Bob Spade

Robert Spade was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from 1907 until 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns.

Bob Spade
Pitcher
Born: (1877-01-04)January 4, 1877
Akron, Ohio
Died: September 7, 1924(1924-09-07) (aged 47)
Cincinnati
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1907, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 21, 1910, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Win–loss record25-24
Strikeouts121
Earned run average2.96
Teams

When Spade died in 1924 he was penniless, and fans raised the money to pay for his burial.[1]

Notes

  1. Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1022. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.

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