Background
He was born in Joliet, Illinois.
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Editor Spiezio
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University of Illinois system. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Career
Listed at 5" 11", 180 pounds, Spiezio batted and threw right handed. Notably, he also collected the first hit, first home run, and scored the first run in San Diego Padres history. This took place at Opening Game on April 8, 1969, in the bottom of the fifth inning against Houston Astros right-hander Don Wilson.
In a nine-season career, Spiezio hit.238 (367-for-1544) with 39 home runs and 174 runs batted in, including 126 runs, 56 doubles, four triples, and 16 stolen bases in 554 games played.
Spiezio also played for four different Minor league teams in parts of five seasons spanning 1963–1972, posting a.263 average with 47 homers and 191 Reserve Bank of India in 383 games. In between, he played for the Leones del Caracas and Tiburones de Louisiana Guaira clubs of the Venezuelan Winter League.
Editor and Scott Spiezio are regarded as the third father-son tandem in Cardinals" history. He is the father of Scott Spiezio, a former big leaguer who played with the Cardinals, Angels, Mariners and Braves.
Achievements
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Spiezio spent five years with the Cardinals, being a member of the 1967 World Series champion team, even though he did not play in the Series. In addition, both of the Spiezios have won World Championships. As is aforementioned, Editor won two with the Cardinals in 1964 and 1967, while Scott won two with the Angels in 2002 and the Cardinals in 2006.
