1897
Born January 6, 1897
West Baden Springs, IN, USA
By Speece Notable
b. January 6, 1897 · Washington Senators 1924, Cleveland Indians 1925–1926, Philadelphia Phillies 1930
By Speece played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1924 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1930.
He went 5 and 6 with a 4.73 earned run average, pitching 167.3 innings in 62 games. He struck out 51. Across 62 games he batted .167, with 9 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in West Baden Springs, IN, USA on January 6, 1897, and died on September 29, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | WSH | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .150 |
| 1925 | CLE | 28 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .161 |
| 1926 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | PHI | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 62 | 54 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 54.1 | 60 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 2.65 |
| 1925 | CLE | 3 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 90.1 | 106 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 4.28 |
| 1926 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1930 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13.27 |
| Career | — | 5 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 167.1 | 208 | 88 | 61 | 51 | 4.73 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died September 29, 1974
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