Al Spangler
1959–1971 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves
912G
.262AVG
.347OBP
.351SLG
More career statistics
594H
21HR
175RBI
37SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 32 | 33 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,615 | 2,616 |
| Batting · Walks | 295 | 296 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 912 | 2,615 | 2,267 | 307 | 594 | 87 | 26 | 21 | 175 | 295 | 234 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 796 | .262 | .347 | .351 | .698 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1963-06-24 to 1963-07-10
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1963-05-11 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1965-04-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1964-08-19 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 475 | 1343 | 322 | 6 | 99 | 172 | 107 | .283 | .368 | .375 |
| Away | 437 | 1273 | 272 | 15 | 76 | 124 | 127 | .241 | .311 | .327 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 94 | 293 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 10 | .271 | .345 | .325 |
| May | 156 | 512 | 107 | 4 | 31 | 46 | 42 | .234 | .299 | .313 |
| June | 161 | 420 | 92 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 36 | .249 | .305 | .360 |
| July | 184 | 518 | 108 | 4 | 38 | 64 | 57 | .241 | .332 | .330 |
| August | 178 | 505 | 130 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 56 | .298 | .378 | .397 |
| September | 135 | 361 | 87 | 2 | 19 | 56 | 32 | .294 | .396 | .389 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 104 | 312 | 79 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 22 | .287 | .353 | .389 |
| san-francisco-giants | 101 | 282 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 32 | .215 | .305 | .240 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 100 | 284 | 67 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 33 | .269 | .327 | .378 |
| cincinnati-reds | 95 | 281 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 28 | .258 | .345 | .321 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 90 | 241 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 23 | .219 | .286 | .312 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 88 | 266 | 53 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 23 | .237 | .338 | .335 |
| chicago-cubs | 82 | 242 | 65 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 15 | .310 | .376 | .433 |
| new-york-mets | 72 | 236 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 18 | .260 | .386 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Milwaukee Braves | 6 | 12 | 5 | – | – | 1 | .417 | – | – |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 101 | 105 | 28 | – | 6 | 6 | .267 | – | – |
| 1961 | Milwaukee Braves | 68 | 97 | 26 | – | 6 | 4 | .268 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 129 | 418 | 119 | 5 | 35 | 7 | .285 | – | – |
| 1963 | Houston Astros | 120 | 430 | 121 | 4 | 27 | 5 | .281 | – | – |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 135 | 449 | 110 | 4 | 38 | 7 | .245 | – | – |
| 1965 | California Angels, Houston Astros | 89 | 208 | 49 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .236 | – | – |
| 1966 |  California Angels | 6 | 9 | 6 | – | – | – | .667 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Chicago Cubs | 62 | 130 | 33 | – | 13 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 88 | 177 | 48 | 2 | 18 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 213 | 45 | 4 | 23 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | – | – |