Al Spangler Stats

Al Spangler was born on Saturday, July 8, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spangler was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1959, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Spangler baseball stats page.

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Al Spangler

Al Spangler Autograph on a 1960 Lake to Lake

Al Spangler Autograph on a 1960 Lake to Lake
 

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Birth Name:   Albert Donald Spangler
Nickname:   Al
Born On:   07-08-1933  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Olney High School (Philadelphia, PA)
College:   Duke University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-16-1959 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-11-1971
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Spangler

Al Spangler Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Al Spangler

Al Spangler Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 26 Braves 6 12 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .462 .583
1960 27 Braves 101 105 26 28 5 2 0 0 6 14 1 17 1 1 1 1 .267 .355 .352
1961 28 Braves 68 97 23 26 2 0 0 0 6 28 2 9 0 0 0 0 .268 .432 .289
1962 29 Colt .45s 129 418 51 119 10 9 5 0 35 70 6 46 6 2 3 1 .285 .389 .388
1963 30 Colt .45s 120 430 52 121 25 4 4 0 27 50 5 38 5 4 1 5 .281 .355 .386
1964 31 Colt .45s 135 449 51 110 18 5 4 0 38 41 1 43 6 5 4 6 .245 .311 .334
1965 32 Astros 38 112 18 24 1 1 1 0 7 14 2 8 0 1 0 1 .214 .299 .268
1965 32 Angels 51 96 17 25 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 9 0 0 0 0 .260 .317 .271
1966 33 Angels 6 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .727 .667
1967 34 Cubs 62 130 18 33 7 0 0 0 13 23 4 17 0 2 0 1 .254 .361 .308
1968 35 Cubs 88 177 21 48 9 3 2 0 18 20 2 24 2 3 1 4 .271 .343 .390
1969 36 Cubs 82 213 23 45 8 1 4 0 23 21 0 16 2 1 1 1 .211 .284 .315
1970 37 Cubs 21 14 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .294 .429
1971 38 Cubs 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 912 2,267 307 594 87 26 21 0 175 295 23 234 23 19 11 20 .262 .347 .351
Al Spangler

Al Spangler Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1959 Braves CF 3 2 66 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.23
1959 Braves LF 1 0 3 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 27.00
1960 Braves CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1960 Braves LF 90 22 945 87 1.0 86 84 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.46
1960 Braves RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1961 Braves CF 21 16 441 40 1.9 40 38 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1961 Braves LF 23 3 225 19 0.8 19 19 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.28
1961 Braves RF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1962 Colt .45s CF 29 27 726 55 1.9 52 50 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .945 1.93
1962 Colt .45s LF 92 82 2,154 147 1.6 142 137 5 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.78
1963 Colt .45s CF 32 31 756 62 1.9 61 60 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.18
1963 Colt .45s LF 87 77 2,067 160 1.8 158 154 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.06
1963 Colt .45s RF 4 2 84 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.96
1964 Colt .45s CF 25 23 600 54 2.2 52 51 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.34
1964 Colt .45s LF 106 89 2,436 145 1.4 140 138 2 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.55
1965 Angels CF 17 12 339 27 1.6 26 26 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.07
1965 Astros CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1965 Astros LF 31 25 726 44 1.4 42 39 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.56
1965 Angels LF 4 1 48 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1965 Angels RF 6 5 105 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1965 Astros RF 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1966 Angels RF 3 2 57 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1967 Cubs CF 7 4 126 7 1.0 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1967 Cubs RF 34 29 795 60 1.8 59 59 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.00
1968 Cubs CF 7 5 120 7 1.0 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.58
1968 Cubs LF 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1968 Cubs RF 42 33 915 66 1.6 64 62 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.89
1969 Cubs CF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1969 Cubs RF 57 52 1,332 79 1.4 75 74 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.52
1970 Cubs LF 3 0 15 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1970 Cubs RF 3 0 30 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 438 300 8,646 614 1.4 599 583 16 15 5 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.87
RF Totals 152 123 3,342 223 1.5 216 213 3 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.75
CF Totals 144 120 3,183 256 1.8 249 243 6 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.11
12 Years 734 543 15,171 1,093 1.5 1,064 1,039 25 29 8 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.89
Al Spangler

Al Spangler Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Braves 1 0 1.000 3 1 n/a 0.0 12.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Braves 6 2 .750 5 25 n/a 0.0 6.2 17.5 - - -
1961 Braves 4 2 .667 21 13 n/a 0.0 10.8 16.2 - - -
1962 Colt .45s 7 6 .538 15 3 n/a 83.6 9.1 11.9 - - -
1963 Colt .45s 5 8 .385 9 1 n/a 107.5 11.3 15.9 - - -
1964 Colt .45s 7 8 .467 12 3 n/a 112.3 10.4 11.8 - - -
1965 Astros 1 1 .500 7 1 n/a 112.0 14.0 16.0 - - -
1965 Angels 4 0 1.000 25 6 n/a 0.0 10.7 96.0 - - -
1966 Angels 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 - - -
1967 Cubs 2 2 .500 25 0 n/a 0.0 7.6 10.0 - - -
1968 Cubs 0 1 .000 46 0 n/a 88.5 7.4 9.8 - - -
1969 Cubs 0 2 .000 30 0 n/a 53.3 13.3 9.3 - - -
1970 Cubs 0 0 .000 14 2 n/a 14.0 4.7 14.0 - - -
1971 Cubs 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 37 32 .536 220 55 n/a 108.0 9.7 13.0 - - -
Al Spangler

Al Spangler Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1959 Milwaukee Braves 25 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 25 Undetermined - -
1961 Milwaukee Braves 25 Undetermined - -
1962 Houston Colt .45s 21 Undetermined - -
1963 Houston Colt .45s 21 Undetermined - -
1964 Houston Colt .45s 21 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 21 Undetermined - -
1965 Los Angeles Angels 26 $18,000.00 - -
1966 California Angels 26 $18,000.00 - -
1967 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1969 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1970 Chicago Cubs 20 Undetermined - -
1971 Chicago Cubs 3 Undetermined - -


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