George Spriggs
[edit] Biography
George Spriggs (George Herman Spriggs) was born on May 22, 1937 in Jewell, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1965 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .208 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. Spriggs played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 4 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 57
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .175
| .246
| .228
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 23
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .138
| .242
| .276
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 51
| 130
| 12
| 27
| 1
| 7
| .208
| .283
| .292
| 2
| 3
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 56
| 66
| 19
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .182
| .243
| .227
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 74
| 159
| 16
| 31
| 1
| 7
| .195
| .275
| .289
| 4
| 4
| 17
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 130
| 225
| 35
| 43
| 1
| 12
| .191
| .266
| .271
| 5
| 5
| 23
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 10
| 8
| 73
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 89
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 39
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| OF
| 36
| 32
| 276.2
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| RF
| 36
| 32
| 276.2
| 54
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 41
| 34
| 303.2
| 60
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 14
| 11
| 102
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 56
| 45
| 406.2
| 79
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1963).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
- Returned to Pittsburgh Pirates (April 5, 1968).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Royals (October 16, 1968).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to New York Mets (March 15, 1971).
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