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Al
Spangler		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 8, 1933 in Usa, PA, PHILADELPHIA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 25 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8
1960 26 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1961 27 OAK AL     6 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1962 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7
1963 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1964 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6
1965 31 OAK AL $ 350,000   5 5 4 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6
1966 32 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1967 33 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1959 25 AAA   137 517 61 121 24 5 8 45 11 7 89 55 .234 .347 .346 .693 68.0  
1960 26 AAA   132 527 64 144 23 3 6 43 10 6 66 78 .273 .354 .362 .717 69.9  
1961 27 AAA   137 546 64 145 20 5 10 47 20 8 62 86 .266 .340 .375 .716 72.6  
1962 28 OAK AL 104 186 36 54 10 3 3 24 3 3 12 40 .290 .330 .425 .755 25.6 5.2
1963 29 OAK AL 112 190 19 46 5 2 1 13 9 11 12 39 .242 .286 .305 .591 12.8 0.1
1964 30 OAK AL 115 182 22 33 2 0 2 14 9 7 17 37 .181 .251 .225 .477 7.9 0.0
1965 31 OAK AL 44 21 14 3 2 0 1 1 5 5 4 5 .143 .280 .381 .661 1.5 0.0
    AAA   37 46 4 13 1 0 2 9 1 0 6 8 .283 .365 .435 .800 7.7  
1966 32 OAK AL 60 111 17 28 6 2 0 5 3 3 13 22 .252 .336 .342 .678 12.4 2.1
    AAA   26 108 18 35 4 0 3 11 8 3 11 20 .324 .387 .444 .831 18.4  
1967 33 AAA   127 447 44 100 16 4 8 55 10 8 58 100 .224 .313 .331 .644 48.8  
5 Years Sim 435 690 108 164 25 7 7 57 29 29 58 143 .238 .297 .325 .621 60.1 7.4
6 Years AAA 596 2191 255 558 88 17 37 210 60 32 292 347 .255 .343 .361 .704 285.4  
162 Game Average 256 40 61 9 2 2 21 10 10 21 53 .238 .297 .325 .621 22.4  
Career Highs 115 190 36 54 10 3 3 24 9 11 17 40 .290 .336 .425 .755 25.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   521 83 140 20 6 3 45 20 26 54 98 .269 .337 .347 .685 57.5
vs LH   169 25 24 5 1 4 12 9 3 4 45 .142 .161 .254 .415 5.5
Home 225 353 53 83 11 5 4 36 14 10 33 69 .235 .298 .329 .627 35.0
Away 210 337 55 81 14 2 3 21 15 19 25 74 .240 .295 .320 .615 28.0
RISP   145 0 33 4 0 2 45 0 0 15 34 .228 .294 .297 .591 13.6
Pinch Hitting   108 11 31 2 0 2 9 1 2 8 17 .287 .336 .361 .697 12.7
Close/Late   121 35 23 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 29 .190 .263 .231 .495 7.3
Mar/Apr 59 45 15 10 2 0 1 3 4 4 3 8 .222 .271 .333 .604 3.5
May 82 130 18 27 2 2 1 7 3 5 7 33 .208 .248 .277 .525 7.4
June 75 114 20 19 3 1 2 11 5 3 12 24 .167 .244 .263 .507 7.5
July 74 126 17 37 7 2 1 16 5 4 9 25 .294 .336 .405 .741 16.2
August 83 188 26 46 6 1 2 12 7 7 18 33 .245 .314 .319 .633 18.2
Sep/Oct 62 87 12 25 5 1 0 8 5 6 9 20 .287 .354 .368 .722 10.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1962 28 OAK AL CF 24 14 152.7 40 2 0 1 1.000 2.48   1.2
    RF 22 14 129.0 16 0 1 0 .941 1.12    
    LF 19 9 108.0 19 1 1 0 .952 1.67    
    3B 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 3.0 3 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1963 29 OAK AL RF 26 16 163.0 42 1 0 0 1.000 2.37   1.1
    CF 22 13 137.7 28 1 0 0 1.000 1.90    
    LF 15 11 112.7 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.44    
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1964 30 OAK AL RF 25 15 152.3 35 0 0 0 1.000 2.07   1.4
    CF 20 17 135.7 36 2 0 1 1.000 2.52    
    LF 12 10 87.0 19 0 2 0 .905 1.97    
    SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1965 31 OAK AL CF 6 0 15.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.40   0.1
    RF 2 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
    LF 5 0 6.7 5 0 1 0 .833 6.76    
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1966 32 OAK AL RF 36 33 276.0 69 2 0 0 1.000 2.32   0.7
    LF 9 0 22.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.21    
    CF 10 0 20.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.89    
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  RF 111 79 729.3 163 3 1 0 .994 2.05   3.3
  CF 82 44 461.3 110 5 0 2 1.000 2.24   1.3
  LF 60 30 336.7 64 1 4 0 .942 1.74    
  3B 2 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 3 0 6.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 10.50   0.0
  SS 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
Career Totals   263 153 1548.3 345 11 5 3 .986 2.07   4.7
Career Highs   68 42 418.3 92 3 2 2 1.000 3.13    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Caught Stealing
1963-8-11
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  5. Leo Posada (978)
  6. Rick Bosetti (975)
  7. Adam Comorosky (970)
  8. Tommy Tatum (969)
  9. Bob Perry (968)
  10. Jose Gonzalez (968)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Oakland in 1959
Injured on 6/27/1960 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/4/1962, off Stu Miller (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1962, off Jim Maloney (SEM)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/27/1967 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/8/1967 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1967 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
 
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