1884
Born January 26, 1884
Oil City, PA, USA
Tubby Spencer Notable
b. January 26, 1884 · St. Louis Browns 1905–1908, Boston Red Sox 1909, Philadelphia Phillies 1911, Detroit Tigers 1916–1918
Tubby Spencer played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1905 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1918.
Across 449 games he batted .225, with 298 hits and 106 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 43 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 405 games behind the plate, with 1,610 putouts and 72 errors. He turned 35 double plays.
He was born in Oil City, PA, USA on January 26, 1884, and died on February 1, 1945. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | SLB | 35 | 115 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .235 |
| 1906 | SLB | 58 | 188 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | .176 |
| 1907 | SLB | 71 | 230 | 27 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .265 |
| 1908 | SLB | 91 | 286 | 19 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 1 | .210 |
| 1909 | BOS | 28 | 74 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .162 |
| 1911 | PHI | 11 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .156 |
| 1916 | DET | 19 | 54 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .370 |
| 1917 | DET | 70 | 192 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .240 |
| 1918 | DET | 66 | 155 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | .219 |
| Career | — | 449 | 1326 | 106 | 298 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 133 | 87 | 127 | 13 | .225 |
On this day & linked events
1945
Died February 1, 1945
1905
Major-league debut: Tubby Spencer
Tubby Spencer made a major-league debut on July 24, 1905.
1918
Final major-league game: Tubby Spencer
Tubby Spencer played a final major-league game on September 1, 1918.
Image: 1909 Ramly, public domain