Ed Sadowski
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Edward Roman Sadowski (January 19, 1931 – November 6, 1993) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played in all or part of four seasons between 1960 and 1966 for the Boston Red Sox (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963) and Atlanta Braves (1966). Sadowski batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on April 20, 1960, and played his final game on October 2, 1966. He was the brother of Bob Sadowski and Ted Sadowski, and uncle of Jim Sadowski. All were pitchers who played in the Major Leagues.
Coming from a
Earl Averill and Buck Rodgers with the Angels, and Joe Torre in Atlanta. In 1963 he appeared in a career-high 80 games and collected four home runs with 24 runs and 15 RBI
, also career-numbers.
In a five-season career, Sadowski was a .202 hitter with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 217 games.
He was the last Red Sox player to wear uniform #8 before it was issued in
. The number was retired in 1989.Following his playing career, Sadowski served as a
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig
's disease.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- The Deadball Era
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- Ed Sadowski at Find a Grave