#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 22 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1931 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 22 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 180
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,257,143 1931 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 116 Days (804 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 116 Days (804 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 5 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | WAS | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/24 | WAS | L 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @PHA | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @PHA | L 6-13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/28 | DET | W 7-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/29 | NYY | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CLE | W 12-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/2 | CHA | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | W 5-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 589 | 147 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 115 | 79 | 42 | 130 | .250 | .297 | .436 | .733 | .673 | .187 |
Projected | 155 | 589 | 147 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 115 | 79 | 42 | 130 | .250 | .297 | .436 | .733 | .673 | .187 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 637 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 257 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 78.9 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .392 | .702 | 1.094 |
vs. RHP | 542 | 131 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 103 | 72 | 38 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .288 | .413 | .702 |
Close/Late | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .275 | .262 | .538 |
Scoring Position | 181 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .312 | .514 | .826 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 293 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 45 | 24 | 60 | .270 | .323 | .464 | .787 |
Road | 77 | 296 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 70 | .230 | .270 | .409 | .679 |
March/April | 25 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 20 | .191 | .235 | .266 | .501 |
May | 26 | 94 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 13 | .309 | .356 | .511 | .866 |
June | 27 | 98 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 24 | .286 | .297 | .480 | .777 |
July | 24 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 | .226 | .301 | .441 | .742 |
August | 26 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 20 | .238 | .310 | .436 | .745 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 109 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 35 | .248 | .281 | .477 | .758 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1927 | 89 | 332 | 113 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | .340 | .387 | .539 | .927 | SLA |
1928 | 103 | 365 | 96 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 61 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 4 | .263 | .326 | .460 | .786 | SLA |
1929 | 138 | 518 | 168 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 86 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 14 | 1 | .324 | .378 | .485 | .863 | SLA |
1930 | 148 | 547 | 145 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 99 | 89 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 10 | 8 | .265 | .331 | .483 | .813 | SLA |
1931 | 155 | 589 | 147 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 115 | 79 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 10 | 6 | .250 | .297 | .436 | .733 | SLA |
Total | 633 | 2351 | 669 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 462 | 380 | 197 | 11 | 20 | 322 | 45 | 20 | .285 | .340 | .476 | .816 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1927, AAA | 56 | 194 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 68 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .392 | .474 | .892 | 1.366 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 149 | 149 | 684 | 59 | 1 | 755 | 12 | .984 | 1307.0 | 5.20 | 3 | 132 | 29 | 22.0 |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 18.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1927... Had first career hit on 6/11/1927, off Vic Keen (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1927, off Sloppy Thurston (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1927, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/20/1927... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/20/1929... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/31/1929... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against New York (A) on 5/31/1931... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/17/1931...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th 1930 - 25 - 6th
| RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th
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