| Scott Spiezio | |||||||||||||||
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 Spiezio with the Cardinals in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 21, 1972 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 14, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2007, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .255 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 119 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 549 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Scott Edward Spiezio (/ˈspiːzi.oʊ/; born September 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He is well known for his time as a member of the Anaheim Angels, when he hit a three-run home run in Game Six of the 2002 World Series against the San Francisco Giants, sparking the Angels to a dramatic come-from-behind victory. He also played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and St. Louis Cardinals, and is the son of former major leaguer Ed Spiezio.
In addition to Spiezio's pivotal moment helping the Angels win the World Series, 2002 was also his most productive full season, with a .807 OPS. Spiezio was a utility player on the St. Louis Cardinals 2006 World Series championship team.