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Al Spangler

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Full Name: Albert Donald Spangler Primary Position: OF,LF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: September 16, 1959
Birthdate: July 8, 1933 Final Game: September 12, 1971
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Al Spangler (Albert Donald Spangler) was born on July 8, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1959 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI. Spangler played for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros, California Angels and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Al Spangler's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .285 average.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1959 MIL N 6 12 3 5 0 0 .417 .462 .583 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1960 MIL N 101 105 26 28 0 6 .267 .355 .352 5 2 14 17 1 1 6 1 1
1961 MIL N 68 97 23 26 0 6 .268 .432 .289 2 0 28 9 0 0 4 2 0
1962 HOU N 129 418 51 119 5 35 .285 .389 .388 10 9 70 46 3 6 7 6 1
1963 HOU N 120 430 52 121 4 27 .281 .355 .386 25 4 50 38 1 5 5 5 5
1964 HOU N 135 449 51 110 4 38 .245 .311 .334 18 5 41 43 4 6 7 1 6
1965 HOU N 38 112 18 24 1 7 .214 .299 .268 1 1 14 8 0 0 1 2 1
1965 CAL A 51 96 17 25 0 1 .260 .317 .271 1 0 8 9 0 0 4 0 0
1965 Total 89 208 35 49 1 8 .236 .307 .269 2 1 22 17 0 0 5 2 1
1966 CAL A 6 9 2 6 0 0 .667 .727 .667 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CHI N 62 130 18 33 0 13 .254 .361 .308 7 0 23 17 0 0 2 4 1
1968 CHI N 88 177 21 48 2 18 .271 .343 .390 9 3 20 24 1 2 0 2 4
1969 CHI N 82 213 23 45 4 23 .211 .284 .315 8 1 21 16 1 2 0 0 1
1970 CHI N 21 14 2 2 1 1 .143 .294 .429 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1971 CHI N 5 5 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .400 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 855 2162 288 563 21 174 .260 .347 .353 86 26 285 223 11 23 33 23 20
Total AL 57 105 19 31 0 1 .295 .357 .305 1 0 10 11 0 0 4 0 0
Total 912 2267 307 594 21 175 .262 .347 .351 87 26 295 234 11 23 37 23 20

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1959 MIL N OF 4 2 23.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 MIL N CF 3 2 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 MIL N LF 1 0 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 MIL N OF 92 22 318.2 88 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1960 MIL N RF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 MIL N LF 90 22 315.2 86 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1960 MIL N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1961 MIL N CF 21 16 147 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N OF 44 19 225.1 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N RF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1961 MIL N LF 23 3 75.1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 HOU N LF 92 82 718 137 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1962 HOU N CF 29 27 242.1 50 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1962 HOU N OF 121 109 960.1 183 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1963 HOU N LF 87 77 689 154 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1963 HOU N CF 32 31 252.1 60 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1963 HOU N OF 113 110 970 215 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1963 HOU N RF 4 2 28.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 HOU N OF 127 112 1013 185 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1964 HOU N LF 106 89 812.2 138 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1964 HOU N CF 25 23 200.1 51 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 HOU N OF 33 25 246.2 40 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1965 HOU N RF 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 HOU N LF 31 25 242.2 39 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1965 HOU N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 CAL A RF 6 5 35 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A OF 24 18 164 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1965 CAL A LF 4 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A CF 17 12 113 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 Total OF 57 43 410.2 76 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 Total CF 18 12 114 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 Total RF 7 5 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 Total LF 35 26 258.2 43 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1966 CAL A RF 3 2 19.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A OF 3 2 19.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI N RF 34 29 265.1 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1967 CHI N CF 7 4 42.2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI N OF 41 33 308 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1968 CHI N RF 42 33 305.2 62 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1968 CHI N CF 7 5 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI N OF 48 39 354.2 71 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1968 CHI N LF 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI N OF 58 52 445.1 75 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1969 CHI N RF 57 52 444.1 74 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1969 CHI N CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N OF 6 0 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N RF 3 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N LF 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 144 120 1062.2 243 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
Total RF 152 123 1116.2 213 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .969
Total LF 438 300 2885 585 16 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 .976
Total OF 714 543 5064.1 1034 27 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 .973

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (June 14, 1954).
  • Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Milwaukee Braves in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to California Angels in exchange for Don Lee (June 1, 1965).
  • Released by California Angels (April 1, 1966).
  • Signed by California Angels (@May, 1966).
  • Released by California Angels (February 13, 1967).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 16, 1967).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (March 24, 1970).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (June 29, 1970).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (September 9, 1970).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (August 30, 1971).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (October 16, 1971).

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