Ed Spiezio
Edward Wayne Spiezio
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 31, 1941 in Joliet, IL
High School: Joliet (Joliet, IL)
Schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lewis University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 1964
Final Game: September 27, 1972
Relatives: Father of Scott Spiezio
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 22 STL NL 12 12 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 4 0 0 0 0 0
1965 23 STL NL 10 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .167 .250 .167 .417 16 3 0 1 0 0 0 /5
1966 24 STL NL 26 79 73 4 16 5 1 2 10 1 0 5 11 .219 .269 .397 .666 83 29 5 0 1 0 1 5
1967 25 STL NL 55 113 105 9 22 2 0 3 10 2 1 7 18 .210 .265 .314 .580 67 33 3 1 0 0 0 5/97
1968 26 STL NL 29 57 51 1 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 6 .157 .228 .157 .385 18 8 1 0 0 1 0 /975
1969 27 SDP NL 121 400 355 29 83 9 0 13 43 1 2 38 64 .234 .313 .369 .682 94 131 8 4 1 2 3 5/7
1970 28 SDP NL 110 369 316 45 90 18 1 12 42 4 0 43 42 .285 .373 .462 .835 127 146 7 4 2 4 2 5
1971 29 SDP NL 97 340 308 16 71 10 1 7 36 6 5 22 50 .231 .286 .338 .624 82 104 8 4 1 5 3 5/7
1972 30 TOT MLB 94 326 306 22 70 12 1 2 26 1 1 14 49 .229 .265 .294 .560 65 90 10 2 2 2 3 5
1972 30 SDP NL 20 31 29 2 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 6 .138 .161 .207 .368 8 6 2 0 0 1 0 /5
1972 30 CHW AL 74 295 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 0 1 13 43 .238 .276 .303 .580 71 84 8 2 2 1 3 5
9 Seasons 554 1716 1544 126 367 56 4 39 174 16 10 135 245 .238 .303 .355 .658 88 548 42 16 7 14 12
162 Game Avg. 162 502 451 37 107 16 1 11 51 5 3 39 72 .238 .303 .355 .658 88 160 12 5 2 4 4
STL (5 yrs) 132 281 259 14 53 7 1 5 27 4 2 18 40 .205 .261 .297 .558 59 77 9 2 1 1 1
SDP (4 yrs) 348 1140 1008 92 248 39 2 32 125 12 7 104 162 .246 .320 .384 .704 99 387 25 12 4 12 8
CHW (1 yr) 74 295 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 0 1 13 43 .238 .276 .303 .580 71 84 8 2 2 1 3
NL (9 yrs) 480 1421 1267 106 301 46 3 37 152 16 9 122 202 .238 .309 .366 .675 91 464 34 14 5 13 9
AL (1 yr) 74 295 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 0 1 13 43 .238 .276 .303 .580 71 84 8 2 2 1 3

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1964 22 STL NL 12 8 1 3.4 101 .364 .333 .273 .333 .332 .333 .406 .667 .738 82 .410 -0.4 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1965 23 STL NL 20 15 1 1.8 101 .214 .167 .269 .250 .334 .167 .407 .417 .741 16 .179 -2.1 -0.2 .333 .056 .000
1966 24 STL NL 79 63 6 2.6 96 .233 .219 .265 .269 .323 .397 .399 .666 .722 83 .287 -1.8 -0.2 .565 .260 .178 1.3
1967 25 STL NL 113 87 8 2.5 90 .226 .210 .257 .265 .319 .314 .377 .580 .696 67 .297 -4.9 -0.5 .483 .181 .105 2.4
1968 26 STL NL 57 46 2 1.2 81 .174 .157 .251 .228 .309 .157 .354 .385 .663 18 .116 -5.0 -0.6 .289 .098 .000 .0
1969 27 SDP NL 400 285 41 3.9 91 .250 .234 .255 .313 .324 .369 .377 .682 .702 94 .465 -2.7 -0.3 .610 .239 .135 1.9
1970 28 SDP NL 369 239 57 6.4 100 .293 .285 .262 .373 .334 .462 .400 .835 .735 127 .643 13.7 1.3 .845 .326 .177 6.0
1971 29 SDP NL 340 256 29 3.0 87 .250 .231 .252 .286 .317 .338 .368 .624 .685 82 .370 -6.9 -0.7 .524 .182 .107 6.5
1972 30 TOT MLB 326 251 23 2.5 85 .265 .229 .250 .265 .319 .294 .361 .560 .680 65 .325 -14.1 -1.6 .429 .111 .065 1.3
1972 30 SDP NL 31 28 1 1.0 85 .167 .138 .247 .161 .314 .207 .365 .368 .679 8 .068 -3.3 -0.4 .296 .138 .069 .0
1972 30 CHW AL 295 223 22 2.6 85 .275 .238 .250 .276 .319 .303 .361 .580 .680 71 .360 -10.8 -1.2 .445 .108 .065 .0
9 Seasons 1716 1250 168 3.6 91 .257 .238 .255 .303 .323 .355 .378 .658 .701 88 .440 -24.1 -2.8 .574 .209 .117 22.7
162 Game Avg. 502 366 49 3.6 91 .257 .238 .255 .303 .323 .355 .378 .658 .701 88 .440 -24.1 -2.8 .574 .209 .117 7
STL (5 yrs) 281 219 18 2.2 91 .223 .205 .260 .261 .320 .297 .382 .558 .702 59 .256 -14.1 -1.5 .456 .170 .093 4.4
SDP (4 yrs) 1140 808 128 4.3 92 .262 .246 .256 .320 .325 .384 .381 .704 .706 99 .496 0.9 -0.1 .641 .246 .138 17.5
CHW (1 yr) 295 223 22 2.7 85 .275 .238 .250 .276 .319 .303 .361 .580 .680 71 .360 -10.8 -1.2 .445 .108 .065 .0
NL (9 yrs) 1421 1027 146 3.8 92 .254 .238 .257 .309 .324 .366 .382 .675 .705 91 .454 -13.3 -1.6 .602 .230 .129 22.3
AL (1 yr) 295 223 22 2.7 85 .275 .238 .250 .276 .319 .303 .361 .580 .680 71 .360 -10.8 -1.2 .445 .108 .065 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 25 STL NL WS BOS W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 STL NL WS DET L 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1964 22 STL NL 12 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 12.0 0.40 92%
1965 23 STL NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 4.00 4.5 3.6 4.00 70%
1966 24 STL NL 79 2.5% 13.9% 6.3% 10.1% 50% 2.20 6.6 36.5 7.3 0.83 76%
1967 25 STL NL 113 2.7% 15.9% 6.2% 4.4% 23% 2.57 5.8 35.0 10.5 0.97 74%
1968 26 STL NL 57 0.0% 10.5% 8.8% 0.0% 0% 1.20 8.5 25.5 0.58 81%
1969 27 SDP NL 400 3.3% 16.0% 9.5% 5.5% 27% 1.68 5.5 27.3 8.3 1.27 70%
1970 28 SDP NL 369 3.3% 11.4% 11.7% 8.4% 34% 0.98 7.5 26.3 7.5 0.71 72%
1971 29 SDP NL 340 2.1% 14.7% 6.5% 5.3% 25% 2.27 6.2 44.0 8.6 1.14 75%
1972 30 TOT MLB 326 0.6% 15.0% 4.3% 4.6% 21% 3.50 6.2 153.0 11.8 1.01 79%
1972 30 SDP NL 31 0.0% 19.4% 3.2% 6.5% 50% 6.00 4.8 7.3 1.86 77%
1972 30 CHW AL 295 0.7% 14.6% 4.4% 4.4% 20% 3.31 6.4 138.5 12.6 0.95 79%
9 Seasons 1716 2.3% 14.3% 7.9% 5.8% 27% 1.81 6.3 39.6 8.9 0.98 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1964 22 STL NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 23 STL NL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1966 24 STL NL 0 0 11% 22 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 25 STL NL 1 0 22% 43 2 1 67% 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 57% 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1968 26 STL NL 1 0 8% 15 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 SDP NL 2 0 14% 140 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 25% 20 15 5 2 0 2 6 3 0
1970 28 SDP NL 2 0 26% 162 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 34% 25 21 4 4 1 3 12 5 7
1971 29 SDP NL 3 0 10% 103 6 5 55% 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 33% 10 6 3 2 1 1 3 2 1
1972 30 TOT MLB 7 0 24% 113 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 11 59% 19 10 9 3 2 1 7 0 7
1972 30 SDP NL 2 0 40% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 30 CHW AL 5 0 23% 98 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 10 57% 19 10 9 3 2 1 6 0 6
9 Seasons 17 0 18% 607 16 10 62% 15 8 0 0 1 2 5 1 12 30 39% 84 58 25 11 4 7 31 11 17
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1964 22 STL NL 12 50% 4 12 4 0 0 1.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1965 23 STL NL 20 30% 3 7 2 0 3 0.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 16 5 31% 4 3 75% 2 1 50% 0
1966 24 STL NL 79 46% 16 6 0 0 0 0.84 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 17 5 29% 3 1 33% 41 8 20% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1967 25 STL NL 113 54% 22 27 8 0 0 1.92 3 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20 3 15% 11 0 0% 89 7 8% 3 0 0% 7 2 29% 0
1968 26 STL NL 57 61% 8 14 4 0 1 1.37 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 5 2 40% 35 2 6% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1969 27 SDP NL 372 29% 83 21 5 0 3 2.18 13 0 8 9 4 10 3 0 2 1 50% 68 8 12% 33 8 24% 236 30 13% 20 9 45% 20 6 30% 28
1970 28 SDP NL 357 26% 90 20 7 1 2 1.31 12 1 14 11 1 5 7 0 2 2 100% 67 7 10% 36 10 28% 235 31 13% 26 11 42% 20 4 20% 12
1971 29 SDP NL 325 19% 71 7 2 0 0 1.28 7 0 9 3 3 2 4 0 1 1 100% 59 8 14% 27 10 37% 201 27 13% 22 11 50% 17 5 29% 15
1972 30 TOT MLB 326 25% 70 17 1 0 0 1.38 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100% 65 10 15% 27 5 19% 207 24 12% 17 9 53% 26 9 35% 0
1972 30 SDP NL 31 13% 4 17 1 0 0 1.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 5 1 20% 15 4 27% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
1972 30 CHW AL 295 26% 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100% 57 8 14% 22 4 18% 192 20 10% 15 7 47% 23 7 30% 0
9 Seasons 1661 29% 367 131 33 1 9 1.50 39 1 43 26 12 19 19 0 8 7 88% 309 42 14% 146 38 26% 1062 134 13% 96 45 47% 96 28 29% 55
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 22 12 12 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 4 0 0 0 0 0
1965 23 22 32 30 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .233 .281 .233 .515 42 7 0 1 0 0 0
1966 24 48 111 103 4 23 5 1 2 15 1 0 6 16 .223 .273 .350 .622 71 36 5 1 1 0 1
1967 25 103 224 208 13 45 7 1 5 25 3 1 13 34 .216 .269 .332 .601 69 69 8 2 1 0 1
1968 26 132 281 259 14 53 7 1 5 27 4 2 18 40 .205 .261 .297 .558 59 77 9 2 1 1 1
1969 27 253 681 614 43 136 16 1 18 70 5 4 56 104 .221 .292 .339 .630 80 208 17 6 2 3 4
1970 28 363 1050 930 88 226 34 2 30 112 9 4 99 146 .243 .320 .381 .701 97 354 24 10 4 7 6
1971 29 460 1390 1238 104 297 44 3 37 148 15 9 121 196 .240 .312 .370 .682 93 458 32 14 5 12 9
1972 30 554 1716 1544 126 367 56 4 39 174 16 10 135 245 .238 .303 .355 .658 88 548 42 16 7 14 12

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1964 22 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 12
1965 23 10 21 19 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 .211 .286 .211 .496 1 10
1966 24 26 77 72 4 15 5 1 2 11 1 5 11 .208 .260 .389 .649 7 26
1967 25 55 116 107 11 24 2 0 3 12 2 8 18 .224 .284 .327 .612 10 55
1968 26 29 60 53 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 6 6 .189 .267 .189 .455 3 29
1969 27 121 411 363 33 91 10 0 14 49 1 42 64 .251 .333 .394 .727 47 121
1970 28 110 374 321 46 95 19 1 13 43 4 45 42 .296 .385 .483 .868 59 110
1971 29 97 349 316 20 79 11 1 8 44 7 24 50 .250 .307 .367 .674 35 97
1972 30 98 348 328 29 81 14 1 2 34 1 16 51 .247 .284 .314 .599 29 94
9 Seasons 558 1768 1591 144 399 61 4 42 202 17 147 247 .251 .318 .373 .691 192 554
162 Game Avg. 162 513 462 42 116 18 1 12 59 5 43 72 .251 .318 .373 .691 56 554

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