Bob Spade

Robert Spade (January 4, 1877 – September 7, 1924) 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, U.S.
Died: September 7, 1924(1924-09-07) (aged 47)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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
Earned run average2.96
Strikeouts121
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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