#28 William "Speck" Webster , Second Base, 33 yrs, Brooklyn Robins Sunday, 10/22/1924 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| William Webster Speck 1/1/1891 33 Negro,Lg,Player 5"10 185
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 600,500 1925 8 Year(s), 22 Days (1398 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 25 Days (1401 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 4 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 7 (Range), .934 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/9 | @CHC | W 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/22 | @STL | L 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/30 | PIT | W 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/31 | CIN | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/12 | NYN | L 4-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/17 | @STL | L 3-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/10 | @PHI | L 6-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/11 | @PHI | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/12 | @PHI | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/16 | DET | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 20 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .171 | .237 | .171 | .408 | .290 | .000 |
Projected | 20 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .171 | .237 | .171 | .408 | .290 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
vs. RHP | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .156 | .229 | .156 | .385 |
Close/Late | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .111 | .125 | .236 |
Scoring Position | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .091 | .100 | .191 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .211 | .304 | .211 | .515 |
Road | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Last Week | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
March/April | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
May | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
June | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
July | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
August | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
Sept/Oct | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Postseason | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1918 | 149 | 532 | 129 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 2 | .242 | .353 | .308 | .661 | BRO |
1919 | 151 | 518 | 143 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 75 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 1 | .276 | .404 | .317 | .721 | BRO |
1920 | 120 | 430 | 124 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 72 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 0 | .288 | .412 | .395 | .807 | BRO |
1921 | 149 | 533 | 139 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 70 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 2 | .261 | .371 | .325 | .696 | BRO |
1922 | 75 | 248 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .230 | .337 | .319 | .655 | BRO |
1923 | 41 | 116 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .410 | .371 | .781 | BRO |
1924 | 20 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .237 | .171 | .408 | BRO |
Total | 705 | 2412 | 633 | 57 | 5 | 33 | 319 | 330 | 455 | 3 | 13 | 311 | 18 | 6 | .262 | .378 | .331 | .710 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1920 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .250 | .077 | .327 |
1923 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
1924 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Total | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .348 | .250 | .598 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 9 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 69 | 2 | .971 | 74.0 | 8.39 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 79th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1918... Had first career hit on 4/5/1918, off Dutch Leonard (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1918, off Frank Miller (PIT)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1919, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/18/1920 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/24/1921 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/27/1922 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/14/1923 to a 3-year deal worth $600,500 per year... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1923... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1924...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1919 - .404 - 3rd 1920 - .412 - 4th
| BB 1918 - 94 - 2nd 1919 - 112 - 2nd 1920 - 89 - 2nd 1921 - 95 - 2nd
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