Karl Spooner Positions: Bats: R Throws: L Height: 72 Weight: 185 Born: Tuesday, June 23, 1931 in Oriskany Falls, NY USA Died: 4 10 1984 in Vero Beach, FL USA Debut: 9/22/1954 Last Game: 9/17/1955 Full Name: Karl Benjamin Spooner
In his major league debut, J.R. Richard throws a complete game in the Astros’ 5-3 victory over San Francisco at Candlestick Park. The 21 year-old right-handed fireballer strikes out a major-league rookie record 15 batters in his first major league appearance.
On April 12, 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Pete Richert makes his major league debut and strikes out the first six batters he faces. The rookie southpaw fans four in the third inning in LA’s 11-7 comeback victory over the Reds at Dodger Stadium. Richert ties a record originally set by Karl Spooner in…
October 3, 1955 In Game 6, the Yankees scored all five of their runs in the first off Karl Spooner. After two walks, back-to-back RBI singles by Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer put them up 2–0 before Bill Skowron capped the scoring with a three-run home run. Whitey Ford pitched a complete game, allowing one…
Karl Spooner, in his major league debut, blanks the Giants at Ebbets Field, 3-0. The 23 year-old Dodger southpaw fans 15 batters, including six straight, recording the most strikeouts in a first appearance by a rookie.