Andrea Ettore Spognardi (October 18, 1908 – January 1, 2000) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox during the last month of the 1932 season, in which the Red Sox finished in last place, 54 games behind the league champion New York Yankees. 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 ⁄2 in (1.77 m) tall and weighed 160 lbs.
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Andrea Ettore Spognardi 18 October 1908 Boston, MA
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Died |
1 January 2000 (aged 91) Dedham, MA
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Zodiac | Libra |
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