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Name	Team	Age
Howie Sandberg	Retired (1978, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1964)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	12 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	B+	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	9/18/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	4	4
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1970	P	WAS	2	1	7.0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.57	1.000
1971	P	WAS	12	4	25.33	5	0	5	0	1	+1	1.78	1.000
1972	P	WAS	7	0	9.0	3	1	2	0	0	0	3.00	1.000
1973	P	WAS	1	1	6.66	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.35	1.000
1974	P	BOS	54	0	134.33	19	1	17	1	1	-2	1.21	.947
1975	P	BOS	46	13	132.33	19	1	17	1	0	-1	1.22	.947
1976	P	BOS	32	32	162.0	26	0	25	1	1	-1	1.39	.962
1977	P	BOS	31	4	95.0	6	0	6	0	1	-2	0.57	1.000
1978	P	BOS	24	0	44.0	8	0	8	0	0	+1	1.64	1.000
Total			209	55	615.65	89	3	83	3	4	-4	1.26	.966

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Howie Sandberg has retired from the Boston Tunes
1977-04-22	Howie Sandberg of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1974-03-01	A trade has been completed between the Washington Warlords and the Boston Tunes. The Boston Tunes receive Howie Sandberg, Cecil Norton, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Warlords in exchange for Tommy Reis.
1973-09-29	The Washington Warlords have promoted Howie Sandberg to the major league team. The Washington Warlords have promoted Frank Lowery to the major league team. The Washington Warlords have sent Bill Sunkel to the minors. The Washington Warlords have sent Larry Daly to the minors.
1972-06-15	The Washington Warlords have designated Howie Sandberg for assignment.
1965-03-01	The Washington Senators have promoted Howie Sandberg to the major league team.
1964-07-31	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Lou Whitaker, Bob Mielke, Howie Sandberg, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Hiro Osawa.