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Name	Team	Age
Steve Sandberg	Retired (1982, Age 36)	Died (2026, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1968)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	12 years (104 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	9/18/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1970	CHA	1	3	0	41	0	0	0	0	4
1971	CHA	0	3	0	41	0	0	0	0	4
1972	CHA	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	35
1973	CHA	0	0	0	101	0	0	0	0	9
1974	CHA	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0
1975	CHA	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0
1976	CHA	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0
1977	CHA	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0
1978	CHA	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0
1979	CHA	0	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	2
1980	CHA	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	32
1981	CHA	0	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	23
1982	CHA	0	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	27

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Steve Sandberg has retired from the Chicago Drifters
1973-04-03	The Detroit Drifters have promoted Steve Sandberg to the major league team. The Detroit Drifters have sent Earl Fiske to the minors.
1972-07-26	The Kansas City Drifters have sent Jim Rivera to the minors. The Kansas City Drifters have sent Steve Sandberg to the minors.
1970-04-13	The Detroit Drifters have promoted Jennings Vico to the major league team. The Detroit Drifters have promoted Steve Sandberg to the major league team. The Detroit Drifters have sent Cy Hernandez to the minors. The Detroit Drifters have designated Ellis Daubach for assignment.