Tim Spehr Baseball player

Timothy Joseph Spehr (born July 2, 1966 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri) was a catcher for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals (1991, 1997 and 1998–99), Montreal Expos (1993–96), Atlanta Braves (1997) and New York Mets (1998). He played college baseball at Arizona State.Spehr was not known for his offense, but he did have some power. In his first at-bat with the Atlanta Braves in 1997, he hit a grand slam (the first of two in the game, the second by Ryan Klesko) to help power a comeback from a 6–0 deficit to the Phillies. Only once did he hit above .250, when he had nine hits in 35 at-bats for the Expos in 1994.Spehr's best season was his last, where he set career highs in many offensive categories.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 02, 1966
Birth place
Excelsior Springs Missouri

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 18, 1991
Career endSeptember 28, 1999
batting sideRight
former teams
Kansas City Royals
position
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
throwing sideRight

Tim Spehr on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://seamheads.com/baseballgauge/player.php?ID=122572
  2. http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=spehtim001
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pspeht001.htm