted Joe Adams to the major league team. The Cleveland Barons have designated Matt Spencer for assignment. |
1996-07-21 | The Cleveland Barons have promoted Matt Spencer to the major league team. The Cleveland Barons have promoted Ronnie Alexander to the major league team. The Cleveland Barons have designated Frank Cressend for assignment. The Cleveland Barons have designated Hal Blateric for assignment. |
1996-07-21 | The Cleveland Barons have acquired Matt Spencer from the waiver wire. |
1996-06-28 | The Atlanta Buckheads have waived Matt Spencer. |
1996-06-15 | The Atlanta Buckheads have promoted Orlando Puccinelli to the major league team. The Atlanta Buckheads have promoted Roy White to the major league team. The Atlanta Buckheads have designated Matt Spencer for assignment. The Atlanta Buckheads have designated George Nichols for assignment. |
1995-06-08 | Matt Spencer of the Atlanta Buckheads is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
1994-07-17 | The Atlanta Buckheads have acquired Matt Spencer from the waiver wire. |
1994-07-10 | The Texas Tornados have designated Matt Spencer for assignment. |
1994-06-08 | The Texas Tornados have acquired Matt Spencer from the waiver wire. |
1994-06-01 | The New York Giants have promoted Dave Hurley to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Matt Spencer for assignment. |
1994-03-25 | The New York Giants have promoted Matt Spencer to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Lance Benjamin to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Brian Bernhardt for assignment. The New York Giants have designated Stump Barbeau for assignment. |
1993-05-15 | The New York Giants have promoted Chuck Piazza to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Rob Humphries to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Matt Spencer for assignment. The New York Giants have designated Walt Smythe for assignment. |
1992-04-01 | The New York Giants have promoted Matt Spencer to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Elmer Skinner for assignment. |
1991-04-02 | The New York Giants have acquired Matt Spencer from the waiver wire. |
1988-05-20 | Matt Spencer of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
1986-09-23 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted Matt Spencer to the major league team. |
1984-04-21 | The Oakland Athletics have renamed Bill Hafey to Matt Spencer. |