Bob Spade

Bob Spade
Bob Spade
	Pitcher
	Born: January 4, 1877; Akron, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: September 7, 1924 (aged 47); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 22, 1907, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	July 21, 1910, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	25–24
Earned run average	2.96
Strikeouts	121
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1907–1910); St. Louis Browns (1910);

Robert Spade (January 4, 1877 – September 7, 1924) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from 1907 until 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns.

When Spade died in 1924 he was penniless, and fans raised the money to pay for his burial.^[1]

Notes

^ Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1022. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.