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Don Newcombe League
9-26-2165
Lou Sadowski Catcher
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .212 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .555 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 654 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 08-07-1937
HR 39 Drafted Undrafted
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(71 games)
RBI 289
SB 76
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.1%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 RHP 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 LHP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000
1959 RHP 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .200 .400 .200 .200
1960 LHP 29 56 14 3 0 2 8 11 9 .778 .368 .411 .161 .250
1960 RHP 43 105 21 2 1 2 13 4 23 .525 .229 .295 .095 .200
1961 LHP 56 128 27 5 1 0 9 10 20 .539 .273 .266 .055 .211
1961 RHP 90 221 36 4 0 3 18 16 57 .441 .219 .222 .059 .163
1962 LHP 70 163 32 5 1 2 10 13 31 .532 .256 .276 .080 .196
1962 RHP 115 332 55 4 2 3 14 16 85 .423 .206 .217 .051 .166
1963 LHP 91 197 56 7 3 2 19 22 39 .741 .360 .381 .096 .284
1963 RHP 131 300 59 8 1 0 24 17 64 .471 .241 .230 .033 .197
1964 LHP 15 31 10 0 0 1 5 4 5 .819 .400 .419 .097 .323
1964 RHP 28 60 12 1 1 0 7 6 13 .529 .279 .250 .050 .200
1965 LHP 66 132 35 4 0 3 15 12 26 .688 .324 .364 .098 .265
1965 RHP 93 236 48 6 0 4 19 11 51 .523 .243 .280 .076 .203
1966 LHP 74 150 39 5 1 2 17 14 26 .676 .329 .347 .087 .260
1966 RHP 116 311 61 9 2 3 23 22 69 .517 .250 .267 .071 .196
1967 LHP 20 29 9 3 0 0 3 4 4 .826 .412 .414 .103 .310
1967 RHP 74 219 45 4 0 5 21 15 38 .546 .254 .292 .087 .205
1968 LHP 20 33 5 0 0 0 3 1 8 .328 .176 .152 .000 .152
1968 RHP 66 197 46 3 2 5 34 10 50 .618 .273 .345 .112 .234
1969 LHP 18 43 15 3 0 0 8 5 9 .839 .420 .419 .070 .349
1969 RHP 20 48 10 3 0 0 10 3 6 .549 .278 .271 .062 .208
1970 LHP 15 28 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .301 .194 .107 .000 .107
1970 RHP 18 51 14 4 1 2 8 5 10 .843 .333 .510 .235 .275
1971 LHP 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
1971 RHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 477 992 246 35 6 12 98 100 181 .651 .320 .332 .084 .248
Total RHP 804 2092 408 49 10 27 191 125 469 .509 .242 .267 .072 .195
Total 987 3084 654 84 16 39 289 225 650 .555 .268 .288 .076 .212
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Lou Sadowski has retired from the Baltimore Black Birds
1967-09-03Lou Sadowski of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1963-04-02The Baltimore Black Birds have re-claimed Lou Sadowski from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Bryan Myrick to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Vern Schomberg to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated Dusty Lankford for assignment. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated Lou Sadowski for assignment.
1961-07-06Lou Sadowski of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1959-09-16The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Lou Sadowski to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Earle Pena to the minors.
1957-04-01The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Johnny Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Lou Sadowski to the minors.
1956-09-11The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Lou Sadowski to the major leagues.
1955-05-27The Baltimore Black Birds have acquired Lou Sadowski from the waiver wire.