Cliff Speck
Robert Clifford Speck
Born: August 8, 1956
Portland, OR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 1 (1974 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Beaverton HS (OR)
Career: 1974-1988
Major League Statistics
Cliff Speck compiled a career record of 88 wins and 94 losses, with 14 saves, and a 4.23 ERA in his 377-game pitching career with the Marion Mets, Wausau Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Peninsula Pilots, Reading Phillies, Oklahoma City 89ers, Charlotte O's, Rochester Red Wings, Denver Zephyrs, Buffalo Bisons, Richmond Braves and Columbus Clippers. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
 Wausau Mets |
 Lynchburg Mets |
 Peninsula Pilots |
 Reading Phillies |
 Reading Phillies |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Charlotte O's |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Denver Zephyrs |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Richmond Braves |
 Columbus Clippers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.96 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79.0 | 58 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.63 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.34 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 90 | 62 | 54 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 97.0 | 88 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.81 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 77.0 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.34 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.88 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.08 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 81 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 52 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.73 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.0 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.79 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 81 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.45 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156.7 | 148 | 77 | 60 | 16 | 72 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.04 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 148.3 | 136 | 95 | 83 | 14 | 105 | 5 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 5.20 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.7 | 186 | 117 | 102 | 16 | 73 | 2 | 148 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.86 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 122.3 | 113 | 66 | 66 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.77 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 120.3 | 98 | 43 | 37 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 8 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.34 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76.7 | 74 | 46 | 37 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Totals | 88 | 94 | .484 | 4.23 | 377 | 216 | 32 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 1528.0 | 1419 | 840 | 718 | 130 | 834 | 30 | 1097 | 35 | 13 | 85 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | 13 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .048 | .231 | .048 | .278 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | (+) Columbus Clippers | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | (+) Richmond Braves | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 54 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | .029 | .227 | .029 | .256 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | P | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .810 | 1.308 |
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | P | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | P | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .800 |
| 1977 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | P | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .727 | .400 |
| 1978 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | P | 29 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .414 |
| 1979 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 1979 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | P | 26 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .731 |
| 1980 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .667 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .650 |
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .704 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | P | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .667 |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 31 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .968 | .968 |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 29 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.207 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | P | 29 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .917 | 1.138 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .810 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 24 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .917 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 32 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .667 | .312 |
| Totals | 377 | 95 | 185 | 27 | 9 | .912 | .743 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | Appalachian League | Marion Mets | NYN | ||
| 1975 | A | Midwest League | Wausau Mets | NYN | ||
| 1976 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1977 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1978 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Pilots | PHI | ||
| 1979 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1979 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Pilots | PHI | ||
| 1980 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | ||
| 1981 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1981 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1982 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1983 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | CHA | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | CHA | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA |
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