Bob Sadowski (pitcher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1938
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 05-Aug-2018
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Bob Sadowski (pitcher)
- Robert Sadowski (February 19, 1938 – August 5, 2018) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1966 for the Milwaukee Braves (1963–65) and Boston Red Sox (1966).
- Sadowski batted and threw right-handed.
- He debuted on June 19, 1963 and played his final game on July 4, 1966.
- He was the brother of Ed Sadowski and Ted Sadowski, and uncle of Jim Sadowski.
- He was not, however, related to third baseman Bob Sadowski, who played for four MLB teams between 1960 and 1963. Sadowski divided his playing time between starting and relieving.
- He was signed by the St.
- Louis Cardinals as a free agent in 1958, then was sent to the Milwaukee Braves along with Gene Oliver in 1963 in the same trade that brought Lew Burdette to the Cardinals.
- His most productive season came in 1964, when he posted career-highs in wins (9), games pitched (51), starts (18), saves (5) and innings (166?2/3). Sadowski has the distinction of being the last Braves starting pitcher in their final home opener in Milwaukee, as he defeated the Chicago Cubs 5–1 (April 15, 1965).
- Suffering from arm miseries, he pitched his final Major League season for the Boston Red Sox in 1966.
- Sadowski worked in only 33?1/3 innings and made five starts, but one of them, on June 1, saw him combine with José Santiago on a three-hit shutout to defeat the Washington Senators at Fenway Park.
- It was Sadowski's only win in a Red Sox uniform and his last in the big leagues. In a four-season MLB career, Sadowski posted a 20–27 record with a 3.87 ERA, eight saves, and 257 strikeouts in 115 games (54 as a starter).
- In 439?2/3 innings pitched, he allowed 416 hits and 130 bases on balls.
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