#38 Scott Spiezio, 1B, Util. (2000-2003)

Spiezio signed with the Angels as a free agent prior to the 2000 season. He was a utility player with the team (playing DH, 1B, 2B, 3B, and OF) until becoming the team’s primary 1B during the 2001 season. His best season as an Angel was 2002, when he batted .285 with 80 runs scored, and 82 RBI. But he really made his mark in the postseason that year. Against the Yankees in the ALDS, Scott batted .400 with a home run and 6 RBI. Then, he batted .353 with another homer, 5 runs, and 5 more RBI to help defeat the Twins in the ALCS. In the World Series, against the Giants, he batted .261/.400/.522 with 3 more runs, and 8 RBI to tie a ML record of 19 RBI in a single postseason as well as tie another postseason record by batting .688 (11 for 16) with runners in scoring position. The biggest hit of his career was his three-run home run in the 7^th inning of Game 6 of the 2002 World Series. At the time he hit the home run the Angels were losing 5-0, and were on the verge of losing the Series. It was not only the biggest hit of Scott’s career, it was the biggest home run in Angels’ history.

Scott only played 4 seasons in Anaheim, signing a free agent contract with Seattle after the 2003 season. Although his regular season numbers in Anaheim were fairly pedestrian, his postseason contributions of 2002 earned him a place among the team’s all-time greatest players. He ranks among the team’s Top Ten with:

- 16 postseason games (T10^th)

- 10 postseason runs (T8^th)

- 18 postseason hits (9^th)

- 4 postseason doubles (T7^th)

- 1 postseason triple (T2^nd)

- 3 postseason HR (T5^th)

- 19 postseason RBI (2^nd)

- 2 postseason SB (T6^th)

- 10 postseason walks (2^nd)

- 33 postseason TB (7^th)

- a .327 postseason BA (4^th)

- a .424 postseason OB% (2^nd)

- a .600 postseason SLG% (2^nd)

- a 1.024 postseason OPS (2^nd)