1926
Born July 7, 1926
Columbus, OH, USA
George Spencer Notable
George Spencer divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Giants from 1950, then the Detroit Tigers through 1960.
He went 16 and 10 with a 4.05 earned run average, pitching 251.3 innings in 122 games. He struck out 82. Across 122 games he batted .120, with 6 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Columbus, OH, USA on July 7, 1926, and died on September 10, 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYG | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | NYG | 57 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .125 |
| 1952 | NYG | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1953 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | NYG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 122 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .120 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2.49 |
| 1951 | NYG | 10 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 132.0 | 125 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 3.75 |
| 1952 | NYG | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 60.0 | 57 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 5.55 |
| 1953 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 |
| 1954 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3.65 |
| 1955 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 1958 | DET | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2.70 |
| 1960 | DET | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.52 |
| Career | — | 16 | 10 | 122 | 9 | 9 | 251.1 | 228 | 113 | 106 | 82 | 4.05 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died September 10, 2014
1950
Major-league debut: George Spencer
George Spencer made a major-league debut on August 17, 1950.
1960
Final major-league game: George Spencer
George Spencer played a final major-league game on September 26, 1960.