Roy Spencer | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Scranton, North Carolina |
February 22, 1900|||
Died: February 8, 1973 Port Charlotte, Florida |
(aged 72)|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 19, 1925, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 9, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .247 | ||
Home runs | 3 | ||
Runs batted in | 203 | ||
Teams | |||
Roy Hampton Spencer (February 22, 1900 – February 8, 1973) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1938 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
He helped the Pirates win the 1925 World Series and the 1927 National League Pennant and the Giants win the 1936 NL Pennant.
In 12 seasons he played in 636 Games and had 1,814 At Bats, 177 Runs, 448 Hits, 57 Doubles, 13 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 203 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 128 Walks, .247 Batting Average, .301 On-base percentage, .298 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases and 42 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in Port Charlotte, Florida at the age of 72.