Ted Sadowski
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Theodore Sadowski was a middle-relief pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who played for the Washington Senators
(1960) and Minnesota Twins
(1961–62). Sadowski batted and threw right-handed. He is the brother of Bob Sadowski and Ed Sadowski
, and uncle of Jim Sadowski
.
Coming from a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
baseball family, Sadowski started his major league career with the Washington Senators, which later became the Minnesota Twins. In a three-season career, he posted a 2-3 record with a 5.76 ERA
and one save
in 43 games pitched
.
Sadowski died in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania
at age 57.
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played for the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
(1960) and Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
(1961–62). Sadowski batted and threw right-handed. He is the brother of Bob Sadowski and Ed Sadowski
Ed Sadowski
Edward Roman Sadowski was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves . Sadowski batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on April 20, 1960 and played his final game on October, 1966...
, and uncle of Jim Sadowski
Jim Sadowski
James Michael Sadowski is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season. Sadowski batted and threw right-handed...
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Coming from a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
baseball family, Sadowski started his major league career with the Washington Senators, which later became the Minnesota Twins. In a three-season career, he posted a 2-3 record with a 5.76 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and one save
Save (sport)
In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...
in 43 games pitched
Games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...
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Sadowski died in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania
Shaler Township, Pennsylvania
Shaler Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. It primarily consists of the community of Glenshaw. The population was 28,757 at the 2010 census.-History:...
at age 57.