Bill Spiers Notable

b. June 5, 1966 · Milwaukee Brewers 1989–1994, New York Mets 1995, Houston Astros 1996–2001

Bill Spiers played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1989 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2001.

Across 1,252 games he batted .271, with 922 hits and 477 runs. He finished with 37 home runs, 158 doubles and 97 stolen bases.

He played 446 games at shortstop, with 1,165 assists and 56 errors. He turned 285 double plays. He also played 441 games at third base and 168 games at second base.

He was born in Orangeburg, SC, USA on June 5, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1989	MIL	114	345	44	88	9	3	4	33	21	63	10	.255
1990	MIL	112	363	44	88	15	3	2	36	16	45	11	.242
1991	MIL	133	414	71	117	13	6	8	54	34	55	14	.283
1992	MIL	12	16	2	5	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	.313
1993	MIL	113	340	43	81	8	4	2	36	29	51	9	.238
1994	MIL	73	214	27	54	10	1	0	17	19	42	7	.252
1995	NYM	63	72	5	15	2	1	0	11	12	15	0	.208
1996	HOU	122	218	27	55	10	1	6	26	20	34	7	.252
1997	HOU	132	291	51	93	27	4	4	48	61	42	10	.320
1998	HOU	123	384	66	105	27	4	4	43	45	62	11	.273
1999	HOU	127	393	56	113	18	5	4	39	47	45	10	.288
2000	HOU	124	355	41	107	17	3	3	43	49	38	7	.301
2001	HOU	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Career	—	1252	3408	477	922	158	35	37	388	355	496	97	.271

On this day & linked events

1966

Born June 5, 1966

Orangeburg, SC, USA

1989

Major-league debut: Bill Spiers

Bill Spiers made a major-league debut on April 7, 1989.

2001

Final major-league game: Bill Spiers

Bill Spiers played a final major-league game on April 8, 2001.

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