Harry Spilman

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Harry Spilman
First Baseman
Born: July 15, 1954 (1954-07-15) (age 53)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1978
for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
September 30, 1989
for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average     .237
Hits     192
Runs batted in     117
Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Harry Spilman (born July 18, 1954 in Albany, Georgia) is a retired Major League Baseball First Baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1978-81), Houston Astros (1981-85 and 1988-89), Detroit Tigers (1986) and San Francisco Giants (1986-88).

He helped the Reds win the NL Western Division in 1979 and 1981 and the Giants win the NL Western Division in 1987.

In 12 seasons he played in 563 Games and had 810 At Bats, 96 Runs, 192 Hits, 34 Doubles, 1 Triple, 18 Home Runs, 117 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 81 Walks, .237 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .348 Slugging Percentage, 282 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Hits, 9 Sacrifice Flies and 8 Intentional Walks.

In 2007, he was hired as hitting coach for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

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