spˈuːnɚ hæd ɐ bɹˈeɪkaʊt jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ wɛn hiː wˈʌn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ɡˈeɪmz wɪð tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː stɹˈaɪkaʊts ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɪnnˈɪŋz fɚðə fˈɔːɹt wˈɜːθ kˈæts ʌvðə tˈɛksəs lˈiːɡ.
Spooner had a breakout year in 1954 when he won 21 games with 262 strikeouts in 238 innings for the Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League.