Glenn Spencer
[edit] Biography
Born on September 11, 1905 in Corning, New York, Glenn Spencer (Glenn Edward Spencer) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants over the course of his 5 year career. Spencer broke into the bigs on April 11, 1928 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.40 ERA in 156.2 innings pitched in 1930, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Glenn Spencer's best season was 1931, when he posted a 3.42 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 51 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1928
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.59
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| PIT
| N
| 41
| 11
| 8
| 9
| 5.40
| 60
| 110
| 94
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 156.2
| 185
| 16
| 63
| 0
| 7
| 2
|
| 1931
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 18
| 11
| 12
| 3.42
| 51
| 83
| 71
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 186.2
| 180
| 8
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1932
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 13
| 4
| 8
| 4.97
| 35
| 104
| 76
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 137.2
| 167
| 10
| 44
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5.13
| 14
| 33
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 47.1
| 52
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 139
| 45
| 23
| 31
| 4.53
| 162
| 333
| 269
| 22
| 2
| 8
| 534
| 588
| 37
| 201
| 0
| 21
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1928
| PIT
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1930
| PIT
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1931
| PIT
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1932
| PIT
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 99
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1928
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| PIT
| N
| 41
| 53
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .113
| .130
| .151
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .096
| .175
| .096
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .162
| .184
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 139
| 155
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 5
| .123
| .160
| .142
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 49
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants as part of 3-team trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates sent Gus Dugas to Philadelphia Phillies; New York Giants sent Freddie Lindstrom to Pittsburgh Pirates; Philadelphia Phillies sent Kiddo Davis to New York Giants; and New York Giants sent Chick Fullis to Philadelphia Phillies (December 12, 1932).
- Traded by New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for George Grantham (November 15, 1933).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob O'Farrell and Syl Johnson (January 11, 1934).
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