Glenn Spencer
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[edit] Biography
Born on September 11, 1905 in Corning, New York, Glenn Spencer (Glenn Edward Spencer) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants over the course of his 5 year career. Spencer broke into the bigs on April 11, 1928 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.40 ERA in 156.2 innings pitched in 1930, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Glenn Spencer's best season was 1931, when he posted a 3.42 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 51 batters.
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[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | PIT | N | 41 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5.40 | 60 | 110 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 156.2 | 185 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1931 | PIT | N | 38 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3.42 | 51 | 83 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 186.2 | 180 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1932 | PIT | N | 39 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4.97 | 35 | 104 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 137.2 | 167 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1933 | NY | N | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.13 | 14 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 52 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 139 | 45 | 23 | 31 | 4.53 | 162 | 333 | 269 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 534 | 588 | 37 | 201 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | N | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | PIT | N | P | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .906 |
| 1931 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1932 | PIT | N | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .935 |
| 1933 | NY | N | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 139 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 99 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | N | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | PIT | N | 41 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .113 | .130 | .151 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | PIT | N | 38 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .096 | .175 | .096 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | PIT | N | 39 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .184 | .189 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NY | N | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 139 | 155 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 5 | .123 | .160 | .142 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants as part of 3-team trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates sent Gus Dugas to Philadelphia Phillies; New York Giants sent Freddie Lindstrom to Pittsburgh Pirates; Philadelphia Phillies sent Kiddo Davis to New York Giants; and New York Giants sent Chick Fullis to Philadelphia Phillies (December 12, 1932).
- Traded by New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for George Grantham (November 15, 1933).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob O'Farrell and Syl Johnson (January 11, 1934).
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