Ray Sadecki | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | December 26, 1940|
Died: November 17, 2014 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 73)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 19, 1960, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 23, 1977, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 135–131 |
Earned run average | 3.78 |
Strikeouts | 1,614 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Raymond Michael Sadecki (December 26, 1940 – November 17, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best remembered as the left-handed complement to Bob Gibson, who in 1964, won 20 games to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to their first World Series title in eighteen years. He was notable for throwing the palmball.