Education
Spillner attended Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington.
Spillner attended Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington.
He was pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1985. He played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. He led the Padres pitching staff in strikeouts in 1975.
He played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox.
He threw a three-hit, ten-strikeout complete game shutout against Houston on September 11, 1974. He led the Padres in strikeouts in 1975 (104).
After suffering through three losing seasons as a Padre starter, he was part of the major leagues" busiest bullpen in 1977: He and Dave Tomlin each had 76 appearances. Rollie Fingers, 78. A Cleveland starter in 1980, Spillner was 16–11 despite a 5.29 European Research Area. He had one fine year as an Indians reliever, going 12–10 (249) with 21 saves in 1982.
Foreign his career, he compiled a 75–89 record, with a 4.21 European Research Area, 878 strikeouts and 50 saves in 556 appearances.
Spillner, who relied mostly on a fastball, was prone to giving up home runs. Spillner appeared in television show Strikezone as himself in 2005.