Bob Spade
Bob Spade | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Akron, Ohio, U.S. | January 4, 1877|
Died: September 7, 1924 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 47)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 1907, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 21, 1910, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 25–24 |
Earned run average | 2.96 |
Strikeouts | 121 |
Teams | |
Robert Spade (January 4, 1877 – September 7, 1924) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from 1907 until 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns.
When Spade died in 1924 he was penniless, and fans raised the money to pay for his burial.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1022. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.
Sources
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)