Mike Sadek

Mike Sadek
Mike Sadek
	Sadek behind the plate in a game against the Cubs.
	Catcher
	Born: May 30, 1946 (age 78); Minneapolis, Minnesota
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 13, 1973, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	June 10, 1981, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	74
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (1973, 1975–81);

Michael George Sadek (born May 30, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1969, he spent his entire major league career with the San Francisco Giants. He was a backup throughout his eight-year major league career, which spanned the years 1973 and 1975 through 1981. Sadek's nickname was "The Sheik,"^[1]^[2] possibly a reference to his last name being prevalent in the Middle East.

In the 1996 film The Fan, Sadek served as Robert DeNiro's body double in scenes where DeNiro's character was throwing a baseball.^[2]

References

^ '"Giants Trounce Reds," Ukiah Daily Journal (July 15, 1980), p. 23.
^ ^a ^b Sadek profile, Internet Movie Database. Accessed June 4, 2016.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] '"Giants Trounce Reds," Ukiah Daily Journal (July 15, 1980), p. 23.

[IMBD-2] Sadek profile, Internet Movie Database. Accessed June 4, 2016.

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