What years did Bob Sadowski play?

Bob Sadowski played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1963.

Was Bob Sadowski a pitcher?

No. Bob Sadowski was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Bob Sadowski hit?

Bob Sadowski hit 7 career home runs with 73 hits.

Bob Sadowski

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1963)

AVG .222

HR 7

RBI 46

H 73

OPS .624

PIV -586

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 1/15/1937 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 1/6/2017 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-09-16
Last Game: 1963-09-28

Full name: Robert Frank Sadowski

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
184	329	38	73	9	3	7	46	3	33	63	.222	.292	.331	.624	-586

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 12.7% below league average.

Career OBP .292 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .331 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Career OPS .624 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	SLN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PHI	NL	16	54	4	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	.130	.258 (-50%)	.328 (-38%)	.399 (-68%)	.727 (-54%)	-458.6
1962	CHA	AL	79	130	22	30	3	3	6	24	0	13	22	.231	.257 (-10%)	.326 (-8%)	.393 (+11%)	.719 (+2%)	13.1
1963	LAA	AL	88	144	12	36	6	0	1	22	2	15	34	.250	.246 (+2%)	.308 (+3%)	.371 (-16%)	.680 (-8%)	-140.3
Career · 4 seasons			184	329	38	73	9	3	7	46	3	33	63	.222	—	—	—	—	-586

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	94	168	25	41	5	22	.244
Away	90	161	13	32	2	24	.199

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1963-09-28	LAA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0
1963-09-25	LAA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1963-09-22	LAA	CLE	L	2	0	2	1	0
1963-09-22	LAA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-18	LAA	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1963-09-15	LAA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1963-09-13	LAA	CLE	L	1	1	0	0	1
1963-09-10	LAA	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0
1963-09-09	LAA	BOS	L	1	0	1	0	0
1963-09-08	LAA	KC1	L	3	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	17	12	28	40	2	10
3B	36	32	23	58	4	3
OF	25	18	41	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	SLN	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0
1961	PHI	3B	14	13	10	23	1	3
1962	CHA	2B	12	10	23	30	0	9
1962	CHA	3B	16	15	10	32	2	0
1963	LAA	2B	4	2	5	10	1	1
1963	LAA	3B	6	4	3	3	1	0
1963	LAA	OF	25	18	41	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	16
Third Base	37
Left Field	2
Right Field	23

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Sadowski

What years did Bob Sadowski play?: Bob Sadowski played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1963.
Was Bob Sadowski a pitcher?: No. Bob Sadowski was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bob Sadowski hit?: Bob Sadowski hit 7 career home runs with 73 hits.