#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 35 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Tuesday, 10/17/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 35 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 200
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 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 $ 19,885,000 1945 17 Year(s), 116 Days (3040 total Days) 172 Day(s) 17 Year(s), 116 Days (3040 total Days) 17 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .973 (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 | | |
10/1 | CHA | W 11-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
10/2 | @WAS | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | BOS | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/5 | @DET | W 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @NYY | L 2-15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/9 | @NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #4 | | |
10/11 | NYY | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/12 | NYY | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/13 | NYY | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #4 | | |
10/15 | @NYY | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 122 | 458 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 97 | 83 | 75 | 110 | .242 | .348 | .493 | .841 | .838 | .251 |
Projected | 121 | 455 | 110 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 96 | 82 | 75 | 109 | .242 | .348 | .493 | .841 | .838 | .251 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 121 | 535 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 226 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 82.0 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 102 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .361 | .471 | .831 |
vs. RHP | 356 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .344 | .500 | .844 |
Close/Late | 53 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .371 | .566 | .937 |
Scoring Position | 147 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .379 | .490 | .869 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 226 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 45 | 41 | 54 | .274 | .386 | .522 | .908 |
Road | 61 | 232 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 46 | 38 | 34 | 56 | .211 | .310 | .466 | .775 |
Last Week | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 |
May | 12 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | .205 | .327 | .455 | .781 |
June | 27 | 99 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 20 | .202 | .308 | .404 | .712 |
July | 26 | 94 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | .255 | .364 | .521 | .885 |
August | 28 | 106 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 27 | .245 | .350 | .575 | .925 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 115 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 32 | .278 | .376 | .487 | .863 |
Postseason | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .083 | .120 | .125 | .245 |
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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 |
1932 | 96 | 197 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 3 | .310 | .392 | .599 | .991 | SLA |
1933 | 158 | 591 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 115 | 86 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 5 | 9 | .264 | .336 | .492 | .828 | SLA,AL |
1934 | 152 | 557 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 109 | 97 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 145 | 13 | 7 | .268 | .354 | .533 | .887 | SLA |
1935 | 145 | 541 | 167 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 117 | 106 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 6 | 5 | .309 | .375 | .606 | .981 | SLA,AL |
1936 | 144 | 532 | 164 | 41 | 6 | 37 | 109 | 109 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 130 | 7 | 2 | .308 | .376 | .617 | .993 | SLA,AL |
1937 | 147 | 518 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 105 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 3 | .297 | .388 | .564 | .951 | SLA |
1938 | 139 | 498 | 144 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 119 | 103 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 2 | 2 | .289 | .366 | .620 | .986 | SLA |
1939 | 147 | 537 | 162 | 28 | 3 | 47 | 144 | 124 | 81 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 6 | 0 | .302 | .393 | .628 | 1.020 | SLA,AL |
1940 | 150 | 523 | 154 | 32 | 2 | 41 | 124 | 103 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 7 | 5 | .294 | .401 | .598 | .999 | SLA,AL |
1941 | 162 | 622 | 170 | 34 | 4 | 56 | 158 | 136 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 144 | 8 | 5 | .273 | .371 | .611 | .981 | SLA,AL |
1942 | 160 | 619 | 156 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 130 | 105 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 149 | 6 | 2 | .252 | .339 | .485 | .823 | SLA |
1943 | 113 | 435 | 135 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 125 | 94 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 6 | 2 | .310 | .394 | .669 | 1.063 | SLA,AL |
1944 | 122 | 458 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 97 | 83 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 4 | 5 | .242 | .348 | .493 | .841 | SLA |
Total | 2468 | 8979 | 2552 | 468 | 71 | 589 | 1945 | 1675 | 1106 | 34 | 71 | 1818 | 127 | 70 | .284 | .362 | .549 | .911 | |
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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 |
1944 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .120 | .125 | .245 |
Total | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .120 | .125 | .245 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 121 | 121 | 514 | 48 | 4 | 571 | 9 | .984 | 1062.2 | 4.84 | 2 | 88 | 22 | 25.0 |
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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... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 4/8/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... 9/25/1933: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1934, hitting .412 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1935, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1935, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1935, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1936, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1936, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1936, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1936, hitting .402 with 8 HR, 25 RBI... 10/5/1937: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $7,030,000 per year, for 4 years. Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/1/1938... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1938, hitting .667 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1938, hitting .688 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 5 runs on 7/27/1938... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/4/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1939, hitting .583 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .363 with 11 HR, 32 RBI... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (A), driving in 4 runs on 7/20/1940... Had 2000th career hit on 4/24/1941, off Tiny Bonham (CLE)... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 4 runs on 5/20/1941... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/21/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1941, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 6 runs on 7/10/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1941, hitting .385 with 7 HR, 15 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/17/1941... 10/26/1941: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $19,885,000 per year, for 4 years. Hit for the cycle against New York (A) on 4/21/1942... Had 500th career homerun on 7/12/1942, off Max Lanier (CHA)... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (A), driving in 4 runs on 7/14/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1943, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1943, hitting .327 with 13 HR, 48 RBI... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Washington on 6/19/1943... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Injured on 8/13/1943 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1934 - .533 - 8th 1935 - .606 - 2nd 1936 - .617 - 4th 1937 - .564 - 10th 1938 - .620 - 4th 1939 - .628 - 3rd 1940 - .598 - 10th 1941 - .611 - 8th 1943 - .669 - 2nd
| OPS 1935 - .981 - 4th 1936 - .993 - 7th 1937 - .951 - 10th 1938 - .986 - 8th 1939 - 1.020 - 6th 1940 - .999 - 9th 1941 - .981 - 9th 1943 - 1.063 - 3rd
| Doubles 1936 - 41 - 10th
| Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th 1930 - 25 - 6th 1933 - 35 - 3rd 1934 - 36 - 3rd 1935 - 42 - 2nd 1936 - 37 - 3rd 1937 - 34 - 5th 1938 - 46 - 3rd 1939 - 47 - 2nd 1940 - 41 - 5th 1941 - 56 - 2nd 1942 - 37 - 7th 1943 - 44 - 4th
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RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th 1931 - 115 - 6th 1933 - 115 - 6th 1934 - 109 - 5th 1935 - 117 - 6th 1938 - 119 - 10th 1939 - 144 - 4th 1940 - 124 - 10th 1941 - 158 - 2nd 1942 - 130 - 9th 1943 - 125 - 8th
| Runs 1936 - 109 - 10th 1939 - 124 - 6th 1941 - 136 - 6th
| BB 1934 - 74 - 10th 1941 - 98 - 8th
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