Stan Spence

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, KY us

Died: January 9, 1983 in Kinston, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, NC

Debut: June 8, 1940 (Age 25-080d, 8,901st in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 34-196d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Stanley Orville Spence

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

3871

1090

.282

541

RBI

575

OBP

.369

SLG

.437

OPS

.806

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-32 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	49 (22-19-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
J Foxx	3
B Doerr	3
J Cronin	2
Self	2
D Cramer	1
L Finney	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
T Williams	1
B Doerr	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	41 (40)	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	3	1.29	0.050	6.95	0.16%	0.32	RF
2	2	43 (1)	Jun 12	BOS		CLE	W,9-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	4.29	0.081	23.32	0.26%	-0.11	PH
3	3	46 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	1.28	0.035	6.27	0.10%	0.22	PH
4	4	48 (1)	Jun 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,7-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	1.85	-0.054	9.02	-0.16%	-0.39	PH
5	5	51 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-11	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	2.07	-0.049	9.27	-0.13%	-0.39	PH
6	6	53 (1)	Jun 22	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	1.82	-0.051	10.47	-0.18%	-0.67	PH
7	7	54	Jun 23 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	3						LF
8	8	58 (3)	Jun 26	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	9						PH
9	9	59	Jun 28	BOS		WSH	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9	2.80	-0.125	10.80	-0.29%	-0.61	PH
10	10	62 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	9						PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	64 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	8	2.97	0.292	10.25	0.60%	1.90	PH
12	12	73 (8)	Jul 11	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.538	.896	9	4.47	-0.120	15.33	-0.25%	-0.48	PH
13	13	75 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,0-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	9	.23	-0.006	.73	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
14	14	76	Jul 14 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.467	.779	9	3.46	-0.093	8.26	-0.13%	-0.48	PH
15	15	82 (5)	Jul 19	BOS		DET	L,0-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	9	1.09	-0.048	6.74	-0.18%	-0.60	PH
16	16	83	Jul 20	BOS		CLE	L,6-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.412	.690	9	1.19	-0.032	6.22	-0.10%	-0.27	PH
17	17	84	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	9	2.02	0.056	9.41	0.16%	0.14	PH
18	18	85	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,0-2	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.389	.689	9	1.84	-0.049	7.53	-0.12%	-0.27	PH
19	19	87 (1)	Jul 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,10-12	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.368	.654	9	.33	-0.009	.65	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
20	20	88	Jul 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.368	.687	8	.49	0.026	.80	0.03%	0.14	PH
21	21	90 (1)	Jul 27	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-13	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.350	.654	9	1.29	-0.037	1.96	-0.03%	-0.54	PH
22	22	92 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,13-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.333	.625	9	.74	-0.019	1.08	-0.02%	-0.33	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	96 (3)	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.276	.308	.584	6						LF
24	24	97	Aug 3 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.308	.608	9	2.28	0.079	7.93	0.17%	0.40	PH
25	25	98	Aug 3 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-14	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.185	.290	.296	.587	2						LF
26	26	101 (2)	Aug 6	BOS		NYY	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.290	.296	.587	5						RF
27	27	102	Aug 7 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,10-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.313	.618	6	1.62	0.157	2.87	0.17%	0.89	RF
28	28	103	Aug 7 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.278	.553	8	1.15	-0.148	2.28	-0.18%	-1.25	RF
29	29	104	Aug 8	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	6	1.73	-0.083	2.22	-0.06%	0.09	RF
30	30	105	Aug 9	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	1	.227	.292	.295	.587	6						RF
31	31	106	Aug 10	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.288	.313	.601	8	.57	-0.027	.86	-0.02%	-0.80	RF
32	32	107	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.273	.294	.567	6	1.15	-0.092	1.98	-0.09%	-0.75	RF
33	33	109 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,8-19	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.288	.556	9	.66	-0.018	.86	-0.01%	-0.46	PH
34	34	116 (6)	Aug 20	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.281	.358	.639	9	.02	0.002	.06	0.01%	1.00	PH
35	35	117	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.370	.663	9	.72	0.028	1.73	0.04%	0.14	PH
36	36	118	Aug 22	BOS		DET	L,8-9	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.236	.288	.364	.652	8						PH
37	37	119	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-12	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.279	.351	.630	2	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.38	RF
38	38	120	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.362	.652	9	1.94	0.110	1.43	0.05%	0.91	PH
39	39	121	Aug 25 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.286	.356	.642	9	.12	-0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.19	PH
40	40	124 (2)	Aug 28	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.297	.367	.664	9	3.79	0.208	3.25	0.11%	1.00	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	41	130 (5)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.308	.377	.685	8	4.98	0.345	2.30	0.10%	0.85	PH
42	42	131	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.371	.674	8	1.53	-0.041	1.01	-0.02%	-0.12	PH
43	43	134 (2)	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.365	.664	8	.79	-0.018	.80	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
44	44	135	Sep 10	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.359	.653	8	2.48	-0.074	1.56	-0.03%	-0.27	PH
45	45	136	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	L,7-11	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.262	.304	.369	.674	9						PH
46	46	141 (4)	Sep 15 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.314	.379	.693	9						PH
47	47	144 (2)	Sep 19	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.310	.373	.683	9	1.32	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
48	48	145	Sep 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.319	.426	.746	8	1.47	0.352	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
49	49	150 (4)	Sep 27	BOS		WSH	W,24-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.319	.426	.746	3						LF
50	50	151	Sep 28 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,16-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.319	.426	.746	3						LF
51	51	152	Sep 28 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.319	.426	.746	3						LF
							19-32		72	68	5	19	2	1	2	13	4	0	9	0	0		0	1	0	1	.279	.319	.426	.746		1.52	0.586	4.01	-0.09%	-1.31

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