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Shane Spencer
Michael Shane Spencer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 225 lb.

Debut April 10, 1998
  vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 22, 2004
Born February 20, 1972 in Key West, FL

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 26 NYY AL  27   67   18   25   6  0  10   27   0  1   5  12  .373  .411  .910  236   61   0   1   0   0   0
 1999 27 NYY AL  71  205   25   48   8  0   8   20   0  4  18  51  .234  .301  .390   77   80   0   1   0   2   1
 2000 28 NYY AL  73  248   33   70  11  3   9   40   1  2  19  45  .282  .330  .460   99  114   0   7   0   2   4
 2001 29 NYY AL  80  283   40   73  14  2  10   46   4  1  21  58  .258  .315  .428   92  121   0   3   0   4   4
 2002 30 NYY AL  94  288   32   71  15  2   6   34   0  3  31  62  .247  .324  .375   86  108   2   4   4   4   5
 2003 31 TOT AL 119  395   39   99  20  0  12   49   2  0  45  92  .251  .328  .392   88  155   0   5   0   3   8
         CLE AL  64  210   23   57  10  0   8   26   2  0  18  52  .271  .328  .433  103   91   0   3   0   1   6
         TEX AL  55  185   16   42  10  0   4   23   0  0  27  40  .227  .329  .346   72   64   0   2   0   2   2
 2004 32 NYM NL  74  185   21   52  10  1   4   26   6  0  13  37  .281  .332  .411   92   76   2   2   0   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      538 1671  208  438  84  8  59  242  13 11 152 357  .262  .326  .428   95  715   4  23   4  17  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   63  132  25  2  18   73   4  3  46 107  .262  .326  .428   95  215   1   7   1   5   7
 Career High    119  395   40   99  20  3  12   49   6  4  45  92  .282  .330  .460   99  155   2   7   4   4   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 26 NYY AL   73   44   25  15.2   107| .373  .268| .411  .336| .910  .427|1.321  .763| 236  .877  12.8   1.2   0%
 1999 27 NYY AL  226  163   24   3.9   112| .234  .273| .301  .345| .390  .436| .691  .781|  77  .357  -7.8  -0.7   0%
 2000 28 NYY AL  276  191   38   5.3   114| .282  .275| .330  .348| .460  .442| .790  .790|  99  .482  -0.7  -0.1  33%
 2001 29 NYY AL  311  218   39   4.8   109| .258  .270| .315  .337| .428  .433| .743  .770|  92  .475  -3.8  -0.4  80%
 2002 30 NYY AL  329  231   36   4.2   105| .247  .264| .324  .332| .375  .425| .699  .757|  86  .422  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 2003 31 TOT AL  448  309   53   4.6   109| .251  .271| .328  .338| .392  .434| .720  .772|  88  .457  -6.6  -0.6 100%
         CLE AL  232  162   30   5.0   103| .271  .263| .328  .328| .433  .421| .761  .749| 103  .493   1.0   0.1 100%
         TEX AL  216  147   23   4.2   116| .227  .280| .329  .348| .346  .448| .675  .796|  72  .416  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 2004 32 NYM NL  204  138   28   5.4   110| .281  .268| .332  .340| .411  .435| .743  .775|  92  .536  -2.2  -0.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1867 1294  243   5.0   110| .262  .270| .326  .339| .428  .434| .754  .773|  95  .489 -13.6  -1.3  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 26 NYY AL OF 22 26 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.23 2.02 1.76 2.31 13 138.0 RF 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.81 1.67 2.14 6 81.0 LF 9 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.74 1.74 2.10 7 57.0 DH 4 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.30 6.00 9.45 1 6.0 1999 27 NYY AL OF 64 108 5 0 3 1.000 .984 1.77 2.03 2.15 2.30 52 472.0 LF 46 81 4 0 2 1.000 .985 1.85 1.73 2.13 2.08 41 359.7 RF 22 27 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.27 1.82 2.24 2.11 11 112.3 DH 3 2000 28 NYY AL OF 40 84 3 1 1 .989 .985 2.17 2.02 2.56 2.36 35 305.3 LF 33 65 3 1 1 .986 .986 2.06 1.76 2.32 2.16 31 263.3 DH 33 RF 7 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.57 1.76 3.86 2.16 4 42.0 2001 29 NYY AL OF 68 139 7 1 0 .993 .984 2.15 2.01 2.36 2.30 59 556.3 LF 44 77 5 1 0 .988 .981 1.86 1.72 2.16 2.14 36 341.3 RF 28 62 2 0 0 1.000 .982 2.29 1.82 2.68 2.09 23 215.0 DH 14 2002 30 NYY AL OF 91 152 5 4 1 .975 .985 1.73 2.05 2.03 2.35 76 694.7 RF 55 88 3 2 1 .978 .982 1.65 1.82 2.13 2.12 42 385.0 LF 40 64 2 2 0 .971 .984 1.65 1.74 1.92 2.14 34 309.7 DH 1 2003 31 TOT AL OF 97 180 4 3 2 .984 .985 1.90 2.08 2.09 2.35 86 792.3 TOT AL LF 66 102 3 2 2 .981 .985 1.59 1.84 2.01 2.17 50 471.0 TOT AL RF 42 78 1 1 0 .988 .980 1.88 1.79 2.21 2.11 36 321.4 TOT AL DH 8 CLE AL OF 43 75 2 1 1 .987 .985 1.79 2.08 2.01 2.35 37 344.3 RF 30 49 1 1 0 .980 .980 1.67 1.79 1.85 2.11 27 242.7 LF 16 26 1 0 1 1.000 .985 1.69 1.84 2.39 2.17 10 101.7 1B 11 66 1 0 3 1.000 .993 6.09 8.29 9.42 9.55 9 64.0 DH 7 TEX AL OF 54 105 2 2 1 .982 .985 1.98 2.08 2.15 2.35 49 448.0 LF 50 76 2 2 1 .975 .985 1.56 1.84 1.90 2.17 40 369.3 RF 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.42 1.79 3.32 2.12 9 78.7 DH 1 2004 32 NYM NL OF 62 111 2 3 0 .974 .982 1.82 1.85 2.61 2.16 38 390.3 LF 43 58 0 2 0 .967 .980 1.35 1.48 2.26 1.85 20 231.0 RF 20 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.85 1.71 3.06 2.09 12 109.0 CF 6 16 2 1 0 .947 .989 3.00 2.27 3.24 2.54 6 50.0 1B 1 13 0 0 0 1.000 .992 13.00 8.20 10.64 9.49 1 11.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 26 NYY AL 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.30 6.00 9.45 1 6.0 2003 31 CLE AL 1B 11 66 1 0 3 1.000 .993 6.09 8.29 9.42 9.55 9 64.0 2004 32 NYM NL 1B 1 13 0 0 0 1.000 .992 13.00 8.20 10.64 9.49 1 11.0 2004 32 NYM NL CF 6 16 2 1 0 .947 .989 3.00 2.27 3.24 2.54 6 50.0 1998 26 NYY AL DH 4 1999 27 NYY AL DH 3 2000 28 NYY AL DH 33 2001 29 NYY AL DH 14 2002 30 NYY AL DH 1 2003 31 TOT AL DH 8 CLE AL DH 7 TEX AL DH 1 2004 32 NYM NL DH 1 1998 26 NYY AL LF 9 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.74 1.74 2.10 7 57.0 1999 27 NYY AL LF 46 81 4 0 2 1.000 .985 1.85 1.73 2.13 2.08 41 359.7 2000 28 NYY AL LF 33 65 3 1 1 .986 .986 2.06 1.76 2.32 2.16 31 263.3 2001 29 NYY AL LF 44 77 5 1 0 .988 .981 1.86 1.72 2.16 2.14 36 341.3 2002 30 NYY AL LF 40 64 2 2 0 .971 .984 1.65 1.74 1.92 2.14 34 309.7 2003 31 TOT AL LF 66 102 3 2 2 .981 .985 1.59 1.84 2.01 2.17 50 471.0 CLE AL LF 16 26 1 0 1 1.000 .985 1.69 1.84 2.39 2.17 10 101.7 TEX AL LF 50 76 2 2 1 .975 .985 1.56 1.84 1.90 2.17 40 369.3 2004 32 NYM NL LF 43 58 0 2 0 .967 .980 1.35 1.48 2.26 1.85 20 231.0 1998 26 NYY AL OF 22 26 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.23 2.02 1.76 2.31 13 138.0 1999 27 NYY AL OF 64 108 5 0 3 1.000 .984 1.77 2.03 2.15 2.30 52 472.0 2000 28 NYY AL OF 40 84 3 1 1 .989 .985 2.17 2.02 2.56 2.36 35 305.3 2001 29 NYY AL OF 68 139 7 1 0 .993 .984 2.15 2.01 2.36 2.30 59 556.3 2002 30 NYY AL OF 91 152 5 4 1 .975 .985 1.73 2.05 2.03 2.35 76 694.7 2003 31 TOT AL OF 97 180 4 3 2 .984 .985 1.90 2.08 2.09 2.35 86 792.3 CLE AL OF 43 75 2 1 1 .987 .985 1.79 2.08 2.01 2.35 37 344.3 TEX AL OF 54 105 2 2 1 .982 .985 1.98 2.08 2.15 2.35 49 448.0 2004 32 NYM NL OF 62 111 2 3 0 .974 .982 1.82 1.85 2.61 2.16 38 390.3 1998 26 NYY AL RF 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.81 1.67 2.14 6 81.0 1999 27 NYY AL RF 22 27 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.27 1.82 2.24 2.11 11 112.3 2000 28 NYY AL RF 7 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.57 1.76 3.86 2.16 4 42.0 2001 29 NYY AL RF 28 62 2 0 0 1.000 .982 2.29 1.82 2.68 2.09 23 215.0 2002 30 NYY AL RF 55 88 3 2 1 .978 .982 1.65 1.82 2.13 2.12 42 385.0 2003 31 TOT AL RF 42 78 1 1 0 .988 .980 1.88 1.79 2.21 2.11 36 321.4 CLE AL RF 30 49 1 1 0 .980 .980 1.67 1.79 1.85 2.11 27 242.7 TEX AL RF 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.42 1.79 3.32 2.12 9 78.7 2004 32 NYM NL RF 20 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.85 1.71 3.06 2.09 12 109.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 444 800 27 12 7 .986 .984 1.86 2.02 2.22 2.31 359 3349.0 281 6 189# LF* 281 457 18 8 5 .983 .983 1.69 1.72 2.10 2.10 219 2033.0 RF* 189 325 7 3 2 .991 .981 1.76 1.80 2.36 2.11 134 1265.7 DH 64 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 13 82 2 0 3 1.000 .993 6.46 8.28 9.33 9.53 11 81.0 CF* 6 16 2 1 0 .947 .989 3.00 2.27 3.24 2.54 6 50.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 457 882 29 12 10 .987 .985 1.99 2.19 2.39 2.48 370 3430
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   2   6   3   3  0  0  2   4   0   1  .500  .500 1.500   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY CLE     W   3  10   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   3  .100  .182  .100   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY SDP     W   1   3   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .333  .333  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   ALCS  NYY BOS     W   3   9   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   6  .111  .200  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   ALDS  NYY OAK     W   3   8   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   4  .250  .333  .375   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY SEA     W   5   7   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   1  .286  .375  .429   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY ARI     L   7  20   1   4  0  0  1   2   2   6  .200  .273  .350   0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1   6  14   4   5  1  0  2   4   1   5  .357  .400  .857   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0  11  26   3   4  1  0  0   0   3  10  .154  .241  .192   1  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   8  23   2   5  1  0  1   2   2   8  .217  .280  .391   0  0   0   0   0 
  8 Postseason Series   6-2  25  63   9  14  3  0  3   6   6  23  .222  .290  .413   1  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 18, 2003: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ricardo Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 6, 2004: Released by the New York Mets.

August 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998New York Yankees$170,000
1999New York Yankees$204,050
2000New York Yankees$250,000
2001New York Yankees$320,000
2002New York Yankees$885,000
2003Cleveland Indians$600,000
2004New York Mets$537,500
Career (may be incomplete)$2,966,550

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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