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Ed Spiezio
Edward Wayne Spiezio

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
Schools University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lewis University

Debut July 23, 1964
  vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 1972
Born October 31, 1941 in Joliet, IL

Father of Scott Spiezio

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 22 STL NL  12   12    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   82    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 23 STL NL  10   18    0    3   0  0   0    5   0  0   1   4  .167  .250  .167   16    3   0   0   0   1   0
 1966 24 STL NL  26   73    4   16   5  1   2   10   1  0   5  11  .219  .269  .397   83   29   1   0   1   0   5
 1967 25 STL NL  55  105    9   22   2  0   3   10   2  1   7  18  .210  .265  .314   67   33   0   0   0   1   3
 1968 26 STL NL  29   51    1    8   0  0   0    2   1  1   5   6  .157  .228  .157   18    8   0   1   0   0   1
 1969 27 SDP NL 121  355   29   83   9  0  13   43   1  2  38  64  .234  .313  .369   94  131   1   2   3   4   8
 1970 28 SDP NL 110  316   45   90  18  1  12   42   4  0  43  42  .285  .373  .462  127  146   2   4   2   4   7
 1971 29 SDP NL  97  308   16   71  10  1   7   36   6  5  22  50  .231  .286  .338   82  104   1   5   3   4   8
 1972 30 TOT     94  306   22   70  12  1   2   26   1  1  14  49  .229  .265  .294   65   90   2   2   3   2  10
         SDP NL  20   29    2    4   2  0   0    4   1  0   1   6  .138  .161  .207    8    6   0   1   0   0   2
         CHW AL  74  277   20   66  10  1   2   22   0  1  13  43  .238  .276  .303   71   84   2   1   3   2   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      554 1544  126  367  56  4  39  174  16 10 135 245  .238  .303  .355   88  548   7  14  12  16  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        451   37  107  16  1  11   51   5  3  39  72  .238  .303  .355   88  160   2   4   4   5  12
 Career High    121  355   45   90  18  1  13   43   6  5  43  64  .285  .373  .462  127  146   2   5   3   4  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 22 STL NL   12    8    1   3.4   101| .333  .273| .333  .332| .333  .406| .666  .738|  82  .410  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1965 23 STL NL   20   15    1   1.8   101| .167  .269| .250  .334| .167  .407| .417  .741|  16  .179  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1966 24 STL NL   79   63    6   2.6    96| .219  .265| .269  .323| .397  .399| .666  .722|  83  .287  -1.8  -0.2 100%
 1967 25 STL NL  113   87    8   2.5    90| .210  .257| .265  .319| .314  .377| .579  .696|  67  .297  -4.9  -0.5  66%
 1968 26 STL NL   57   46    2   1.2    81| .157  .251| .228  .309| .157  .354| .385  .663|  18  .116  -5.0  -0.6  50%
 1969 27 SDP NL  400  285   41   3.9    91| .234  .255| .313  .324| .369  .377| .682  .702|  94  .465  -2.7  -0.3  33%
 1970 28 SDP NL  369  239   57   6.4   100| .285  .262| .373  .334| .462  .400| .835  .735| 127  .643  13.7   1.3 100%
 1971 29 SDP NL  340  256   29   3.0    87| .231  .252| .286  .317| .338  .368| .624  .685|  82  .370  -6.9  -0.7  54%
 1972 30 TOT     326  251   23   2.5    85| .229  .250| .265  .319| .294  .361| .559  .680|  65  .325 -14.1  -1.6  50%
         SDP NL   31   28    1   1.0    85| .138  .247| .161  .314| .207  .365| .368  .679|   8  .068  -3.3  -0.4 100%
         CHW AL  295  223   22   2.6    85| .238  .250| .276  .319| .303  .361| .579  .680|  71  .360 -10.8  -1.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1716 1250  168   3.6    91| .238  .255| .303  .323| .355  .378| .658  .701|  88  .440 -24.1  -2.8  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 23 STL NL 3B 3 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.47 2.88 2.81 3 25.0 1966 24 STL NL 3B 19 14 32 6 3 .885 .954 2.42 2.66 2.55 3.04 19 162.3 1967 25 STL NL 3B 19 15 35 2 4 .962 .951 2.63 2.75 3.17 2.96 16 142.0 OF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.81 1.80 2.02 5 45.0 RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.76 1.36 2.05 3 33.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.72 2 12.0 1968 26 STL NL OF 11 19 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.82 1.82 2.08 2.02 10 86.7 RF 9 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.18 2.02 8 62.0 LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.37 2.19 1.64 2 24.7 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.70 3.75 2.93 1 12.0 1969 27 SDP NL 3B 98 93 198 19 10 .939 .946 2.97 2.63 3.15 2.92 92 832.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.60 1 9.0 1970 28 SDP NL 3B 93 66 178 12 10 .953 .945 2.62 2.58 2.96 2.91 83 742.3 1971 29 SDP NL 3B 91 57 168 9 12 .962 .949 2.47 2.32 2.78 2.80 87 729.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 2.00 0 2.7 1972 30 TOT 3B 79 69 176 12 12 .953 .954 3.10 2.69 3.19 2.98 77 692.0 SDP NL 3B 5 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 2.56 1.74 2.87 3 31.0 CHW AL 3B 74 67 172 12 11 .952 .954 3.23 2.70 3.25 2.98 74 661.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 23 STL NL 3B 3 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.47 2.88 2.81 3 25.0 1966 24 STL NL 3B 19 14 32 6 3 .885 .954 2.42 2.66 2.55 3.04 19 162.3 1967 25 STL NL 3B 19 15 35 2 4 .962 .951 2.63 2.75 3.17 2.96 16 142.0 1968 26 STL NL 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.70 3.75 2.93 1 12.0 1969 27 SDP NL 3B 98 93 198 19 10 .939 .946 2.97 2.63 3.15 2.92 92 832.3 1970 28 SDP NL 3B 93 66 178 12 10 .953 .945 2.62 2.58 2.96 2.91 83 742.3 1971 29 SDP NL 3B 91 57 168 9 12 .962 .949 2.47 2.32 2.78 2.80 87 729.0 1972 30 TOT 3B 79 69 176 12 12 .953 .954 3.10 2.69 3.19 2.98 77 692.0 SDP NL 3B 5 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 2.56 1.74 2.87 3 31.0 CHW AL 3B 74 67 172 12 11 .952 .954 3.23 2.70 3.25 2.98 74 661.0 1967 25 STL NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.72 2 12.0 1968 26 STL NL LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.37 2.19 1.64 2 24.7 1969 27 SDP NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.60 1 9.0 1971 29 SDP NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 2.00 0 2.7 1967 25 STL NL OF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.81 1.80 2.02 5 45.0 1968 26 STL NL OF 11 19 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.82 1.82 2.08 2.02 10 86.7 1969 27 SDP NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.00 1 9.0 1971 29 SDP NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.33 0 2.7 1967 25 STL NL RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.76 1.36 2.05 3 33.0 1968 26 STL NL RF 9 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.18 2.02 8 62.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 404 316 798 60 51 .949 .949 2.76 2.57 3.00 2.91 378 3337.0 OF* 20 28 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.45 1.82 1.82 2.03 16 143.3 7 0 14# RF* 14 19 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.43 1.76 1.89 2.03 11 95.0 LF* 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 1.14 1.41 1.49 1.68 5 48.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 424 344 799 60 52 .950 .949 2.70 2.53 2.96 2.87 394 3480
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    STL BOS     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1968: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Phil Knuckles (minors), Danny Breeden, and Ron Davis to the San Diego Padres for Dave Giusti.

July 9, 1972: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago White Sox sent Don Eddy (July 16, 1972) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

March 7, 1973: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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