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Mike Sadek

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: May 30, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN us

Died: January 20, 2021 in San Andreas, CA

Buried: Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) and the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Richfield HS (Richfield, MN)

Schools: St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN), University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: April 13, 1973 (Age 26-318d, 13,339th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 10, 1981 (Age 35-011d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Michael George Sadek

Nicknames: Sheik

Pronunciation: \SAY-deck\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

813

184

.226

RBI

OBP

.317

SLG

.292

OPS

.609

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 11	SFG		SDP	L,1-4	GF	18	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
2	8 (1)	Apr 13	SFG		HOU	W,8-7	GF	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	11 (2)	Apr 15 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
4	16 (4)	Apr 21	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
5	19 (2)	Apr 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (5)	May 3	SFG		NYM	W,7-5	GF	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
7	27 (1)	May 5	SFG		NYM	W,6-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
8	28	May 6	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	33 (4)	May 12	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	39 (5)	May 19 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-2	GF	15	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	40	May 19 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6		18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	41	May 20	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	42	May 22	SFG		CIN	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
14	43	May 23	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	GS	25	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	44	May 24	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
16	45	May 25	SFG		ATL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
17	47 (1)	May 27	SFG		ATL	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
18	48	May 28	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
19	49	May 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	51 (1)	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,10-12	GS	30	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	52	Jun 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	53	Jun 2	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-6	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	55 (1)	Jun 5	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
24	64 (8)	Jun 15	SFG		STL	W,9-6	GF	18	5.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
25	67 (2)	Jun 19	SFG		PIT	L,4-9	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
26	68	Jun 20	SFG		PIT	L,5-8	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
27	69	Jun 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	70	Jun 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
29	71	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS	34	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	72	Jun 25	SFG		ATL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
31	73	Jun 26	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	GF	13	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	76 (2)	Jun 29	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	GF	15	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	77	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	78	Jul 1 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
35	79	Jul 1 (2)	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
36	80	Jul 3	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
37	81	Jul 4	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
38	82	Jul 5	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
39	83	Jul 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
40	84	Jul 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	85	Jul 8	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
42	86	Jul 9	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	87	Jul 10	SFG	@	MON	W,11-7	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
44	98 (10)	Jul 22 (2)	SFG		MON	L,5-15	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	100 (1)	Jul 24	SFG		NYM	L,5-6		15	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	PH C
46	102 (1)	Jul 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	108 (5)	Aug 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	109	Aug 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	46	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
49	117 (7)	Aug 11	SFG		LAD	L,4-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
50	118	Aug 12	SFG		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
51	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
52	120	Aug 15	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
53	121	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-14	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
54	122	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
55	123	Aug 18	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	125 (1)	Aug 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
57	131 (5)	Aug 28	SFG		STL	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	136 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	SFG		PIT	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
59	155 (18)	Sep 22	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
60	156	Sep 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	160 (3)	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
							61gm		348.0	246	21	2	269	2