Henry Spearman Notable

b. November 16, 1909 · New York Black Yankees 1935, 1938, 1940, Homestead Grays 1936, 1938–1939, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937, Washington Black Senators 1938, Baltimore Elite Giants 1941–1942, Philadelphia Stars 1942–1945

Henry Spearman played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the New York Black Yankees in 1935 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1945.

Across 393 games he batted .303, with 440 hits and 225 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 88 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1939, with 5. He played 376 games at third base, with 639 assists and 79 errors. He turned 36 double plays.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1940 and 1943.

He was born in Arkadelphia, AR, USA on November 16, 1909, and died on June 1, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Negro Leagues East-West Classic	2	1940, 1943

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1935*	NBY	8	22	4	5	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	.227
1936	HG	30	120	16	40	9	3	3	25	8	0	0	.333
1937	PC	28	113	17	38	7	0	4	15	9	0	0	.336
1938	HG/NBY/SEN	31	122	18	43	10	1	0	21	14	0	0	.352
1939	HG	33	122	23	38	4	5	3	24	10	3	0	.311
1940	NBY	33	115	19	37	8	1	4	28	18	0	0	.322
1941	BEG	56	216	33	59	13	2	2	38	13	8	4	.273
1942	BEG/PS	60	212	29	63	12	0	6	42	16	5	0	.297
1943	PS	48	190	35	54	13	5	0	30	20	1	2	.284
1944	PS	44	145	21	47	10	4	2	36	6	0	0	.324
1945	PS	22	77	10	16	2	0	0	8	10	1	0	.208
Major leagues	—	385	1432	221	435	88	21	24	267	124	18	6	.304
All seasons	—	393	1454	225	440	88	21	27	271	126	18	6	.303

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Henry Spearman, that is 1935–1935. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1909

Born November 16, 1909

Arkadelphia, AR, USA

1980

Henry Spearman Notable

Honors

Batting, season by season

On this day & linked events

Born November 16, 1909

Died June 1, 1980