Al Spangler

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: July 8, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA us

High School: Olney HS (Philadelphia, PA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: September 16, 1959 (Age 26-070d, 11,687th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1971 (Age 38-066d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Albert Donald Spangler

Nicknames: Spanky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

2267

594

.262

307

RBI

175

OBP

.347

SLG

.351

OPS

.698

OPS+

100

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	HOU		SFG	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	HOU		SFG	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
3	4 (1)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	5	Apr 13	HOU		LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	9 (3)	Apr 18	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	12 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	14 (1)	Apr 22	HOU		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	15	Apr 23	HOU		STL	L,0-15	CG	52	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
9	17 (1)	Apr 25	HOU		MLN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	18	Apr 26	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	22 (3)	May 3	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
12	23	May 4	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
13	24	May 5 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	25	May 5 (2)	HOU	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	26	May 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	27	May 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	28	May 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-13	GS	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	29	May 10	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	30	May 11 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	31	May 11 (2)	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	32	May 12	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	33	May 13	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	34	May 14	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	36 (1)	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	37	May 17	HOU		PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	38	May 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	39	May 19	HOU		PIT	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
28	40	May 20	HOU		PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	41	May 21	HOU		PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	42	May 22	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	43	May 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	58	12.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
32	44	May 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	45	May 26	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	46	May 28	HOU	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	47	May 29	HOU	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	48	May 30	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	49	May 31	HOU	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	50	Jun 1	HOU	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	51	Jun 2	HOU	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	65	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	52	Jun 3	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	53	Jun 4	HOU		LAD	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	54	Jun 5	HOU		LAD	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	55	Jun 7	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	56	Jun 8	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
45	57	Jun 9	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	58	Jun 10	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	62 (3)	Jun 14	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	63	Jun 15	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	64	Jun 16 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	67 (2)	Jun 19	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	68	Jun 20	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
52	69	Jun 21	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	70	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
54	71	Jun 23 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	72	Jun 23 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	73	Jun 24	HOU	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	74	Jun 25	HOU	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	75	Jun 26	HOU	@	MLN	W,7-2	GS	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
59	76	Jun 28	HOU		STL	L,2-9	GS	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	CF LF
60	77	Jun 29	HOU		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	78	Jun 30	HOU		STL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	79	Jul 1	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	80	Jul 2	HOU		CIN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	81	Jul 3	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	82	Jul 4 (1)	HOU		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	83	Jul 4 (2)	HOU		CIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	84	Jul 5	HOU		MLN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	85	Jul 6 (1)	HOU		MLN	L,1-7	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	88 (2)	Jul 10	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
70	89	Jul 11	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	90	Jul 12	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	91	Jul 13	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
73	92	Jul 14	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	93	Jul 15 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,5-14	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	94	Jul 15 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-0	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
76	95	Jul 16	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
77	96	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS	50	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
78	97	Jul 18	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	98	Jul 19	HOU	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	99	Jul 20	HOU	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	100	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	101	Jul 23	HOU		PHI	W,6-5	CG	63	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	102	Jul 24	HOU		PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	103	Jul 25	HOU		PHI	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	104	Jul 26	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	105	Jul 27	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	GS	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
87	106	Jul 28	HOU		NYM	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	107	Jul 30	HOU		PIT	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	108	Jul 31	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	109	Aug 2	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	112 (2)	Aug 5	HOU		SFG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	113	Aug 6	HOU		SFG	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	114	Aug 7	HOU		SFG	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	116 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	48	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
95	117	Aug 10	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	119 (1)	Aug 12	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	120	Aug 13	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
98	121	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	123 (1)	Aug 16	HOU	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	124	Aug 17	HOU	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	125	Aug 18	HOU	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	126	Aug 20	HOU		CIN	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
103	128 (1)	Aug 23	HOU		STL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	129	Aug 24	HOU		STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	130	Aug 25	HOU		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	131	Aug 26	HOU		MLN	L,7-11	GS	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
107	132	Aug 27	HOU		MLN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	133	Aug 28	HOU		MLN	L,1-9	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	134	Aug 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	146 (11)	Sep 11	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	159 (12)	Sep 26	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	GF	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
112	161 (1)	Sep 28	HOU		NYM	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							122gm		970.0	217	5	3	225	2