Quick facts for kids George Spencer |
| Pitcher |
Born: (1926-07-07)July 7, 1926
Bexley, Ohio, U.S. |
Died: September 10, 2014(2014-09-10) (aged 88)
Galena, Ohio, U.S. |
| Batted: Right |
Threw: Right |
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| debut |
| August 17, 1950, for the New York Giants |
| Last appearance |
| September 26, 1960, for the Detroit Tigers |
| MLB statistics |
| Win–loss record |
16–10 |
| Earned run average |
4.05 |
| Strikeouts |
82 |
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| Teams |
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George Elwell Spencer (July 7, 1926 – September 10, 2014) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. A right-hander, he was primarily a relief pitcher for the New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers. Spencer stood 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
A graduate of Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he played quarterback on the OSU varsity football team, Spencer was a key member of the 1951 Giants' pitching staff, leading the club in saves and winning ten of 14 decisions, including a key August start over the front-running Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants would famously overcome a 131⁄2-game, mid-August deficit to tie Brooklyn on the season's final day, then defeated the Dodgers for the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's historic Game 3 home run.
