#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 21 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Thursday, 10/19/1930 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 21 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 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 1930 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 116 Days (632 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 116 Days (632 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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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 | | |
9/23 | WAS | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/24 | WAS | L 3-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 0-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | NYY | L 10-11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | DET | W 10-7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/30 | @CLE | L 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/1 | CHA | L 8-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @WAS | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | PHA | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 547 | 145 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 99 | 89 | 52 | 77 | .265 | .331 | .483 | .813 | .767 | .218 |
Projected | 148 | 547 | 145 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 99 | 89 | 52 | 77 | .265 | .331 | .483 | .813 | .767 | .218 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 136 | 605 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 87.6 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 70 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .325 | .500 | .825 |
vs. RHP | 477 | 127 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 83 | 78 | 45 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .266 | .331 | .480 | .812 |
Close/Late | 67 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .405 | .597 | 1.002 |
Scoring Position | 165 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 1.200 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 260 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 40 | .262 | .332 | .515 | .848 |
Road | 74 | 287 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 24 | 37 | .268 | .329 | .453 | .782 |
March/April | 24 | 91 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .275 | .295 | .429 | .723 |
May | 25 | 93 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | .204 | .267 | .376 | .644 |
June | 23 | 89 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | .281 | .363 | .528 | .891 |
July | 23 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | .244 | .354 | .451 | .805 |
August | 26 | 97 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 14 | .278 | .311 | .588 | .898 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 20 | .305 | .389 | .516 | .905 |
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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 |
1930 | 148 | 547 | 145 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 99 | 89 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 10 | 8 | .265 | .331 | .483 | .813 | SLA |
Total | 478 | 1762 | 522 | 95 | 22 | 67 | 347 | 301 | 155 | 11 | 14 | 192 | 35 | 14 | .296 | .354 | .489 | .843 | |
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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 | 137 | 133 | 494 | 61 | 4 | 563 | 8 | .986 | 1198.2 | 4.23 | 5 | 126 | 31 | 24.6 |
Second Base | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 5.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.13 | | | | |
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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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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th
| RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th
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