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.

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
2	2	Apr 20	CLE		SLB	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 21	CLE		SLB	L,7-11	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 22	CLE		SLB	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 23	CLE		SLB	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 24	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 25	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	4	1	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 29	CLE		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
10	10	Apr 30	CLE		CHW	L,3-13	CG	51	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	May 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	May 3	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 4	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 5	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 7	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	19	May 9	CLE		DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
20	20	May 10	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
22	22	May 12	CLE		CHW	L,0-1	CG	19	5.0	1	0	1	2	0
23	23	May 14	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
24	24	May 15	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	49	12.2	7	0	0	7	0
25	25	May 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
26	26	May 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
28	28	May 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	48	11.2	5	0	0	5	0
29	29	May 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
30	30	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	73	19.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
34	34	May 26	CLE		NYY	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 28	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 29	CLE		DET	W,7-1	CG	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	39	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	May 31	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	CLE		WSH	L,6-11	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 2	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	8	0	0	8	0
43	43	Jun 3	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
44	44	Jun 4	CLE		WSH	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 5	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	46	Jun 6	CLE		BOS	L,0-1	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	48	Jun 8	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	6	2	0	8	0
51	51	Jun 12	CLE		NYY	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
52	52	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 14	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	1	4	1
55	55	Jun 16	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
56	56	Jun 17	CLE		PHA	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 18	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 19	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	59	Jun 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	2	1	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 21	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	61	Jun 22	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jun 23	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	67	Jun 28	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	68	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	69	Jun 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	3	5	0
70	70	Jun 30 (2)	CLE		DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 3	CLE		SLB	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	76	Jul 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	77	Jul 8 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	40	9.1	4	0	0	4	0
78	78	Jul 8 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	79	Jul 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	44	11.2	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	81	Jul 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	82	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 14	CLE		NYY	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
86	86	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	48	10.2	1	0	0	1	0
87	87	Jul 17	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	88	Jul 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	90	Jul 20 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	91	Jul 20 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	92	Jul 21 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
93	93	Jul 21 (2)	CLE		PHA	T,5-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Jul 26	CLE		NYY	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
95	95	Jul 27	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	96	Jul 28	CLE		NYY	T,2-2	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	98	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	99	Jul 31	CLE		PHA	W,10-1	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 1	CLE		PHA	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	101	Aug 2	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	102	Aug 3	CLE		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	103	Aug 4 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	46	12.0	7	0	0	7	0
104	104	Aug 4 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
105	105	Aug 6	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 7	CLE		WSH	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
107	107	Aug 8	CLE		WSH	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 10	CLE		CHW	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	109	Aug 11 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 11 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
111	111	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,11-2	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
113	113	Aug 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-4	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
115	115	Aug 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	116	Aug 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	117	Aug 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
118	118	Aug 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	119	Aug 22	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
120	120	Aug 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	121	Aug 24	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
122	122	Aug 26 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	123	Aug 26 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
124	124	Aug 27	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-6	GS	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	126 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	127	Aug 30 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	128	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	129	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
							128gm			350	15	11	376	6