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Al Spangler

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: July 8, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA us

High School: Olney HS (Philadelphia, PA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: September 16, 1959 (Age 26-070d, 11,687th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1971 (Age 38-066d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Albert Donald Spangler

Nicknames: Spanky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

2267

594

.262

307

RBI

175

OBP

.347

SLG

.351

OPS

.698

OPS+

100

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-38 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	45 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 125 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	57 (29-17-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 125 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (40-24-12)

Most Driven In
R McMillan	2
B Boyd	1
J Torre	1
L Maye	1
H Aaron	1

Most Driven In By
E Mathews	7
H Aaron	4
L Maye	2
R McMillan	2
J Adcock	2
C Lau	1
J Torre	1
M Drabowsky	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	108	2 (1)	Apr 13	MLN		STL	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	1.22	0.031	2.90	0.05%	0.31	CF
2	109	3	Apr 14	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1.07	-0.101	2.60	-0.15%	-0.87	CF
3	110	4	Apr 15	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	7	.99	0.030	2.37	0.04%	0.38	CF
4	111	5	Apr 20	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	1						CF
5	112	6	Apr 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	5						PR LF
6	113	7	Apr 24	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	114	8	Apr 25	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.273	.701	6	3.02	0.004	7.06	0.01%	0.17	LF
8	115	9	Apr 26	MLN	@	STL	W,8-1	6-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	6	.01	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.40	LF
9	116	10	Apr 28	MLN		SFG	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	5						LF
10	117	11	Apr 29	MLN		SFG	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	.11	0.002	.35	0.00%	0.42	PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	118	14 (2)	May 3	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	6	.09	-0.002	.21	0.00%	-0.22	LF
12	119	15	May 4	MLN		LAD	W,10-6	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	3.56	-0.222	9.29	-0.35%	-1.01	PH LF
13	120	16	May 5	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	7-GF(12)	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	6	2.55	0.201	6.70	0.32%	0.47	LF
14	121	17	May 7 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	6						LF
15	122	20 (2)	May 10	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	123	26 (5)	May 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	6-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.364	.278	.641	7	2.50	-0.132	6.27	-0.20%	-0.46	CF
17	124	33 (6)	May 24	MLN		PHI	L,1-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.391	.278	.669	8	.22	0.007	.39	0.01%	0.38	PH
18	125	34	May 26	MLN		LAD	W,10-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.360	.250	.610	6	.03	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.32	LF
19	126	35	May 27	MLN		LAD	W,10-8	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.433	.273	.706	7	.48	0.021	1.03	0.03%	0.38	LF
20	127	36	May 28	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.412	.269	.681	7	1.57	-0.036	3.72	-0.05%	-0.47	LF
21	128	37	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.412	.269	.681	1						LF
22	129	38	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.395	.241	.636	6	.24	-0.001	.45	0.00%	-0.36	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	130	41 (2)	Jun 2	MLN		STL	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.395	.241	.636	7						PR
24	131	45 (3)	Jun 6	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-7	7-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	9	1.70	-0.039	3.08	-0.04%	-0.37	PH
25	132	46	Jun 7	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	1						RF
26	133	48 (1)	Jun 9	MLN	@	CHC	L,10-11	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
27	134	49	Jun 10	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
28	135	51 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	6						PR LF
29	136	53 (1)	Jun 15	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.233	.618	5						PR
30	137	66 (12)	Jun 30	MLN		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.400	.233	.633	8	.40	0.020	.77	0.02%	0.37	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	138	68 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,5-8	8-GF(13)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.429	.258	.687	3	1.86	0.117	2.97	0.11%	0.75	LF
32	139	69	Jul 2 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.435	.286	.720	1	1.50	0.150	1.90	0.11%	0.46	CF
33	140	71 (1)	Jul 4	MLN		LAD	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.431	.300	.731	1	1.25	0.056	.92	0.03%	1.40	CF
34	141	72	Jul 5 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG(12)	6	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295	.456	.341	.797	1	1.29	0.204	.40	0.04%	1.33	CF LF
35	142	73	Jul 5 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.443	.319	.762	1	.66	-0.020	.23	0.00%	-0.36	CF
36	143	74	Jul 6	MLN		PHI	W,7-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.439	.314	.753	1	.93	-0.010	.45	0.00%	-0.27	CF
37	144	75	Jul 7	MLN		PIT	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.433	.308	.741	9	7.12	-0.160	3.95	-0.05%	-0.46	LF
38	145	76	Jul 8	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.433	.308	.741	8						PR
39	146	77	Jul 9	MLN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.437	.309	.746	1	1.44	-0.054	.42	-0.01%	-0.25	CF
40	147	83 (5)	Jul 18	MLN	@	CIN	W,12-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.444	.309	.754	9	.61	0.023	.26	0.01%	0.39	PH
41	148	88 (4)	Jul 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.438	.304	.742	9	.87	-0.012	.67	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
42	149	93 (4)	Jul 26	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.432	.298	.731	9	3.38	-0.093	4.61	-0.08%	-0.22	PH
43	150	97 (3)	Jul 30 (1)	MLN		STL	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.427	.293	.720	9	1.44	-0.040	.27	-0.01%	-0.22	PH CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	151	102 (4)	Aug 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.427	.293	.720	5						PR LF
45	152	106 (3)	Aug 9	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.421	.288	.709	9	1.27	-0.032	.34	-0.01%	-0.32	PH
46	153	108 (1)	Aug 12	MLN		CHC	W,8-6	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.429	.288	.717	9	1.50	0.067	.27	0.01%	0.37	PH
47	154	113 (4)	Aug 17	MLN		PHI	W,7-6	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.436	.300	.736	5	5.78	0.170	2.48	0.04%	1.00	PR LF
48	155	117 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,4-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.443	.311	.755	9	.92	0.040	.69	0.02%	0.25	PH
49	156	121 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.438	.306	.744	9	1.13	-0.029	1.09	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
50	157	123 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-10	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.432	.302	.734	8	4.47	-0.189	5.48	-0.14%	-0.58	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	158	129 (5)	Sep 1	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.427	.297	.724	9	.58	-0.015	.88	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
52	159	131 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.422	.292	.714	9	.76	-0.020	.73	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
53	160	133 (1)	Sep 4	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.402	.275	.678	1	.65	-0.068	.65	-0.04%	-0.82	CF
54	161	134	Sep 5	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	9-GF(14)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.411	.282	.693	6	1.89	0.053	.93	0.02%	0.28	LF
55	162	136 (1)	Sep 8	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.407	.278	.684	2	2.46	-0.061	1.58	-0.02%	-0.22	PH CF
56	163	137	Sep 9	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	7-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.419	.288	.707	9	2.33	0.142	.76	0.03%	1.02	PH CF
57	164	138	Sep 10	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.419	.288	.707	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
58	165	139	Sep 11	MLN	@	STL	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.415	.284	.699	8	.50	-0.014	.16	0.00%	-0.39	PH
59	166	140	Sep 12	MLN	@	STL	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.411	.280	.691	2	1.03	-0.026	.23	0.00%	-0.18	PH
60	167	143 (2)	Sep 16	MLN	@	LAD	L,7-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.417	.280	.697	9	1.72	0.069	.01	0.00%	0.39	PH
61	168	144	Sep 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.423	.289	.712	6	2.38	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.21	LF
62	169	145	Sep 18	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.412	.275	.687	1	1.09	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.40	CF
63	170	146	Sep 19	MLN	@	SFG	L,10-11	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.411	.265	.676	1	.88	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.02	CF
64	171	147	Sep 20	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.420	.284	.704	1	1.44	0.072	.00	0.00%	1.19	CF
65	172	148	Sep 23	MLN		CHC	W,6-3	CG(7)	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.422	.286	.708	1	.69	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.34	CF
66	173	149	Sep 24 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,8-0	GS-6	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.433	.290	.724	1	.68	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.09	CF
67	174	150	Sep 24 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-4	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.427	.281	.709	1	.88	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
68	175	155 (4)	Oct 1 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.432	.289	.721	6	2.63	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
							30-38		125	97	23	26	2	0	0	6	28	2	9	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	.268	.432	.289	.721		1.30	0.203	1.37	-0.33%	5.16

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