1905
Born September 11, 1905
Corning, NY, USA
Glenn Spencer Notable
Glenn Spencer divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1928, then the New York Giants through 1933.
He went 23 and 31 with a 4.53 earned run average, pitching 534 innings in 139 games. He struck out 162, completed 22 of his 44 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 139 games he batted .123, with 19 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Corning, NY, USA on September 11, 1905, and died on December 30, 1958. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | PIT | 41 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .113 |
| 1931 | PIT | 38 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .096 |
| 1932 | PIT | 39 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .162 |
| 1933 | NYG | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 139 | 155 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .123 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.59 |
| 1930 | PIT | 8 | 9 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 156.2 | 185 | 94 | 63 | 60 | 5.40 |
| 1931 | PIT | 11 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 186.2 | 180 | 71 | 65 | 51 | 3.42 |
| 1932 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 137.2 | 167 | 76 | 44 | 35 | 4.97 |
| 1933 | NYG | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 47.1 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 5.13 |
| Career | — | 23 | 31 | 139 | 44 | 8 | 534.0 | 588 | 269 | 201 | 162 | 4.53 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died December 30, 1958
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