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.
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.