Tris Speaker

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX us

Died: December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, TX

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX

High School: Hubbard HS (Hubbard, TX)

School: Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: September 12, 1907 (Age 19-161d, 2,971st in major league history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1928 (Age 40-148d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1937. (Voted by BBWAA on 165/201 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Tris Speaker's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Tristram Edgar Speaker

Nicknames: The Grey Eagle

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Uncle of Tex Jeanes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

134.9

10195

3514

117

.345

1882

RBI

1531

436

OBP

.428

SLG

.500

OPS

.928

OPS+

158

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

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 12	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 15	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 17	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 18	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 19	CLE		DET	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
12	12	Apr 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 27	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	Apr 28	CLE		SLB	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	Apr 29	CLE		SLB	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
17	17	Apr 30	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	GS	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	20 (2)	May 7	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	21	May 8	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	22	May 9 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
21	23	May 9 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	24	May 10	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
23	25	May 11	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	26	May 12	CLE		WSH	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	27	May 13	CLE		WSH	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	28	May 14	CLE		BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	29	May 15	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
28	30	May 16	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	31	May 17	CLE		BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	32	May 19	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	33	May 20 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	34	May 20 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
33	35	May 22	CLE		PHA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	36	May 24	CLE		NYY	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	37	May 25	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	38	May 26	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
37	39	May 27	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	40	May 29	CLE		DET	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	41	May 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	42	May 30 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	43	May 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	44	Jun 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	45	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
44	46	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	47	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
46	48	Jun 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	49	Jun 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
49	51	Jun 10	CLE		CHW	L,4-10	GS	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	1
50	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	WSH	T,2-2	CG	65	16.0	6	0	0	6	0
51	53	Jun 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	54	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	T,1-1	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	55	Jun 15	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
54	56	Jun 16 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	57	Jun 16 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
56	58	Jun 17	CLE		PHA	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
57	59	Jun 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	60	Jun 21	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	61	Jun 22	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
60	62	Jun 23	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	61	14.2	7	0	0	7	0
61	63	Jun 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	64	Jun 25	CLE		SLB	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	65	Jun 26 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
64	66	Jun 26 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
65	67	Jun 27	CLE		SLB	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	68	Jun 28	CLE		SLB	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
67	69	Jun 29	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	70	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	71	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	72	Jul 2	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	73	Jul 3	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	74	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
74	76	Jul 5 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
75	77	Jul 5 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	78	Jul 6	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	79	Jul 7	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
78	80	Jul 8	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	81	Jul 9	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	82	Jul 11	CLE		WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	83	Jul 12	CLE		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	84	Jul 14 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
83	85	Jul 14 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
84	86	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	87	Jul 15 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	88	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
87	89	Jul 17	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	90	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	L,7-12	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	91	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	92	Jul 21	CLE		PHA	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	93	Jul 22	CLE		PHA	W,20-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	94	Jul 24	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
93	95	Jul 26 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	96	Jul 26 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	97	Jul 27 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	98	Jul 27 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
97	99	Jul 28	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
98	100	Jul 29	CLE		WSH	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	101	Jul 30	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
100	102	Jul 31	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	103	Aug 1	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	104	Aug 2	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	105	Aug 3	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	106	Aug 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	3	0	0	3	0
105	107	Aug 6	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
106	108	Aug 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0
107	109	Aug 8 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	110	Aug 8 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
109	111	Aug 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
110	112	Aug 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	57	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
111	113	Aug 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	114	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	115	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	116	Aug 14 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	125 (8)	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	126	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	127	Aug 26	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	128	Aug 27	CLE		WSH	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	129	Aug 29	CLE		DET	L,1-15	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
120	130	Aug 30	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	1	1	0	2	0
121	131	Aug 31	CLE		DET	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	132	Sep 1	CLE		DET	W,3-2	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	133	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	134	Sep 3 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	135	Sep 3 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,7-6	CG	50	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	136	Sep 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	137	Sep 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	138	Sep 11	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	139	Sep 12 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	140	Sep 12 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	40	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
131	141	Sep 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	142	Sep 15	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
133	143	Sep 16	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	144	Sep 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	145	Sep 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	146	Sep 20	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	147	Sep 21	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	148	Sep 22 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	149	Sep 22 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	150	Sep 24	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	151	Sep 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	54	12.1	2	0	0	2	0
142	156 (4)	Sep 30	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							142gm			357	22	9	388	6