#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 23 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Monday, 10/23/1932 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 23 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) 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 $ 2,257,143 1932 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 116 Days (976 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 116 Days (976 total Days) 5 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 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .971 (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 | | |
9/20 | @PHA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/21 | @PHA | L 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/23 | NYY | L 11-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | NYY | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 8-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
9/27 | @WAS | L 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | BOS | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @DET | L 8-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/1 | CLE | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | PHA | L 4-14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 96 | 197 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 36 | .310 | .392 | .599 | .991 | 1.007 | .289 |
Projected | 96 | 197 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 36 | .310 | .392 | .599 | .991 | 1.007 | .289 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 37 | 228 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 44.9 | 7.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 78 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .429 | .744 | 1.172 |
vs. RHP | 119 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .364 | .504 | .869 |
Close/Late | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .368 | .375 | .743 |
Scoring Position | 64 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .407 | .531 | .939 |
Pinch Hitting | 49 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .328 | .327 | .654 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 46 | 86 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | .349 | .418 | .651 | 1.070 |
Road | 50 | 111 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 28 | .279 | .369 | .559 | .928 |
March/April | 19 | 63 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .365 | .420 | .619 | 1.039 |
May | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .143 | .345 | .286 | .631 |
June | 15 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .367 | .474 | .733 | 1.207 |
July | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .368 | .350 | .579 | .929 |
August | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .259 | .310 | .519 | .829 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | .270 | .372 | .703 | 1.075 |
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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 |
1931 | 155 | 589 | 147 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 115 | 79 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 10 | 6 | .250 | .297 | .436 | .733 | SLA |
1932 | 96 | 197 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 3 | .310 | .392 | .599 | .991 | SLA |
Total | 729 | 2548 | 730 | 139 | 28 | 104 | 508 | 424 | 224 | 12 | 22 | 358 | 50 | 23 | .286 | .344 | .485 | .830 | |
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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 | 37 | 37 | 141 | 10 | 1 | 152 | 1 | .993 | 321.1 | 4.26 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 10.3 |
Second Base | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.2 | 5.91 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 2.35 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against New York (A) on 5/31/1931... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/17/1931... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th 1930 - 25 - 6th
| RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th 1931 - 115 - 6th
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