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Tubby Spencer
Given Name: Edward Russell
1884-1945
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C 1905-09, 11, 16-18 Browns , Red Sox, Phillies, Tigers
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449 | .225 | 2 | 132 |
A backup catcher, Spencer was an admitted alcoholic. He dropped out of baseball in
1910 and, after a few games with the Phillies in 1911, disappeared again. He rode
the rails, a hobo, until the Tigers gave him a chance in 1916. He responded by batting
.370 in 19 games, and lasted through 1918.
(JK)
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