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Ed Spiezio

Edward Wayne Spiezio

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
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
Teams (by GP): Padres/Cardinals/WhiteSox 1964-1972

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 66 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1964 22 STL NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1965 23 STL NL 20 -2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /5
1966 24 STL NL 79 -2 0 -1 -1 -1 0 3 -2 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ 5
1967 25 STL NL 113 -5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 5/97
1968 26 STL NL 57 -5 0 0 0 -2 -1 2 -7 -0.8 -4 -0.4 -0.4 $ /975
1969 27 SDP NL 400 -4 -1 -2 -1 -6 2 14 3 0.2 8 0.9 -0.7 $ 5/7
1970 28 SDP NL 369 13 2 -1 -1 1 2 11 27 2.8 26 2.7 0.1 $ 5
1971 29 SDP NL 340 -7 -1 -1 1 1 2 10 5 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 5/7
1972 30 SDP NL 31 -3 0 1 0 -1 0 1 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /5
1972 30 CHW AL 295 -9 0 1 -2 -2 2 10 0 -0.3 2 0.3 -0.6 $21,500 5
9 Seasons 1716 -24 0 -3 -4 -8 7 56 24 1.6 32 3.5 -1.9 $21,500
STL (5 yrs) 281 -14 0 -1 -1 -2 -1 10 -9 -1.3 -7 -0.7 -0.6 $
SDP (4 yrs) 1140 -1 0 -3 -1 -5 6 36 33 3.2 37 3.9 -0.7 $
CHW (1 yr) 295 -9 0 1 -2 -2 2 10 0 -0.3 2 0.3 -0.6 $21,500

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 STL NL 23 3B 3 3 3 25.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1 43 2.88 2.67 .951 2.81 2.83
1966 STL NL 24 3B 19 19 12 162.1 52 14 32 6 3 .885 -1 -10 2.55 2.42 .954 3.04 3.04
1967 STL NL 25 3B 19 16 13 142.0 52 15 35 2 4 .962 2 20 3.17 2.63 .950 2.96 2.96
1967 STL NL 25 OF 7 5 2 45.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -37 1.80 1.29 .976 2.02 2.03
1967 STL NL 25 RF 5 3 1 33.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -47 1.36 1.00 .976 2.02 2.02
1967 STL NL 25 LF 2 2 1 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -10 1.50 1.00 .970 1.72 1.75
1968 STL NL 26 OF 11 10 6 86.2 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -30 2.08 1.82 .975 2.02 2.03
1968 STL NL 26 RF 9 8 4 62.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 -1 -14 2.18 1.67 .981 2.00 2.02
1968 STL NL 26 LF 3 2 2 24.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -73 2.19 2.00 .963 1.64 1.63
1968 STL NL 26 3B 2 1 1 12.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0 10 3.75 2.50 .954 2.92 2.95
1969 SDP NL 27 3B 98 92 88 832.1 310 93 198 19 10 .939 -5 -7 3.15 2.97 .946 2.92 2.90
1969 SDP NL 27 LF 1 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -53 0.00 0.00 1.70 1.70
1969 SDP NL 27 OF 1 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -53 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00
1970 SDP NL 28 3B 93 83 72 742.1 256 66 178 12 10 .953 1 1 2.96 2.62 .945 2.91 2.90
1971 SDP NL 29 3B 91 87 63 728.0 234 57 168 9 12 .962 1 1 2.78 2.47 .949 2.80 2.80
1971 SDP NL 29 LF 1 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -45 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.90
1971 SDP NL 29 OF 1 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -45 0.00 0.00 2.36 2.20
1972 TOT MLB 30 3B 79 77 72 692.0 257 69 176 12 12 .953 -3 -5 3.19 3.10 .954 2.98 2.95
1972 SDP NL 30 3B 5 3 2 31.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 -1 -46 1.74 1.20 .945 2.87 2.88
1972 CHW AL 30 3B 74 74 70 661.0 251 67 172 12 11 .952 -2 -3 3.25 3.23 .954 2.98 2.96
8 Seasons 3B 404 378 324 3336.0 1174 316 798 60 51 .949 -4 -2 3.01 2.76 .949 2.91 2.90
4 Seasons OF 20 16 9 143.1 29 28 1 0 1 1.000 -4 -34 1.82 1.45 .975 2.03 2.04
2 Seasons RF 14 11 5 95.0 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -25 1.89 1.43 .980 2.01 2.02
4 Seasons LF 7 5 4 48.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -52 1.49 1.14 .965 1.69 1.71
9 Seasons TOT 424 394 333 3479.1 1203 344 799 60 52 .950 -8 -3 2.96 2.70 .949 2.87 2.86
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1967 NL  2 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1969 NL  3.15 (1st)
1971 NL  2.78 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1969 NL  2.97 (4th)
1971 NL  2.47 (5th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1971 NL  .962 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2527), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197230Chicago White Sox$21,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$21,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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