Ray Sadecki
[edit] Biography
Born on December 26, 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas, Ray Sadecki (Raymond Michael Sadecki) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 18 year career. Sadecki broke into the bigs on May 19, 1960 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.78 ERA in 157.1 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Ray Sadecki's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1964, when he posted a 3.68 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 119 batters. However, others believe that it was 1968, when he posted a 2.91 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 206 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 26
| 26
| 9
| 9
| 3.78
| 95
| 76
| 66
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 157.1
| 148
| 15
| 86
| 1
| 8
| 1
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 14
| 10
| 3.72
| 114
| 100
| 92
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 222.2
| 196
| 28
| 102
| 2
| 8
| 3
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 22
| 17
| 6
| 8
| 5.54
| 50
| 74
| 63
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 102.1
| 121
| 13
| 43
| 3
| 5
| 3
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 36
| 28
| 10
| 10
| 4.10
| 136
| 100
| 88
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 193.1
| 198
| 25
| 78
| 3
| 12
| 4
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 37
| 32
| 20
| 11
| 3.68
| 119
| 104
| 90
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 220
| 232
| 16
| 60
| 4
| 7
| 1
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 36
| 28
| 6
| 15
| 5.21
| 122
| 107
| 100
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 172.2
| 192
| 26
| 64
| 4
| 6
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2.22
| 21
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 16
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 26
| 19
| 3
| 7
| 5.40
| 62
| 82
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 105
| 125
| 20
| 39
| 2
| 5
| 4
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 22
| 5
| 8
| 4.80
| 83
| 91
| 69
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 129.1
| 141
| 22
| 48
| 2
| 6
| 4
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 35
| 24
| 12
| 6
| 2.78
| 145
| 65
| 58
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 188
| 165
| 8
| 58
| 4
| 9
| 4
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 38
| 36
| 12
| 18
| 2.91
| 206
| 94
| 82
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 254
| 225
| 14
| 70
| 17
| 9
| 3
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 29
| 17
| 5
| 8
| 4.23
| 104
| 73
| 65
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 138.1
| 137
| 18
| 53
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 28
| 19
| 8
| 4
| 3.89
| 89
| 67
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 138.2
| 134
| 18
| 52
| 9
| 5
| 0
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 34
| 20
| 7
| 7
| 2.92
| 120
| 56
| 53
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 163.1
| 139
| 10
| 44
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| NY
| N
| 34
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3.09
| 38
| 33
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.2
| 73
| 3
| 31
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
| 1973
| NY
| N
| 31
| 11
| 5
| 4
| 3.39
| 87
| 47
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 116.2
| 109
| 11
| 41
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| 34
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 3.41
| 46
| 49
| 39
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 103
| 107
| 7
| 35
| 6
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.27
| 8
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 25
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 4.21
| 24
| 39
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 66.1
| 73
| 3
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 4
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 38
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 4.03
| 32
| 48
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 80.1
| 91
| 3
| 31
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 4.07
| 32
| 46
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77.1
| 86
| 3
| 28
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4.34
| 27
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 37.1
| 38
| 2
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3.86
| 28
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 45
| 2
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 519
| 328
| 132
| 131
| 3.78
| 1586
| 1184
| 1032
| 85
| 20
| 6
| 2455.2
| 2406
| 238
| 896
| 80
| 94
| 38
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3.80
| 28
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 45
| 50
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 563
| 328
| 135
| 131
| 3.78
| 1614
| 1206
| 1051
| 85
| 20
| 7
| 2500.2
| 2456
| 240
| 922
| 82
| 94
| 41
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 26
| 157.1
| 6
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .926
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 222.2
| 3
| 24
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 1
| .794
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| P
| 22
| 17
| 102.1
| 2
| 13
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 2
| .750
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| P
| 36
| 28
| 193.1
| 3
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .926
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| P
| 37
| 32
| 220
| 1
| 34
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 2
| .875
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| P
| 36
| 28
| 172.2
| 5
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 7
| 5
| .900
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 24.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| P
| 26
| 19
| 105
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 31
| 22
| 129.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| P
| 35
| 24
| 188
| 7
| 30
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 2
| .881
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| P
| 38
| 36
| 253.2
| 5
| 34
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 10
| 4
| .867
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| P
| 29
| 17
| 138.1
| 9
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 8
| 2
| .950
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| P
| 28
| 19
| 138.2
| 3
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 1
| .800
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| P
| 34
| 20
| 163.1
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .957
|
| 1972
| NY
| N
| P
| 34
| 2
| 75.2
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .818
|
| 1973
| NY
| N
| P
| 31
| 11
| 116.2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .889
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| P
| 34
| 10
| 103
| 3
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2
| .864
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| P
| 25
| 5
| 66.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| P
| 38
| 5
| 80.1
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .846
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 5
| 77.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 37.1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .600
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .600
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 563
| 328
| 2500.1
| 62
| 312
| 52
| 23
| 0
| 21
| 102
| 80
| 23
| .878
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 29
| 57
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .224
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 36
| 87
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 12
| .253
| .261
| .299
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 24
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .081
| .081
| .162
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 39
| 64
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .141
| .152
| .172
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 39
| 75
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .160
| .192
| .267
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 36
| 55
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .228
| .273
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .429
| .429
| .857
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 26
| 34
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 5
| .324
| .343
| .588
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 32
| 41
| 7
| 14
| 3
| 7
| .341
| .357
| .634
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 37
| 73
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .247
| .257
| .288
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 43
| 85
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .094
| .154
| .118
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 30
| 40
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 5
| .125
| .255
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 28
| 39
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .205
| .244
| .205
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 34
| 50
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .231
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| NY
| N
| 34
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .154
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| N
| 31
| 31
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .226
| .226
| .290
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| 34
| 27
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .259
| .286
| .259
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 25
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 38
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 543
| 789
| 59
| 151
| 5
| 56
| .191
| .219
| .247
| 21
| 4
| 27
| 161
| 1
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 587
| 789
| 59
| 151
| 5
| 56
| .191
| .219
| .247
| 21
| 4
| 27
| 161
| 1
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1958).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Orlando Cepeda (May 8, 1966).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Dave Marshall to New York Mets in exchange for Bob Heise and Jim Gosger (December 12, 1969).
- Traded by New York Mets with Tommy Moore to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joe Torre (October 13, 1974).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Elias Sosa to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ron Reed and a player to be named later (May 28, 1975); St. Louis Cardinals received Wayne Nordhagen (June 2, 1975).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Kansas City Royals (September 4, 1975) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded cash and a player to be named later to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Bruce Dal Canton and 2 players to be named later (June 30, 1975); Atlanta Braves received Norm Angelini and Al Autry (September 4, 1975).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (May 5, 1976).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (May 13, 1976).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (December 14, 1976).
- Signed by New York Mets (March 31, 1977).
- Released by New York Mets (May 2, 1977).
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