Spencer Heath (baseball)
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Spencer Paul Heath was a relief pitcher
who played briefly for the Chicago White Sox
during the season. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Heath was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
In four relief appearances, Heath posted a 15.43 ERA
in 7.0 innings of work, giving up 12 runs on 19 hits and two walks
, and did not have a decision.
Heath died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 36.
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
who played briefly for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
during the season. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Heath was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
In four relief appearances, Heath posted a 15.43 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
in 7.0 innings of work, giving up 12 runs on 19 hits and two walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
, and did not have a decision.
Heath died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 36.