George Nathan "Kid" Speer (June 16, 1886 â January 13, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Speer played for the Detroit Tigers in . In 12 career games, he had a 4âÂÂ4 record with a 2.83 ERA. He batted and threw left-handed. Speer was born in Corning, Missouri, and died in Edmonton, Alberta.