Ed Sadowski
| Ed Sadowski | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 19, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died: November 6, 1993 (aged 62) Garden Grove, California |
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| 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 | ||
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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. All were pitchers who played in the Major Leagues.
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 No. 8 before it was issued in 1961 to eventual Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski. The number was retired in 1989.
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