From SABR Encyclopedia
Michael Joseph Sandlock
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Bat/Throw:
| S/R
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Height:
| 6' 1"
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Weight:
| 180
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Born:
| 1915-10-17 at Old Greenwich, CT (US)
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Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Mike Sandlock was a professional player.
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Profile
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
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.