#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 25 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 25 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 : 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 $ 5,000,000 1937 7 Year(s), 116 Days (1320 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 116 Days (1320 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
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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), .973 (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 | L 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 6-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #4 | PoG | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 7-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/28 | CLE | W 7-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | PHA | W 7-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/30 | DET | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | W 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | CHA | W 4-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 557 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 109 | 97 | 74 | 145 | .268 | .354 | .533 | .887 | .904 | .266 |
Projected | 152 | 557 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 109 | 97 | 74 | 145 | .268 | .354 | .533 | .887 | .904 | .266 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 147 | 636 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 297 | 71 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 109.7 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 120 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .439 | .725 | 1.164 |
vs. RHP | 437 | 107 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 81 | 73 | 55 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .330 | .481 | .811 |
Close/Late | 71 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .415 | .662 | 1.077 |
Scoring Position | 163 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .359 | .540 | .899 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 262 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 76 | .263 | .353 | .485 | .838 |
Road | 78 | 295 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 64 | 57 | 39 | 69 | .271 | .354 | .576 | .930 |
March/April | 25 | 91 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 24 | .264 | .333 | .538 | .872 |
May | 26 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 24 | .226 | .298 | .452 | .750 |
June | 25 | 97 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 25 | .216 | .290 | .474 | .764 |
July | 24 | 90 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 19 | .278 | .359 | .589 | .948 |
August | 24 | 85 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 26 | .271 | .367 | .494 | .861 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 101 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 27 | .347 | .459 | .644 | 1.103 |
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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 |
1934 | 152 | 557 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 109 | 97 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 145 | 13 | 7 | .268 | .354 | .533 | .887 | SLA |
Total | 1039 | 3696 | 1035 | 189 | 38 | 175 | 732 | 607 | 361 | 17 | 29 | 633 | 68 | 39 | .280 | .344 | .494 | .838 | |
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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 | 140 | 137 | 754 | 60 | 2 | 826 | 12 | .985 | 1247.1 | 5.96 | 3 | 126 | 27 | 21.4 |
Third Base | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .870 | 85.0 | 2.44 | | | | |
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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. Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1934, hitting .412 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th 1930 - 25 - 6th 1933 - 35 - 3rd
| RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th 1931 - 115 - 6th 1933 - 115 - 6th
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