#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 20 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 20 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 180
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 $ 300,000 1929 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 116 Days (460 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 116 Days (460 total Days) 2 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 5 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | WAS | L 7-11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 12-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/28 | PHA | L 3-13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | PHA | L 3-17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | CHA | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @DET | W 9-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @CLE | W 9-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 518 | 168 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 86 | 44 | 47 | .324 | .378 | .485 | .863 | .848 | .160 |
Projected | 138 | 518 | 168 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 86 | 44 | 47 | .324 | .378 | .485 | .863 | .848 | .160 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 571 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 93.3 | 92.9 | 6.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 132 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .392 | .485 | .877 |
vs. RHP | 386 | 125 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 63 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .324 | .374 | .484 | .858 |
Close/Late | 49 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .448 | .571 | 1.020 |
Scoring Position | 170 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .374 | .412 | .786 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .333 | .697 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 66 | 231 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 17 | 24 | .281 | .336 | .433 | .769 |
Road | 72 | 287 | 103 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 59 | 27 | 23 | .359 | .412 | .526 | .938 |
March/April | 20 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .276 | .309 | .382 | .690 |
May | 24 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 11 | .353 | .404 | .541 | .945 |
June | 24 | 92 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | .315 | .360 | .446 | .806 |
July | 20 | 83 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | .313 | .360 | .482 | .841 |
August | 24 | 91 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .330 | .382 | .571 | .954 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 91 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | .352 | .438 | .473 | .911 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1927 | 89 | 332 | 113 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | .340 | .387 | .539 | .927 | SLA |
1928 | 103 | 365 | 96 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 61 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 4 | .263 | .326 | .460 | .786 | SLA |
1929 | 138 | 518 | 168 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 86 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 14 | 1 | .324 | .378 | .485 | .863 | SLA |
Total | 330 | 1215 | 377 | 63 | 16 | 42 | 248 | 212 | 103 | 8 | 11 | 115 | 25 | 6 | .310 | .365 | .492 | .857 | |
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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 |
1927, AAA | 56 | 194 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 68 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .392 | .474 | .892 | 1.366 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 135 | 125 | 468 | 72 | 0 | 556 | 16 | .971 | 1126.1 | 4.44 | 2 | 142 | 43 | 30.3 |
Second Base | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1927... Had first career hit on 6/11/1927, off Vic Keen (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1927, off Sloppy Thurston (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1927, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/20/1927... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/20/1929... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/31/1929...
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