Jim Spencer

Full Name: James Lloyd Spencer	Primary Position: 1B,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195	First Game: September 7, 1968
Birthdate: July 30, 1946	Final Game: June 20, 1982
Birthplace: Hanover, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 15 years
Died: February 10, 2002
Deathplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Jim Spencer (James Lloyd Spencer) was born on July 30, 1946 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1968 for the California Angels. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI. Spencer played for the California Angels, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 15 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jim Spencer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1970, when he knocked in 68 runs. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he knocked in 70 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1968	CAL	A	19	68	2	13	0	5	.191	.233	.206	1	0	3	10	1	0	0	0	2
1969	CAL	A	113	386	39	98	10	31	.254	.304	.383	14	3	26	53	2	8	1	6	6
1970	CAL	A	146	511	61	140	12	68	.274	.309	.399	20	4	28	61	0	6	0	6	9
1971	CAL	A	148	510	50	121	18	59	.237	.304	.392	21	2	48	63	3	6	0	7	16
1972	CAL	A	82	212	13	47	1	14	.222	.262	.259	5	0	12	25	0	0	0	1	8
1973	TEX	A	102	352	35	94	4	43	.267	.332	.352	12	3	34	41	1	1	0	6	8
1973	CAL	A	29	87	10	21	2	11	.241	.316	.402	4	2	9	9	1	1	0	1	3
1973	TOT	A	131	439	45	115	6	54	.262	.329	.362	16	5	43	50	2	2	0	7	11
1974	TEX	A	118	352	36	98	7	44	.278	.323	.392	11	4	22	27	3	3	1	3	8
1975	TEX	A	132	403	50	107	11	47	.266	.327	.397	18	1	35	43	2	2	0	6	9
1976	CHI	A	150	518	53	131	14	70	.253	.315	.367	13	2	49	52	1	4	6	19	10
1977	CHI	A	128	470	56	116	18	69	.247	.300	.400	16	1	36	50	2	2	1	11	11
1978	NY	A	71	150	12	34	7	24	.227	.295	.440	9	1	15	32	0	0	0	3	4
1979	NY	A	106	295	60	85	23	53	.288	.367	.593	15	3	38	25	0	1	0	11	12
1980	NY	A	97	259	38	61	13	43	.236	.313	.421	9	0	30	44	1	1	1	2	7
1981	OAK	A	54	171	14	35	2	9	.205	.246	.275	6	0	10	20	0	0	1	1	5
1981	NY	A	25	63	6	9	2	4	.143	.250	.270	2	0	9	7	0	0	0	2	3
1981	TOT	A	79	234	20	44	4	13	.188	.247	.274	8	0	19	27	0	0	1	3	8
1982	OAK	A	33	101	6	17	2	5	.168	.190	.277	3	1	3	20	0	0	0	1	3
Total			1553	4908	541	1227	146	599	.250	.307	.387	179	27	407	582	17	35	11	86	124

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1968	CAL	A	1B	19	19	168	152	18	1	15	0	.994
1969	CAL	A	1B	107	101	906	926	66	9	81	0	.991
1970	CAL	A	1B	142	135	1203.2	1212	85	7	131	0	.995
1971	CAL	A	1B	144	135	1251	1296	93	5	117	0	.996
1972	CAL	A	OF	24	21	161.2	22	1	0	0	1	1.000
1972	CAL	A	1B	35	30	266	267	22	3	25	0	.990
1972	CAL	A	LF	24	21	161.2	21	1	0	0	1	1.000
1973	TEX	A	1B	99	88	809	790	67	1	86	0	.999
1973	TEX	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	CAL	A	1B	26	24	218	204	7	0	24	0	1.000
1973	CAL	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	TOT	A	1B	125	112	1027	994	74	1	110	0	.999
1973	TOT	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	TEX	A	DH	53	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	TEX	A	1B	60	40	388.2	389	27	1	36	0	.998
1975	TEX	A	1B	99	90	770	844	70	5	92	0	.995
1975	TEX	A	DH	25	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	CHI	A	1B	143	134	1208.1	1206	112	2	116	0	.998
1976	CHI	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CHI	A	1B	125	123	1078	977	90	10	76	0	.991
1978	NY	A	DH	35	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	NY	A	1B	15	8	85	90	7	0	4	0	1.000
1979	NY	A	1B	26	25	232.1	232	17	2	35	0	.992
1979	NY	A	DH	71	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	NY	A	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	NY	A	1B	75	62	555.2	567	41	6	51	0	.990
1980	NY	A	LF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	NY	A	DH	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	OAK	A	1B	48	42	395	344	36	1	30	0	.997
1981	NY	A	1B	25	20	178	172	17	0	17	0	1.000
1981	TOT	A	1B	73	62	573	516	53	1	47	0	.998
1982	OAK	A	1B	32	26	233.1	230	22	2	20	0	.992
Total			DH	203	170	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			LF	25	21	163.2	22	1	0	0	1	1.000
Total			1B	1220	1102	9946	9898	797	55	956	0	.995
Total			OF	25	21	163.2	22	1	0	0	1	1.000

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Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (11th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
Traded by California Angels with Lloyd Allen to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Epstein, Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek (May 20, 1973).
Traded by Texas Rangers with $100000 to California Angels in exchange for Bill Singer (December 10, 1975).
Traded by California Angels with Morris Nettles to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Melton and Steve Dunning (December 11, 1975).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Tommy Cruz and Bob Polinsky to New York Yankees in exchange for Stan Thomas, Ed Ricks and cash (December 12, 1977).
Traded by New York Yankees with Tom Underwood to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Dave Revering, Mike Patterson and Chuck Dougherty (May 20, 1981).
Released by Oakland Athletics (June 28, 1982).

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