Mike Sandlock/pagetext

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Personal

  • Resided in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1952.
  • Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
  • Played on the Evansville championship club in the 1941 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League.
  • Said in 1952 that his most thrilling experience was catching Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds when Branca was a rookie, and beating the New York Giants 4-3 in 1945.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended Stamford Trade School.
  • Did not participate in athletics at Stamford Trade School.
  • Played end on a semi-pro football team in White Plains, New York.

Outside of baseball

  • Did mechanical drawing and carpentry work during the off-season in 1952.

Career notes

  • Inactive in 1943.

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
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