Spring pitched in a total of six major league games for three clubs before being acquired by the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1961. He started four games for L.A. and won three of them in September, then pitched exclusively in relief beginning in 1962. That season, his 57 appearances ranked third in the American League. He, along with Art Fowler, Tom Morgan, and later Julio Navarro, were the Angels' most reliable pitchers out of the bullpen during their second and third seasons. Spring's combined record for 1962 and 1963 was 7–2 with 8 saves and a 3.66 ERA in 102 games. He was traded by the Angels on May 15, 1964, and pitched for three more clubs before making his last major league appearance on August 31, 1965.
Career totals include a 12–5 record in 155 games pitched, five games started, 51 games finished, eight saves, and an ERA of 4.26. In 186 total innings pitched, Spring allowed 195 hits and 78 bases on balls; he fanned 86. He was part of one of the most infamous trades in MLB history, when on June 15, 1964, he accompanied Lou Brock in moving from the Cubs to the Cardinals in the Brock for Broglio deal; Brock led the Cardinals to the 1964 pennant and World Series championship, but Spring appeared in only two games for the Cardinals before being sent to the minor leagues.
He was inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 alongside former Utah Jazzbasketball player John Stockton at a ceremony in Spokane, WA. He died on August 2, 2015, from Parkinson's disease.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^"Gonzaga University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^. Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^Clouse, Thomas (August 4, 2015). "Jack Spring, former major league pitcher, dies". spokesman.com. Spokane, WA: The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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jack, spring, jack, russell, spring, march, 1933, august, 2015, american, major, league, baseball, relief, pitcher, left, hander, played, philadelphia, phillies, 1955, boston, 1957, washington, senators, 1958, angeles, angels, 1961, chicago, cubs, 1964, louis,. Jack Russell Spring March 11 1933 August 2 2015 was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher The 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg left hander played for the Philadelphia Phillies 1955 Boston Red Sox 1957 Washington Senators 1958 Los Angeles Angels 1961 64 Chicago Cubs 1964 St Louis Cardinals 1964 and Cleveland Indians 1965 Jack SpringPitcherBorn 1933 03 11 March 11 1933Spokane WashingtonDied August 2 2015 2015 08 02 aged 82 Spokane WashingtonBatted RightThrew LeftMLB debutApril 16 1955 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceAugust 1 1965 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsWin loss record12 5Earned run average4 26Strikeouts86Innings pitched186TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1955 Boston Red Sox 1957 Washington Senators 1958 Los Angeles Angels 1961 1964 Chicago Cubs 1964 St Louis Cardinals 1964 Cleveland Indians 1965 Spring attended Lewis and Clark High School then both Gonzaga University in 1951 and Washington State University in 1952 At these schools he played college baseball for the Bulldogs and Cougars respectively 1 2 Spring pitched in a total of six major league games for three clubs before being acquired by the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1961 He started four games for L A and won three of them in September then pitched exclusively in relief beginning in 1962 That season his 57 appearances ranked third in the American League He along with Art Fowler Tom Morgan and later Julio Navarro were the Angels most reliable pitchers out of the bullpen during their second and third seasons Spring s combined record for 1962 and 1963 was 7 2 with 8 saves and a 3 66 ERA in 102 games He was traded by the Angels on May 15 1964 and pitched for three more clubs before making his last major league appearance on August 31 1965 Career totals include a 12 5 record in 155 games pitched five games started 51 games finished eight saves and an ERA of 4 26 In 186 total innings pitched Spring allowed 195 hits and 78 bases on balls he fanned 86 He was part of one of the most infamous trades in MLB history when on June 15 1964 he accompanied Lou Brock in moving from the Cubs to the Cardinals in the Brock for Broglio deal Brock led the Cardinals to the 1964 pennant and World Series championship but Spring appeared in only two games for the Cardinals before being sent to the minor leagues He was inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 alongside former Utah Jazz basketball player John Stockton at a ceremony in Spokane WA He died on August 2 2015 from Parkinson s disease 3 References Edit Gonzaga University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues Baseball Almanac com Archived from the original on July 12 2004 Retrieved August 10 2012 Washington State University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues Baseball Almanac com Archived from the original on November 3 2012 Retrieved December 16 2012 Clouse Thomas August 4 2015 Jack Spring former major league pitcher dies spokesman com Spokane WA The Spokesman Review Retrieved August 6 2015 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Spring amp oldid 1169103342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
