Roy Spencer Notable

b. February 22, 1900 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1927, Washington Senators 1929–1932, Cleveland Indians 1933–1934, New York Giants 1936, Brooklyn Dodgers 1937–1938

Roy Spencer played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938.

Across 636 games he batted .247, with 448 hits and 177 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 57 doubles and 4 stolen bases.

He played 585 games behind the plate, with 2,138 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 33 double plays.

He was born in Scranton, NC, USA on February 22, 1900, and died on February 8, 1973. 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
1925	PIT	14	28	1	6	1	0	0	2	1	3	1	.214
1926	PIT	28	43	5	17	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	.395
1927	PIT	38	92	9	26	3	1	0	13	3	3	0	.283
1929	WSH	50	116	18	18	4	0	1	9	8	15	0	.155
1930	WSH	93	321	32	82	11	4	0	36	18	27	3	.255
1931	WSH	145	483	48	133	16	3	1	60	35	21	0	.275
1932	WSH	102	317	28	78	9	0	1	41	24	17	0	.246
1933	CLE	75	227	26	46	5	2	0	23	23	17	0	.203
1934	CLE	5	7	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.143
1936	NYG	19	18	3	5	1	0	0	3	2	3	0	.278
1937	BRO	51	117	5	24	2	2	0	4	8	17	0	.205
1938	BRO	16	45	2	12	1	1	0	6	5	6	0	.267
Career	—	636	1814	177	448	57	13	3	203	128	130	4	.247

On this day & linked events

1900

Born February 22, 1900

Scranton, NC, USA

1973

Died February 8, 1973

1925

Major-league debut: Roy Spencer

Roy Spencer made a major-league debut on April 19, 1925.

1938

Final major-league game: Roy Spencer

Roy Spencer played a final major-league game on May 9, 1938.

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