Scipio Spinks
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[edit] Biography
Born on July 12, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, Scipio Spinks (Scipio Ronald Spinks) played for the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career. Spinks broke into the bigs on September 16, 1969 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.67 ERA in 118 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Scipio Spinks's best season was 1972, when he posted a 2.67 ERA and struck out 93 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | HOU | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.88 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | STL | N | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2.67 | 93 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 96 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 1973 | STL | N | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4.89 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 39 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3.70 | 154 | 92 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 201.2 | 175 | 16 | 107 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | HOU | N | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | P | 5 | 2 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | P | 5 | 3 | 29.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | STL | N | P | 16 | 16 | 118 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .958 |
| 1973 | STL | N | P | 8 | 8 | 38.2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 35 | 29 | 201.2 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | .976 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | HOU | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | STL | N | 21 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | STL | N | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 65 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .169 | .182 | .215 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Houston Astros (1966).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Lance Clemons to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jerry Reuss (April 15, 1972).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim Hickman (March 23, 1974).
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