Daryl Spencer

Daryl Dean Spencer (July 13, 1928 – January 2, 2017) was a right-handed infielder who played shortstop, second base, and third base in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1963 for the New York/San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds. A Wichita, Kansas native and Wichita State University alumnus, he hit 20 home runs in his first full season (1953), a career high. On April 15, 1958, he hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants history. He later played for the Hankyu Braves in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1964 to 1972.