Anthony Francis Piet, born Anthony Francis Pietruszka (December 7, 1906 – December 1, 1981) was an

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from 1931 to 1938. He played for the

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, and

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."Tony Piet Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30. An all-around player, Piet was second in the

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s (19) in 1932, and played the most games (154) of any player in the NL that year. In 1933, his

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(.323) was the third highest in the NL. After retiring from baseball, he went on to found a car dealership in

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, whose slogan was "Shop for it anywhere, you'll buy it at Piet". In 744 games, Piet batted .277 (717-2585) with 352 runs, 23 home runs and 312 RBI in an eight-year major league career.

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* 1906 births 1981 deaths American people of Polish descent Baseball players from Pennsylvania Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball infielders Pittsburgh Pirates players {{US-baseball-infielder-stub