#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 24 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1933 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 24 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 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1933 $ 5,000,000 (4 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 116 Days (1148 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 116 Days (1148 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not 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 | 7 | 8 | 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 | | |
9/23 | BOS | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/24 | BOS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @WAS | L 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @DET | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | @CHA | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | WAS | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | L 5-14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | PHA | L 4-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 591 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 115 | 86 | 63 | 130 | .264 | .336 | .492 | .828 | .772 | .228 |
Projected | 158 | 591 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 115 | 86 | 63 | 130 | .264 | .336 | .492 | .828 | .772 | .228 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 661 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 291 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 96.8 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .397 | .472 | .810 | 1.282 |
vs. RHP | 528 | 131 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 98 | 69 | 54 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .248 | .319 | .455 | .774 |
Close/Late | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .338 | .455 | .793 |
Scoring Position | 181 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .348 | .481 | .828 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 283 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 45 | 34 | 64 | .269 | .348 | .498 | .846 |
Road | 80 | 308 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 66 | .260 | .324 | .487 | .811 |
March/April | 25 | 93 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 26 | .280 | .358 | .484 | .842 |
May | 25 | 95 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 21 | .379 | .433 | .768 | 1.201 |
June | 26 | 94 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 16 | .309 | .371 | .596 | .967 |
July | 26 | 103 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | .223 | .292 | .379 | .671 |
August | 27 | 100 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 30 | .260 | .327 | .490 | .817 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 106 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 21 | .151 | .250 | .274 | .524 |
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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 |
1933 | 158 | 591 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 115 | 86 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 5 | 9 | .264 | .336 | .492 | .828 | SLA,AL |
Total | 887 | 3139 | 886 | 159 | 33 | 139 | 623 | 510 | 287 | 15 | 26 | 488 | 55 | 32 | .282 | .343 | .487 | .829 | |
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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 | 32 | 28 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 3 | .975 | 253.1 | 4.33 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 16.7 |
Third Base | 124 | 124 | 74 | 163 | 10 | 259 | 22 | .915 | 1079.2 | 2.16 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 4/8/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... 9/25/1933: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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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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