Ed Spiezio

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ed Spiezio
position=Third baseman


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1941|10|31
city-state|Joliet|Illinois
debutdate=July 23
debutyear=by|1964
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1972
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.238
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=39
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=174
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1964-68)
*San Diego Padres (1969-72)
*Chicago White Sox (1972)
highlights=
*World Series champion (1967)

Edward Wayne Spiezio (born October 31, 1941 in Joliet, Illinois) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the World Series-winning 1967 St. Louis Cardinals team. He also played for the San Diego Padres and the Chicago White Sox.

He had the first hit, first home run, and scored the first run in San Diego Padres history. This took place on April 8, 1969, in the bottom of the 5th against Houston Astros right-hander Don Wilson.

For his career, he batted .238 with 39 HR, 174 RBI, and 126 runs scored in 554 games.

His son, Scott Spiezio, is also a Major League player and was seeing regular time with the St. Louis Cardinals before encountering legal issues. The two are the third father-son tandem in Cardinals' history. Both of the Spiezios have won World Championships with the St. Louis Cardinals (Ed in 1967, Scott in 2006).

External links

*baseball-reference|id=s/spiezed01
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pspiee101.htm Retrosheet]