George Spencer (baseball)
George Spencer | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Bexley, Ohio | July 7, 1926|
Died: September 10, 2014 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 17, 1950, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1960, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 16–10 |
Earned run average | 4.05 |
Innings pitched | 2511⁄3 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George Elwell Spencer (July 7, 1926 – September 10, 2014) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. A right-hander, he was primarily a relief pitcher for the New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers.[1] Spencer stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 215 pounds (98 kg).
A graduate of Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he played quarterback on the OSU varsity football team,[2][3] Spencer was a key member of the 1951 Giants' pitching staff, leading the club in saves and winning ten of 14 decisions, including a key August start over the front-running Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants would famously overcome a 131⁄2-game, mid-August deficit to tie Brooklyn on the season's final day, then defeated the Dodgers for the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's historic Game 3 home run.
References
- ^ "George Spencer Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Lost Lettermen.com". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ Park, Jack, The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia, page 221
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