Tubby Spencer

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Edward Russell Spencer (January 26, 1884 - February 1, 1945) born in Oil City, Pennsylvania was a Catcher for the St. Louis Browns (1905-08), Boston Red Sox (1909), Philadelphia Athletics (1911) and Detroit Tigers (1916-18).

He led the American League in being Bit By Pitch (9) in 1917.

In 9 seasons he played in 449 Games and had 1,326 At Bats, 106 Runs, 298 Hits, 43 Doubles, 10 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 133 RBI, 13 Stolen Bases, 87 Walks, .225 Batting Average, .281 On-base percentage, .279 Slugging Percentage, 370 Total Bases and 27 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in San Francisco, California at the age of 61.

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