Bob Spicer
Robert Oberton Spicer Sr.
Born: April 11, 1925
Richmond, VA US
Deceased: February 27, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 173
Career: 1947-1961
Major League Statistics
Bob Spicer compiled a career record of 166 wins and 120 losses and a 3.64 ERA in his 526-game pitching career with the Lumberton Cubs, Fayetteville Cubs, Nashville Vols, Macon Peaches, Springfield Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Savannah Athletics, Columbus Red Birds, Little Rock Travelers, Shreveport Sports, Asheville Tourists, Chattanooga Lookouts, Des Moines Demons and Williamsport Grays. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | TOBS | Lumberton Cubs | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.18 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 198.0 | 182 | 87 | 70 | 55 | 83 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.00 | 11 | 30.0 | 43 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Fayetteville Cubs | 18 | 4 | .818 | 4.00 | 27 | 200.0 | 221 | 104 | 89 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.73 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 231.0 | 201 | 86 | 70 | 77 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.44 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 191.0 | 190 | 93 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.70 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 248.0 | 262 | 121 | 102 | 98 | 84 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.95 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114.0 | 123 | 59 | 50 | 42 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.90 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 196.3 | 205 | 86 | 85 | 21 | 47 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.07 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 231.3 | 239 | 91 | 79 | 19 | 54 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 12 | 4 | .750 | 3.08 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 123 | 44 | 37 | 8 | 43 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.64 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 163.0 | 187 | 96 | 84 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.91 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 237.0 | 254 | 123 | 103 | 18 | 82 | 5 | 107 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.10 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 147.0 | 156 | 87 | 67 | 15 | 62 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.81 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.94 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 42 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.83 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 48 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 166 | 120 | .580 | 3.64 | 526 | 183 | 0 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 2412.0 | 2523 | 1155 | 976 | 110 | 790 | 23 | 954 | 56 | 11 | 66 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | TOBS | Lumberton Cubs | 34 | 98 | 90 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .311 | .347 | .422 | .770 | 38 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Fayetteville Cubs | 34 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .476 | .810 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 40 | 106 | 88 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .273 | .333 | .307 | .640 | 27 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 38 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .254 | .329 | .397 | .725 | 25 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 37 | 93 | 80 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .212 | .292 | .325 | .617 | 26 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 37 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 45 | 73 | 67 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .358 | .403 | .448 | .851 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 34 | 87 | 74 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .243 | .301 | .257 | .558 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Athletics | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 57 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .235 | .316 | .353 | .669 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 39 | 60 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .096 | .175 | .096 | .272 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 45 | 99 | 76 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .145 | .283 | .211 | .493 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 38 | 63 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .151 | .274 | .226 | .501 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 46 | 101 | 86 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .256 | .366 | .291 | .657 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 591 | 1027 | 888 | 80 | 217 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 111 | .244 | .316 | .318 | .633 | 282 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | TOBS | Lumberton Cubs | P | 24 | 10 | 67 | 1 | 4 | .987 | 3.208 |
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Fayetteville Cubs | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 33 | 17 | 58 | 2 | 4 | .974 | 2.273 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 35 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 3 | .955 | 1.829 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 37 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 8 | .960 | 1.946 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 37 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .973 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 45 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.156 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 33 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.697 |
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Athletics | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 56 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .974 | .661 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 37 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 40 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.550 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | P | 37 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 3 | .946 | .946 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .520 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | OF | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.059 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | P | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .533 |
| Totals | 540 | 160 | 491 | 13 | 36 | .980 | 1.206 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | Tobacco State League | Lumberton Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1948 | B | Tri-State League | Fayetteville Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1949 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | KC1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PHI | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | PHI | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Des Moines Demons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PHI |
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