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Originally Posted by KenRaffensberger16
Can anyone post photos of the Sadowskis (Bob, Ed & Ted), who all played in the majors in the early 1960s? While maybe not as confusing as the two Hal Smiths (both catchers) and the three Bob Millers (all pitchers), whose careers also overlapped, I've often been confused over which Sadowski is which. As a Phillies fan, it would be a bonus to me if anyone had a photo to post of Bob Sadowski with the Phillies (1961).
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Here's the headache: the Bob Sadowski, the infielder who played for the Phillies (and Angels, White Sox and one game with the Cardinals) is, according to Wikipedia and Baseball-Reference NOT RELATED to the others. The Bob Sadowski who is brother to Ed and Ted was a pitcher for the Braves and Red Sox from 1963-66.
They had nine other siblings (five girls), the legend being that John "Spike" Sadowski, the eldest, was the best ballplayer of the bunch, but who turned down a chance to sign for the Pirates because he had already begun a lucrative career in the steel industry. Bob, the youngest, is the last surviving brother.
The other wrinkle is that Jim Sadowski, briefly a Pirate in 1974, is the nephew of all three. But his father did not play in the majors.
Bob the brother:
