#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 28 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Robert Palm Spoony 1/1/1909 28 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 190
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 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 4.5 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 $ 5,000,000 1937 $ 7,030,000 (4 year(s)) 10 Year(s), 116 Days (1836 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 116 Days (1836 total Days) 10 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 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 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 | | |
9/21 | @PHA | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | BOS | W 4-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | BOS | L 14-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @WAS | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/28 | CLE | W 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | NYY | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | CHA | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @PHA | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @DET | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 518 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 105 | 74 | 102 | .297 | .388 | .564 | .951 | .984 | .266 |
Projected | 147 | 518 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 105 | 74 | 102 | .297 | .388 | .564 | .951 | .984 | .266 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 131 | 597 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 292 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 114.2 | 8.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 78 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .431 | .474 | .906 |
vs. RHP | 440 | 134 | 30 | 2 | 29 | 80 | 91 | 50 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .305 | .379 | .580 | .958 |
Close/Late | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .394 | .404 | .798 |
Scoring Position | 142 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .370 | .479 | .849 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 260 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 53 | .327 | .407 | .577 | .984 |
Road | 74 | 258 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 59 | 41 | 49 | .267 | .367 | .550 | .917 |
March/April | 25 | 94 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 21 | .245 | .333 | .457 | .791 |
May | 22 | 89 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | .236 | .296 | .528 | .824 |
June | 24 | 87 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 19 | .345 | .412 | .621 | 1.033 |
July | 24 | 83 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | .325 | .411 | .602 | 1.013 |
August | 27 | 75 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | .267 | .409 | .427 | .835 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 90 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 13 | .367 | .462 | .733 | 1.196 |
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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 |
1935 | 145 | 541 | 167 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 117 | 106 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 6 | 5 | .309 | .375 | .606 | .981 | SLA,AL |
1936 | 144 | 532 | 164 | 41 | 6 | 37 | 109 | 109 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 130 | 7 | 2 | .308 | .376 | .617 | .993 | SLA,AL |
1937 | 147 | 518 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 105 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 3 | .297 | .388 | .564 | .951 | SLA |
Total | 1475 | 5287 | 1520 | 289 | 50 | 288 | 1048 | 927 | 555 | 22 | 41 | 979 | 88 | 49 | .287 | .355 | .524 | .880 | |
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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 | 144 | 131 | 584 | 46 | 0 | 642 | 12 | .981 | 1195.1 | 4.83 | 2 | 118 | 22 | 18.6 |
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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... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1935, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1935, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1935, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1936, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1936, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1936, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1936, hitting .402 with 8 HR, 25 RBI... 10/5/1937: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $7,030,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1934 - .533 - 8th 1935 - .606 - 2nd 1936 - .617 - 4th
| OPS 1935 - .981 - 4th 1936 - .993 - 7th
| Doubles 1936 - 41 - 10th
| Triples 1929 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1927 - 16 - 7th 1930 - 25 - 6th 1933 - 35 - 3rd 1934 - 36 - 3rd 1935 - 42 - 2nd 1936 - 37 - 3rd
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RBI 1929 - 103 - 10th 1931 - 115 - 6th 1933 - 115 - 6th 1934 - 109 - 5th 1935 - 117 - 6th
| Runs 1936 - 109 - 10th
| BB 1934 - 74 - 10th
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