1933
Born March 11, 1933
Spokane, WA, USA
Jack Spring Notable
b. March 11, 1933 · Philadelphia Phillies 1955, Boston Red Sox 1957, Washington Senators 1958, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1964, Chicago Cubs 1964, St. Louis Cardinals 1964, Cleveland Indians 1965
Jack Spring played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1965.
He went 12 and 5 with a 4.26 earned run average, pitching 186 innings in 155 games. He struck out 86. Across 155 games he batted .107, with 3 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Spokane, WA, USA on March 11, 1933, and died on August 2, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | WSH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | LAA | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | LAA | 57 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .091 |
| 1963 | LAA | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1964 | CHC/LAA/STL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | CLE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 155 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .107 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 1957 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1958 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 14.14 |
| 1961 | LAA | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 38.0 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 4.26 |
| 1962 | LAA | 4 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 65.0 | 66 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 4.02 |
| 1963 | LAA | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 38.1 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 3.05 |
| 1964 | CHC/LAA/STL | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4.38 |
| 1965 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3.74 |
| Career | — | 12 | 5 | 155 | 5 | 8 | 186.0 | 195 | 88 | 78 | 86 | 4.26 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died August 2, 2015
1955
Major-league debut: Jack Spring
Jack Spring made a major-league debut on April 16, 1955.
1965
Final major-league game: Jack Spring
Jack Spring played a final major-league game on August 1, 1965.
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