Karl Spooner
date: label: date made
content: 1956
name: label: associated individual
content: Spooner, Karl
label: associated institution
content: Brooklyn Dodgers
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: 1956 Topps collectible pin featuring baseball payer Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
label: Description
content: Right-handed pitcher Karl Spooner made the Major Leagues in 1954, taking th e mound for the Dodgers for two games at the end of the season. In his first start, he achieved a 3-0 victory over the New York Giants, setting a record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a debut (15). In his second outing, he struck out 12 in a 1-0 win.
label: Description
content: Unfortunately, Spooner hurt his arm during spring training the following year. Hampered, he nevertheless appeared in 29 regular season games, throwing as both a starter and a reliever and attaining an 8-6 record. In what would be Spooner’s lone season in the Majors he would become a World Series Champion, with the Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees four games to three in the Fall Classic. Beset by arm troubles, he would not pitch in the Majors again.
label: Description
content: Overall, Spooner compiled a 10-6 win-loss record, with a 3.09 earned run average, 105 strikeouts and two saves.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0245.044
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0245.044
label: accession number
content: 1993.0245
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm