sadowski, player, coach, basketball, player, eddie, sadowski, edward, roman, sadowski, january, 1931, november, 1993, catcher, major, league, baseball, played, part, four, seasons, between, 1960, 1966, boston, 1960, angeles, angels, 1961, 1963, atlanta, braves. For the NBA player and coach see Ed Sadowski basketball For the NBL player see Eddie Sadowski Edward Roman Sadowski January 19 1931 November 6 1993 was a 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 Ed SadowskiCatcherBorn 1931 01 19 January 19 1931Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaDied November 6 1993 1993 11 06 aged 62 Garden Grove CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 20 1960 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1966 for the Atlanta BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 202Home runs12Runs batted in39TeamsBoston Red Sox 1960 Los Angeles Angels 1961 1963 Atlanta Braves 1966 Coming from a Pittsburgh Pennsylvania baseball family Sadowski was a valuable backup catcher for Russ Nixon in Boston 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 1961 to eventual Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski then a rookie The number was retired in 1989 Following his playing career Sadowski served as a minor league manager and pitching instructor for the Montreal Expos He retired from baseball in 1970 becoming a physical education teacher in California He died in Garden Grove at age 62 after suffering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS commonly called Lou Gehrig s disease External links Edit Biography portalCareer 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Sadowski amp oldid 1121569114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
