Stan Spence

Outfielder, Baseball Player

1915 – 1983

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Who was Stan Spence?

Stanley Orville Spence was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played from 1940 through 1949 for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns. Spence batted and threw left-handed. He was born in South Portsmouth, Kentucky.

A part-time player for the Boston Red Sox during two years, Spence played his first full-season for the Washington Senators in 1942 and he responded ending third in the American League batting race with a .323 average behind Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky. His most productive season came in 1944, when he hit .316 and posted career-highs with 18 home runs and 100 runs batted in. After serving in World War II in 1945, he returned to the Senators a year later and hit a career-high 50 doubles with 10 triples and 16 home runs. Spence did a second stint with Boston and ended his majors career with the St. Louis Browns. A four-time All-Star in 1942, 1944, 1946 and 1947, he also was considered in the MVP vote in 1942 and from 1945 to 1947.

Spence hit a pivotal single in the 1947 Major League All-Star Game at Wrigley Field. Prior to his at-bat, former teammate Bobby Doerr singled, stole second, and then took third on pitcher Johnny Sain's errant pickoff attempt. Spence's pinch single resulted in the final margin of 2–1.

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Born
Mar 20, 1915
United States of America
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • South Portsmouth, Kentucky
Died
Jan 9, 1983
Kinston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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