Stan Spence
[edit] Biography
Stan Spence (Stanley Orville Spence) was born on March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on June 8, 1940 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1941, his rookie year, he hit .232 with 2 home runs and 28 RBI. Spence played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Stan Spence's best season was 1944, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .316 average and knocked in 100 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Career Highlights
- All-Star Games: 4 times (1942, 1944, 1946, 1947)
- Finished in the top ten in the MVP voting in 1942 and 1944
- Finished in the top ten in AVG, OBP, and SLG 3 times
- Finished in the top ten in HR, TB, and triples 4 times
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 68
| 5
| 19
| 2
| 13
| .279
| .319
| .426
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| BOS
| A
| 86
| 203
| 22
| 47
| 2
| 28
| .232
| .304
| .340
| 10
| 3
| 18
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 149
| 629
| 94
| 203
| 4
| 79
| .323
| .384
| .432
| 27
| 15
| 62
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 7
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 149
| 570
| 72
| 152
| 12
| 88
| .267
| .366
| .405
| 23
| 10
| 84
| 39
| 5
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 9
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 153
| 592
| 83
| 187
| 18
| 100
| .316
| .391
| .486
| 31
| 8
| 69
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 152
| 578
| 83
| 169
| 16
| 87
| .292
| .365
| .497
| 50
| 10
| 62
| 31
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 14
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 147
| 506
| 62
| 141
| 16
| 73
| .279
| .378
| .441
| 22
| 6
| 81
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 114
| 391
| 71
| 92
| 12
| 61
| .235
| .368
| .391
| 17
| 4
| 82
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 104
| 314
| 46
| 77
| 13
| 45
| .245
| .356
| .430
| 13
| 3
| 52
| 36
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 7
| 20
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .150
| .346
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| 111
| 334
| 49
| 80
| 13
| 46
| .240
| .355
| .416
| 14
| 3
| 58
| 37
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 1112
| 3871
| 541
| 1090
| 95
| 575
| .282
| .369
| .437
| 196
| 60
| 520
| 248
| 19
| 36
| 21
| 0
| 67
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 395
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 396
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 434
| 29
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 412
| 15
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 408
| 12
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| OF
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 205
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 990
| 0
| 0
| 2582
| 96
| 44
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Jack Wilson to Washington Senators in exchange for Ken Chase and Johnny Welaj (December 13, 1941).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Al Kozar and Leon Culberson (December 10, 1947).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with cash to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Al Zarilla (May 8, 1949).
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