Major League Baseball Player. For eighteen seasons (1960 to 1977), he was a left-handed pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers. Born Raymond Michael Sadecki, he attended Bishop Ward High School in Kansas and made his initial impression on the baseball diamond during this period. Signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958, he marked his Major League debut on May 19, 1960. He secured a spot within St. Louis' starting rotation (which included Bob Gibson and Curt Simmons) and produced a career-high 20 wins in 1964. He experienced a World Championship and out-dueled Whitey Ford for the victory in game one of the 1964 World Series. He was acquired by the Giants in exchange for Orlando Cepeda during the 1966 season and in 1968, he had the misfortune of leading the league with 18 losses, in spite of his 206 strikeouts, which was a career-high. He was a contributor to the Mets' run at the National League Pennant in 1973 and saw action in four games during the World Series that year. In 563 regular season games, he compiled a 135 win, 131 loss record with a 3.78 lifetime ERA, in 2,500 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked for an office supply company. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Sadecki died of complications from blood cancer.
Major League Baseball Player. For eighteen seasons (1960 to 1977), he was a left-handed pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers. Born Raymond Michael Sadecki, he attended Bishop Ward High School in Kansas and made his initial impression on the baseball diamond during this period. Signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958, he marked his Major League debut on May 19, 1960. He secured a spot within St. Louis' starting rotation (which included Bob Gibson and Curt Simmons) and produced a career-high 20 wins in 1964. He experienced a World Championship and out-dueled Whitey Ford for the victory in game one of the 1964 World Series. He was acquired by the Giants in exchange for Orlando Cepeda during the 1966 season and in 1968, he had the misfortune of leading the league with 18 losses, in spite of his 206 strikeouts, which was a career-high. He was a contributor to the Mets' run at the National League Pennant in 1973 and saw action in four games during the World Series that year. In 563 regular season games, he compiled a 135 win, 131 loss record with a 3.78 lifetime ERA, in 2,500 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked for an office supply company. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Sadecki died of complications from blood cancer.
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