Career
The Boston College athlete had never played in the minor leagues before his first Red Sox appearance, when he substituted in a game they were losing 15-0 in Philadelphia. The 23-year-old rookie was 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 m) tall and weighed 160 lbs. In 17 games as a second baseman, shortstop and third baseman he handled 52 of 53 chances successfully for a fielding percentage of.981.
He hit.294 (10-for-34), and 6 bases on balls raised his on-base percentage up to.400.
He scored 9 runs and had 1 run batted in. Spognardi died in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 91.