Ray Sadecki

Q: When was Ray Sadecki born?

Ray Sadecki was born on December 26, 1940.

Q: Where was Ray Sadecki born?

Ray Sadecki was born in Kansas City, KS .

Q: How tall was Ray Sadecki?

Ray Sadecki was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ray Sadecki weigh when playing?

Ray Sadecki weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ray Sadecki in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Sadecki has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Ray Sadecki have?

Ray Sadecki had 1,614 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ray Sadecki played for?

Ray Sadecki played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.

Q: How many World Series has Ray Sadecki won?

Ray Sadecki won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Ray Sadecki retire?

Ray Sadecki last played in 1977.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 26, 1940 in Kansas City, KS us

Died: November 17, 2014 in Mesa, AZ

High School: Ward HS (Kansas City, KS)

Debut: May 19, 1960 (Age 19-145d, 11,730th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.2 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: April 23, 1977 (Age 36-118d)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Raymond Michael Sadecki

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1964 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.3

135

131

ERA

3.78

563

328

2500.1

1614

WHIP

1.351

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1958	17	STL-min	C,WRk	14	10	.583	2.16	19	16		11	1		204.0	72	59	49	8	129		263	3	0	10				0.985	3.2	0.4	5.7	11.6	2.04	WPG,CNS NORL,FLIL
1959	18	STL-min	AAA	13	9	.591	4.06	31	28		9	2		193.0	164	98	87	12	145	7	175	3	0	5				1.601	7.6	0.6	6.8	8.2	1.21	OMA AA
1960	19	STL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	1.76	6	5		3	0		41.0	27	14	8	0	27	0	23	0	0	2				1.317	5.9	0.0	5.9	5.0	0.85	ROC IL
1960	19	STL	NL	9	9	.500	3.78	26	26	0	7	1	0	157.1	148	76	66	15	86	1	95	1	0	8	690	108	4.22	1.487	8.5	0.9	4.9	5.4	1.10
1961	20	STL	NL	14	10	.583	3.72	31	31	0	13	0	0	222.2	196	100	92	28	102	2	114	3	0	8	949	118	4.60	1.338	7.9	1.1	4.1	4.6	1.12
1962	21	STL-min	AAA	7	1	.875	2.55	9	7		4	1		60.0	51	18	17	3	34	1	39	0	0	0				1.417	7.7	0.5	5.1	5.9	1.15	ATA IL
1962	21	STL	NL	6	8	.429	5.54	22	17	2	4	1	1	102.1	121	74	63	13	43	3	50	3	2	5	467	78	4.64	1.603	10.6	1.1	3.8	4.4	1.16
1963	22	STL	NL	10	10	.500	4.10	36	28	1	4	1	1	193.1	198	100	88	25	78	3	136	4	2	12	834	87	4.03	1.428	9.2	1.2	3.6	6.3	1.74
1964	23	STL	NL	20	11	.645	3.68	37	32	2	9	2	1	220.0	232	104	90	16	60	4	119	1	1	7	935	104	3.30	1.327	9.5	0.7	2.5	4.9	1.98
1965	24	STL-min	WRk	1	1	.500	5.21	4	4		0	0		19.0	25	14	11	1	4	0	12	0	0	0				1.526	11.8	0.5	1.9	5.7	3.00	CNS FLIL
1965	24	STL	NL	6	15	.286	5.21	36	28	3	4	0	1	172.2	192	107	100	26	64	4	122	0	0	6	754	74	4.17	1.483	10.0	1.4	3.3	6.4	1.91
1966	25	TOT	NL	5	8	.385	4.80	31	22	7	4	1	0	129.1	141	91	69	22	48	2	83	4	0	6	572	77	4.69	1.461	9.8	1.5	3.3	5.8	1.73
1966	25	STL	NL	2	1	.667	2.22	5	3	0	1	0	0	24.1	16	9	6	2	9	0	21	0	0	1	96	165	3.01	1.027	5.9	0.7	3.3	7.8	2.33
1966	25	SFG	NL	3	7	.300	5.40	26	19	7	3	1	0	105.0	125	82	63	20	39	2	62	4	0	5	476	69	5.08	1.562	10.7	1.7	3.3	5.3	1.59
1967	26	SFG	NL	12	6	.667	2.78	35	24	4	10	2	0	188.0	165	65	58	8	58	4	145	4	1	9	775	121	2.54	1.186	7.9	0.4	2.8	6.9	2.50
1968	27	SFG	NL	12	18	.400	2.91	38	36	0	13	6	0	253.2	225	94	82	14	70	17	206	3	0	9	1040	103	2.34	1.163	8.0	0.5	2.5	7.3	2.94
1969	28	SFG	NL	5	8	.385	4.23	29	17	2	4	3	0	138.1	137	73	65	18	53	4	104	2	0	5	597	84	3.89	1.373	8.9	1.2	3.4	6.8	1.96
1970	29	NYM	NL	8	4	.667	3.89	28	19	2	4	0	0	138.2	134	67	60	18	52	9	89	0	0	5	592	103	4.17	1.341	8.7	1.2	3.4	5.8	1.71
1971	30	NYM	NL	7	7	.500	2.92	34	20	3	5	2	0	163.1	139	56	53	10	44	5	120	4	0	0	664	117	2.66	1.120	7.7	0.6	2.4	6.6	2.73
1972	31	NYM	NL	2	1	.667	3.09	34	2	13	0	0	0	75.2	73	33	26	3	31	6	38	2	0	2	328	109	3.22	1.374	8.7	0.4	3.7	4.5	1.23
1973	32	NYM	NL	5	4	.556	3.39	31	11	7	1	0	1	116.2	109	47	44	11	41	3	87	1	0	3	489	107	3.38	1.286	8.4	0.8	3.2	6.7	2.12
1974	33	NYM	NL	8	8	.500	3.41	34	10	8	3	1	0	103.0	107	49	39	7	35	6	46	2	0	5	440	106	3.65	1.379	9.3	0.6	3.1	4.0	1.31
1975	34	TOT	MLB	4	3	.571	4.03	38	5	9	0	0	1	80.1	91	48	36	3	31	7	32	4	0	4	364	95	3.58	1.519	10.2	0.3	3.5	3.6	1.03
1975	34	TOT	NL	3	3	.500	4.07	33	5	8	0	0	1	77.1	86	46	35	3	28	7	32	4	0	4	346	94	3.51	1.474	10.0	0.3	3.3	3.7	1.14
1975	34	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.27	8	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	13	7	4	0	7	2	8	0	0	0	55	120	3.04	1.818	10.6	0.0	5.7	6.5	1.14
1975	34	ATL	NL	2	3	.400	4.21	25	5	4	0	0	1	66.1	73	39	31	3	21	5	24	4	0	4	291	90	3.58	1.417	9.9	0.4	2.8	3.3	1.14
1975	34	KCR	AL	1	0	1.000	3.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	146	5.59	2.667	15.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1976	35	TOT	AL	2	0	1.000	3.86	39	0	10	0	0	1	42.0	45	20	18	2	23	2	28	3	0	0	190	92	3.78	1.619	9.6	0.4	4.9	6.0	1.22
1976	35	KCR	AL	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	7	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	22		4.13	2.143	13.5	0.0	5.8	1.9	0.33
1976	35	MIL	AL	2	0	1.000	4.34	36	0	9	0	0	1	37.1	38	20	18	2	20	2	27	3	0	0	168	81	3.73	1.554	9.2	0.5	4.8	6.5	1.35
1977	36	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	6.00	4	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	70	10.07	2.000	9.0	3.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
18 Yrs				135	131	.508	3.78	563	328	75	85	20	7	2500.1	2456	1206	1051	240	922	82	1614	41	6	94	10694	98	3.64	1.351	8.8	0.9	3.3	5.8	1.75
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.508	3.78	43	25	6	6	2	1	191	187	92	80	18	70	6	123	3	0	7	816	98	3.64	1.351	8.8	0.9	3.3	5.8	1.75
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
STL (8 yrs)				68	64	.515	4.15	201	165	12	42	5	4	1103.2	1116	577	509	125	449	19	665	12	5	47	4780	96	4.07	1.418	9.1	1.0	3.7	5.4	1.48
NYM (6 yrs)				30	25	.545	3.36	165	62	35	13	3	1	600.1	565	254	224	50	206	29	380	9	0	15	2527	108	3.42	1.284	8.5	0.7	3.1	5.7	1.84
SFG (4 yrs)				32	39	.451	3.52	128	96	13	30	12	0	685.0	652	314	268	60	220	27	517	13	1	28	2888	94	3.13	1.273	8.6	0.8	2.9	6.8	2.35
KCR (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	1.17	8	0	2	0	0	0	7.2	12	2	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	40	346	4.70	2.348	14.1	0.0	7.0	1.2	0.17
ATL (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.21	25	5	4	0	0	1	66.1	73	39	31	3	21	5	24	4	0	4	291	90	3.58	1.417	9.9	0.4	2.8	3.3	1.14
MIL (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	4.34	36	0	9	0	0	1	37.1	38	20	18	2	20	2	27	3	0	0	168	81	3.73	1.554	9.2	0.5	4.8	6.5	1.35

NL (17 yrs)				132	131	.502	3.78	519	328	64	85	20	6	2455.1	2406	1184	1032	238	896	80	1586	38	6	94	10486	98	3.64	1.345	8.8	0.9	3.3	5.8	1.77
AL (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	3.80	44	0	11	0	0	1	45.0	50	22	19	2	26	2	28	3	0	0	208	95	3.90	1.689	10.0	0.4	5.2	5.6	1.08

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ray Sadecki born?

Ray Sadecki was born on December 26, 1940.

Where was Ray Sadecki born?

Ray Sadecki was born in Kansas City, KS.

How tall was Ray Sadecki?

Ray Sadecki was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Ray Sadecki weigh when playing?

Ray Sadecki weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ray Sadecki play?

Ray Sadecki played 18 seasons.

Is Ray Sadecki in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Sadecki has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ray Sadecki play?

Ray Sadecki was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ray Sadecki have?

Ray Sadecki had 1,614 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ray Sadecki played for?

Ray Sadecki played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.

How many World Series has Ray Sadecki won?

Ray Sadecki won 1 World Series.

When did Ray Sadecki retire?

Ray Sadecki last played in 1977.

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