Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski
Ed Sadowski
	Catcher
	Born: January 19, 1931; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Died: November 6, 1993 (aged 62); Garden Grove, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 20, 1960, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	October 2, 1966, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.202
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	39
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1960); Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963); Atlanta Braves (1966);

Edward Roman Sadowski (January 19, 1931 – November 6, 1993) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1960 through 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.

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 original 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. 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.

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