Harry Spilman
| Harry Spilman | |||
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| First baseman | |||
| Born: July 15, 1954 Albany, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1978, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .237 | ||
| Hits | 192 | ||
| Runs batted in | 117 | ||
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William Harry Spilman (born July 18, 1954 in Albany, Georgia) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1978–81), Houston Astros (1981–85 and 1988–89), Detroit Tigers (1986), and San Francisco Giants (1986–88). He was also known for his skill as a pinch hitter.
He helped the Reds win the NL Western Division in 1979 and 1981 and the Giants win the NL Western Division in 1987.
In 12 seasons he played in 563 Games and had 810 At Bats, 96 Runs, 192 Hits, 34 Doubles, 1 Triple, 18 Home Runs, 117 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 81 Walks, .237 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .348 Slugging Percentage, 282 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Hits, 9 Sacrifice Flies and 8 Intentional Walks.
From 2007 to 2008, he served as hitting coach for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Billings Mustangs players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Houston Astros coaches
- Houston Astros players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball hitting coaches
- Minor league baseball managers
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Sportspeople from Albany, Georgia
- Tampa Tarpons players
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Trois-Rivières Aigles players
- Tucson Toros players
