#54 Spot "Spotswood" Poles, Rightfield, 27 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, 10/24/1917 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Spot Poles Spotswood 11/7/1889 27 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"7 165
Rightfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 1,500,000 1918 7 Year(s), 34 Days (1238 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 34 Days (1238 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 10 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | CHN | W 7-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/22 | NYG | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | NYG | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/25 | @SLN | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/26 | SLN | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/27 | SLN | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @BSN | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/29 | @BSN | L 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/3 | BRO | L 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CIN | W 7-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 120 | 429 | 136 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 71 | .317 | .369 | .389 | .758 | .691 | .072 |
Projected | 120 | 429 | 136 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 71 | .317 | .369 | .389 | .758 | .691 | .072 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 112 | 473 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 167 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 5.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .364 | .400 | .764 |
vs. RHP | 379 | 119 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 42 | 35 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .368 | .388 | .756 |
Close/Late | 61 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .394 | .361 | .755 |
Scoring Position | 114 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .435 | .465 | .900 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 60 | 207 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 25 | .343 | .397 | .411 | .807 |
Road | 60 | 222 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 46 | .293 | .340 | .369 | .710 |
March/April | 22 | 83 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | .289 | .347 | .361 | .709 |
May | 24 | 76 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | .355 | .432 | .434 | .866 |
June | 18 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .314 | .315 | .371 | .686 |
July | 12 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .279 | .295 | .302 | .598 |
August | 21 | 82 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .317 | .356 | .415 | .771 |
Sept/Oct | 23 | 75 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 12 | .333 | .419 | .413 | .832 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1910 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .385 | .813 | CLE |
1911 | 138 | 460 | 115 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .297 | .322 | .618 | CLE |
1912 | 151 | 583 | 171 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 80 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .355 | .374 | .729 | CLE,AL |
1913 | 151 | 553 | 144 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .304 | .335 | .639 | CLE |
1914 | 141 | 511 | 126 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .314 | .311 | .626 | CLE PIT |
1915 | 145 | 494 | 136 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .324 | .330 | .654 | PIT |
1916 | 125 | 451 | 127 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 3 | .282 | .327 | .346 | .673 | PIT |
1917 | 120 | 429 | 136 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .369 | .389 | .758 | PIT |
Total | 976 | 3494 | 960 | 188 | 10 | 11 | 413 | 330 | 285 | 0 | 23 | 559 | 5 | 7 | .275 | .327 | .344 | .671 | |
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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 |
1909, AAA | 137 | 534 | 163 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 149 | 5 | 6 | .305 | .362 | .386 | .748 |
1910, AAA | 134 | 502 | 147 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 52 | 77 | 97 | 6 | 11 | .293 | .384 | .382 | .766 |
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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 |
1910 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 |
Total | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 11 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 79.0 | 1.59 | | | | |
Centerfield | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
Rightfield | 104 | 103 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 0 | 1.000 | 916.1 | 2.01 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1909... Injured on 9/5/1909 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days... Had first career hit on 9/28/1910, off Ray Collins (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/18/1911, off Bobby Keefe (PHA)... Injured on 8/12/1911 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1912... 1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration... Traded from Cleveland to Pittsburgh on 5/27/1914 (Going to CLE: C Ray Schalk. Going to PIT: RF Spot Poles)... 6/10/1914: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 9/24/1914 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6-7 weeks... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1915... Injured on 7/5/1916 with a Stiff Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1912 - .293 - 10th
| OBP 1912 - .355 - 7th
| OPS 1912 - .729 - 10th
| Hits 1912 - 171 - 8th
| Doubles 1912 - 42 - 7th
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Runs 1912 - 80 - 7th
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