Hubert Thomas Spencer is a retired Major League Baseball

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 outfielder

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. He played during one season at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox

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. After his playing career, he began a career managing in the minor leagues

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. He managed three teams to their league championships: the Asheville Tourists

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 , Geneva Cubs

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 , and Charlotte Knights

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 .

Coaching

In 2003, Spencer was named the manager of the Memphis Redbirds

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, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals

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. However, he was replaced as skipper by Danny Sheaffer

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 in the middle of the 2003 season. It was announced on December 9, 2010 that Spencer was named as the manager of the Lancaster JetHawks

Lancaster JetHawks

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, the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros

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, for the 2011 season.

External links

• "JetHawks Announce Tom Spencer as 2011 Manager". Lancaster JetHawks - News - Press Releases. 9 December 2010.
• "Tom Spencer Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 26 January 2008.
• "Tom Spencer Statistics". Baseball-Reference. 26 January 2008.
• "Tom Spencer - BR Bullpen". BR-Bullpen. 26 January 2008.