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Ernest Joseph Fazio (born January 25, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. An infielder, he played for the Houston Colt .45s (1962–1963) and Kansas City Athletics (1966) of Major League Baseball. Fazio attended Santa Clara University, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Fazio signed with the Colt .45s and split his first professional season, , between Houston's first-ever National League team and its Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma City 89ers. In , he was able to play in 102 games for Houston by filling in at second base, third base and shortstop. He hit both of his major league home runs in that year, off lefthanders Denny Lemaster and Hall of Famer Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. After the season, he was the "player to be named later" in an earlier trade that sent Houston pitcher Jesse Hickman to the Athletics for slugger Jim Gentile. Despite his small stature, Fazio had shown power that year by hitting 23 home runs for Oklahoma City. He played in 27 games for the Athletics as a backup infielder during the season. All told, Fazio appeared in 141 MLB games, and garnered 50 hits in 274 at bats. ==External links== *(Baseball-Reference.com ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernie Fazio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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