Tris Speaker
Tristram E Speaker
(The Grey Eagle)
 
Born: April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX
Died: December 8, 1958 - 70 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'11" Wt: 193
(legend)
Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1937
- Served in the Navy during World War I
- High School: Hubbard (Hubbard, TX)
- College/Univ: Texas Wesleyan University (1905)
- Visit Speaker's Managerial Page

All-Teammate Team
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Left Field
8
1919
1926
19.6
6
1910
1915
17.1
7
1916
1922
5.9
1
1927
1927
5.3
1
1928
1928
4.6

Center Field
22
1907
1928
133.9
2
1907
1908
2.8
1
1927
1927
0.9
1
1928
1928
0.6
2
1921
1922
0.1


Right Field
7
1909
1915
18.3
5
1916
1921
9.6
3
1916
1918
9.2
2
1908
1909
6.3
5
1922
1926
4.5
Shortstop
7
1920
1926
30.9
5
1916
1920
18.7
8
1907
1915
17.1
2
1914
1915
2.6
4
1911
1915
1.0
Second Base
5
1921
1925
8.2
8
1916
1923
5.9
1
1928
1928
5.0
3
1908
1910
4.9
5
1909
1914
3.8
Third Base
14
1908
1924
35.2
4
1907
1910
6.6
1
1928
1928
4.7
1
1927
1927
3.3
3
1916
1918
3.0
First Base
5
1920
1926
11.5
5
1908
1913
10.3
2
1917
1919
6.3
6
1910
1916
5.3
2
1914
1915
4.7
Manager
8
1919
1926
22.2
3
1913
1915
15.2
2
1912
1913
12.3
4
1916
1919
7.0
1
1928
1928
3.5
Catcher
8
1916
1923
19.4
8
1908
1915
11.8
4
1923
1926
5.8
1
1928
1928
4.0
4
1912
1915
4.0
Starting Pitcher
10
1916
1927
51.9
14
1908
1922
40.4
8
1919
1926
31.7
7
1916
1922
30.7
7
1909
1915
23.9
2
1907
1908
17.8
3
1913
1915
17.6
5
1922
1926
13.6
5
1922
1926
11.1
9
1916
1924
9.2
3
1913
1915
9.2
3
1911
1913
8.0
5
1908
1912
7.7
1
1928
1928
7.0
3
1912
1914
6.5
2
1914
1915
6.4
3
1924
1926
5.4
2
1925
1926
5.4
1
1927
1927
5.3
3
1908
1910
5.2
Swingman
5
1909
1913
6.7
5
1914
1919
6.5
3
1909
1912
4.3
1
1928
1928
4.1
2
1918
1919
3.3
Relief Pitcher
1
1927
1927
3.7
1
1921
1921
0.4
2
1921
1922
0.3
2
1919
1920
0.3
1
1926
1926
0.3
1
1928
1928
0.2
1
1920
1920
0.2
1
1915
1915
0.2
1
1927
1927
0.1
1
1918
1918
0.1
1
1928
1928
0.1
1
1912
1912
0.1
1
1918
1918
0.1
1
1924
1924
0.1
1
1917
1917
0.1
1
1920
1920
0.1
1
1914
1914
0.0
1
1928
1928
0.0
1
1908
1908
-0.0
1
1914
1914
-0.0
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