Ed Spiezio broke into the majors with the St Louis Cardinals in 1964 and played mainly as a utility infielder during his five years in St. Louis. Traded to the San Diego Padres in 1969, Ed Spiezio was moved into the starting third baseman role and helped the team with his first class defense. He had his finest ML season at the plate in 1970 , hitting .285, lined 18 doubles, 12 homers in 316 at-bats 3B-Of, Right-handed, Born Joliet, Illinois 10/31/1941 Played nine seasons in the majors. As a pinch-hitter Ed Spiezio lined 28 hits in 111 at bats. |