Roy Hampton Spencer (February 22, 1900 – February 8, 1973) was an American

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. He played fourteen seasons in

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(MLB) from 1925 to 1938 for the

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, Washington Senators,

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, and

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."Roy Spencer Statistics and History"
Accessed June 6, 2017. He helped the Pirates win the

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and the 1927 National League Pennant and the Giants win the 1936 NL Pennant. In 12 seasons he played in 636 Games and had 1,814 At Bats, 177 Runs, 448 Hits, 57 Doubles, 13 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 203 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 128 Walks, .247 Batting Average, .301 On-base percentage, .298 Slugging Percentage, 540 Total Bases and 42 Sacrifice Hits. Defensively, he recorded a .984 fielding percentage. He died in

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at the age of 72.

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