Stan Spence Notable

b. March 20, 1915 · Boston Red Sox 1940–1941, 1948–1949, Washington Senators 1942–1944, 1946–1947, St. Louis Browns 1949

Stan Spence played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1940 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1949.

Across 1,112 games he batted .282, with 1,090 hits and 541 runs. He finished with 95 home runs, 196 doubles, 60 triples, 520 walks and 21 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1942, with 15. He played 990 games in the outfield, with 2,582 putouts and 44 errors.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1942 and 1947.

He was born in South Portsmouth, KY, USA on March 20, 1915, and died on January 9, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1942, 1944, 1946, 1947
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1942, 1943, 1944

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	BOS	51	68	5	19	2	1	2	13	4	9	0	.279
1941	BOS	86	203	22	47	10	3	2	28	18	14	1	.232
1942	WSH	149	629	94	203	27	15	4	79	62	16	5	.323
1943	WSH	149	570	72	152	23	10	12	88	84	39	8	.267
1944	WSH	153	592	83	187	31	8	18	100	69	28	3	.316
1946	WSH	152	578	83	169	50	10	16	87	62	31	1	.292
1947	WSH	147	506	62	141	22	6	16	73	81	41	2	.279
1948	BOS	114	391	71	92	17	4	12	61	82	33	0	.235
1949	BOS/SLB	111	334	49	80	14	3	13	46	58	37	1	.240
Career	—	1112	3871	541	1090	196	60	95	575	520	248	21	.282

On this day & linked events

1915

Born March 20, 1915

South Portsmouth, KY, USA

1983

Died January 9, 1983

1940

Major-league debut: Stan Spence

Stan Spence made a major-league debut on June 8, 1940.

1949

Final major-league game: Stan Spence

Stan Spence played a final major-league game on October 2, 1949.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain