Andy Spognardi

Andrea Ettore Spognardi was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox during the last month of the 1932 [Major League Baseball season|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 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, 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.