P Ralphie Spires #2
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
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P RALPHIE SPIRES #2 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/31/1925
Born in:Northport, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 162 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 2nd Pick in Round 4
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 St. Louis - FABL 22 7 0 0 0 0 6.75 17.1 27 14 13 4 6 7 0 0 1.90 .359 6.10 -0.3 62
1949 St. Louis - FABL 23 1 1 0 1 0 5.19 8.2 7 5 5 0 7 2 1 0 1.62 .259 4.11 0.1 82
1951 St. Louis - FABL 25 27 0 3 0 1 3.33 54.0 51 23 20 9 25 20 0 0 1.41 .232 5.26 -0.4 130
1952 St. Louis - FABL 26 16 15 6 6 0 3.80 104.1 104 52 44 5 34 49 4 2 1.32 .287 2.84 2.5 95
1952 Boston - FABL 26 9 9 6 1 0 2.41 67.1 52 20 18 7 13 35 3 1 0.97 .218 3.09 1.3 147
1952 Total - FABL 26 25 24 12 7 0 3.25 171.2 156 72 62 12 47 84 7 3 1.18 .261 2.94 3.9 110
1953 Boston - FABL 27 30 30 15 8 0 4.41 200.0 205 103 98 29 62 78 5 0 1.33 .261 4.77 1.3 95
1954 Boston - FABL 28 31 31 8 13 0 4.19 202.0 205 98 94 25 72 78 3 0 1.37 .269 4.54 2.1 102
1955 Boston - FABL 29 29 29 10 11 0 5.34 172.0 203 120 102 33 57 56 1 0 1.51 .277 5.44 0.6 85
1956 Boston - FABL 30 7 7 1 3 0 3.95 43.1 43 29 19 8 16 22 0 0 1.36 .252 5.07 0.1 104
Total FABL 157 122 49 43 1 4.28 869.0 897 464 413 120 292 347 17 3 1.37 .266 4.55 7.3 98
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1940 Total - 14 12 12 7 1 0 1.24 87.1 59 13 12 1 17 108 0 0 0.87 .256 1.56 4.5 100
1941 Total - 15 15 15 8 2 0 1.67 108.0 82 24 20 2 24 129 0 0 0.98 .282 1.77 5.1 100
1942 Total - 16 14 14 8 2 0 1.60 101.0 76 19 18 2 22 108 0 0 0.97 .256 2.03 4.3 100
1943 Total - 17 16 16 10 2 0 1.26 114.2 82 17 16 2 24 132 0 0 0.92 .242 1.75 5.4 100
1944 Total - 18 14 14 6 4 0 3.64 94.0 100 41 38 5 23 66 0 0 1.31 .316 3.32 2.2 100
1945 Total - 19 20 20 9 6 0 3.17 133.1 137 48 47 5 35 101 0 0 1.29 .310 2.96 3.7 100
1946 Total - 20 19 19 9 4 0 3.06 126.2 129 47 43 6 25 106 0 0 1.22 .314 2.81 3.8 100
1947 Total - 21 20 20 10 4 0 3.12 132.2 137 49 46 5 30 97 0 0 1.26 .311 2.95 3.7 100
1947 Santiago - DL 21 9 9 4 4 0 5.49 62.1 81 41 38 7 24 24 2 0 1.68 .336 4.98 1.2 100
1947 Dayton - AA 21 7 7 2 1 0 3.89 41.2 45 19 18 1 12 18 0 0 1.37 .303 3.17 0.9 96
1947 Charleston - AAA 21 9 9 2 1 0 2.73 62.2 66 22 19 2 17 17 1 0 1.32 .278 3.14 1.5 144
1948 Santiago - DL 22 20 7 5 4 3 2.82 79.2 69 30 25 4 31 44 5 1 1.26 .261 3.05 2.5 168
1948 Charleston - AAA 22 20 20 9 8 0 4.44 140.0 163 72 69 13 40 53 2 1 1.45 .311 4.01 2.3 96
1949 Santiago - DL 23 12 11 7 5 0 3.19 90.1 78 39 32 8 37 33 7 2 1.27 .236 3.90 2.0 146
1949 Charleston - AAA 23 29 29 11 14 0 3.86 233.1 256 118 100 8 48 109 17 3 1.30 .306 2.39 5.1 75
1950 Santiago - DL 24 11 11 7 3 0 3.34 89.0 86 37 33 9 34 45 6 1 1.35 .273 3.98 2.3 151
1950 Oakland - AAA 24 30 30 17 11 0 3.79 237.2 248 117 100 13 58 113 16 4 1.29 .290 3.21 5.8 106
1956 Columbus - AAA 30 24 0 2 4 2 4.63 35.0 32 19 18 4 23 30 0 0 1.57 .280 3.80 0.3 86
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 30 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 .500 10.31 -0.2 30
1956 Total - AAA 30 26 0 2 4 2 5.11 37.0 37 22 21 5 24 30 0 0 1.65 .296 4.15 0.1 78
Total CL 26 0 2 4 2 5.11 37.0 37 22 21 5 24 30 0 0 1.65 .296 4.15 78.1
Total EA 7 7 2 1 0 3.89 41.2 45 19 18 1 12 18 0 0 1.37 .303 3.17 95.5
Total GWL 30 30 17 11 0 3.79 237.2 248 117 100 13 58 113 16 4 1.29 .290 3.21 106.4
Total UL 58 58 22 23 0 3.88 436.0 485 212 188 23 105 179 20 4 1.35 .304 3.02 87.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1951 St. Louis - FABL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 .375 4.00 0.0 999
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 .375 4.00 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Charleston - AAA P 9 9 2 11 0 14 1 .929 62.2 1.87 +0.1 .961
1947 Dayton - AA P 7 7 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 41.2 1.94 +1.1 1.202
1947 Santiago - DL P 9 9 3 7 1 11 1 .909 62.1 1.44 +0.2 .978
1948 St. Louis - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1948 Charleston - AAA P 20 20 10 15 1 25 0 1.000 140.0 1.61 +1.3 1.103
1948 Santiago - DL P 20 7 6 6 2 13 1 .923 79.2 1.36 +1.3 1.007
1949 St. Louis - MLB P 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.6 1.438
1949 Charleston - AAA P 29 29 14 29 2 44 1 .977 233.1 1.66 +0.4 .981
1949 Santiago - DL P 12 11 6 14 0 20 0 1.000 90.1 1.99 +0.9 .962
1950 Oakland - AAA P 30 30 16 24 2 45 5 .889 237.2 1.51 -2.5 .817
1950 Santiago - DL P 11 11 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 89.0 1.31 -0.0 1.106
1951 St. Louis - MLB P 27 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 54.0 0.33 +0.2 2.044
1952 St. Louis - MLB P 16 15 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 104.1 0.95 +1.2 1.118
1952 Boston - MLB P 9 9 11 6 0 18 1 .944 67.1 2.27 +1.3 1.391
1953 Boston - MLB P 30 30 14 20 1 36 2 .944 200.0 1.53 +1.4 1.018
1954 Boston - MLB P 31 31 14 21 0 37 2 .946 202.0 1.56 +0.7 .946
1955 Boston - MLB P 29 29 7 13 2 21 1 .952 172.0 1.05 +1.6 1.145
1956 Boston - MLB P 7 7 2 3 0 6 1 .833 43.1 1.04 -0.5 .592
1956 Columbus - AAA P 23 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 +0.6 1.962
1956 Milwaukee - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 328 255 116 200 12 332 16 .952 1942.2 1.46 +9.8 1.013
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 7, 135th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of high school Northport (Northport; Northport, NY).
08/21/1943 Failed to sign with the Toronto Wolves and joined Grange College.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of college Grange College
08/26/1946 Failed to sign with the Toronto Wolves and returned to college.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 50th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college Grange College
06/27/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $1,130.
07/06/1947 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1947 Named the #70 prospect in the FABL
11/18/1947 Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
07/02/1948 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Newark Aces with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/11/1948 Wins the 1948 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
12/15/1948 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Havana Sharks with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
02/09/1949 Finished 3rd in 1948 CWL Most Valuable Player voting.
04/18/1949 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
05/21/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Uniforms with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/30/1949 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/10/1949 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
09/10/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
12/06/1949 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Camagüey Coyotes with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/28/1949 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Holguín Hawks with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #88 prospect in the FABL
04/27/1950 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/04/1950 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Knights with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1950 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Seattle Thunderbirds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/03/1950 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
12/13/1950 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Matanzas Buccaneers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
02/06/1951 Wins the 1950 Cuban Winter Championship with the Santiago Scorpions.
04/19/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/08/1952 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/13/1952 Was claimed off waivers by Boston while with St. Louis.
09/05/1952 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/12/1956 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
08/15/1956 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
04/25/1957 Released by the Chicago organization.
10/12/1957 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1947 6 4
1949 6 2
Year G Rank
1948 20 6
Year GS Rank
1947 9 2
1948 7 4
1949 11 1
1950 11 3
Year W Rank
1948 5 4
1949 7 2
1950 7 2
1953 15 6
Year L Rank
1947 4 8
1948 4 9
1949 5 9
1954 13 9
Year Win. % Rank
1950 .700 3
1952 .632 8
1953 .652 3
Year SV Rank
1948 3 3
Year HLD Rank
1951 2 2
Year IP Rank
1948 79.2 3
1949 90.1 5
1950 89.0 2
Year BF Rank
1947 284 10
1948 334 4
1949 382 8
1950 375 3
Year HRA Rank
1953 29 3
1954 25 6
1955 33 3
Year K Rank
1948 44 7
Year WP Rank
1947 4 6
1950 2 7
1953 5 9
Year ERA Rank
1948 2.82 4
1949 3.19 3
1950 3.34 3
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .236 2
1950 .273 7
1953 .261 6
Year WHIP Rank
1948 1.26 3
1949 1.27 2
1950 1.35 2
1952 1.18 6
1954 1.37 10
Year K/BB Rank
1948 1.42 7
1950 1.32 9
1952 1.79 3
Year RA/9 Rank
1948 11.30 3
1949 11.56 2
1950 12.24 2
1952 10.75 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1948 0.45 6
1950 0.91 10
Year H/9 Rank
1948 7.79 10
1949 7.77 5
1950 8.70 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1947 3.47 8
1948 3.50 5
1949 3.69 4
1950 3.44 3
1952 2.46 3
1953 2.79 9
1955 2.98 8
Year K/9 Rank
1952 4.40 9
Year RA Rank
1948 13 8
Year GF Rank
1948 8 8
Year QS Rank
1947 4 9
1948 5 3
1949 7 2
1950 6 7
1954 19 6
Year QSP Rank
1948 .714 3
1949 .636 5
1950 .545 10
1954 .613 8
Year CG Rank
1948 5 3
1949 7 2
1950 6 2
Year CGP Rank
1948 .714 3
1949 .636 3
1950 .545 2
Year SHO Rank
1948 1 3
1949 2 1
1950 1 2
1952 3 4
Year GB% Rank
1949 0.57 2
Year WAR Rank
1948 2.5 1
1949 2.0 1
1950 2.3 1
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