Tommy Glaviano

Thomas Giatano Glaviano (October 26, 1923 – January 19, 2004) was an American professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. He appeared in 389 big league games, between and . Glaviano threw and batted right-handed, standing tall, weighing .

Glaviano, a native of Sacramento, California, served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. According to his honorable discharge, he entered active service on December 24, 1942. He separated on December 15, 1945, at the rank of Seaman First Class. He served at Coast Guard Base Alameda, aboard the USS Dickman, and at the Coast Guard Recruiting Station in San Francisco.

In his finest season, , Glaviano batted .285, with 92 runs scored, 117 hits, 11 home runs, and 29 doubles, as the Cardinals' starting third baseman. All told, he collected 259 hits during his five-season MLB career. Despite a middling career batting average of .257, he excelled at drawing walks and had an outstanding career on-base percentage of .395.