Carl Sawatski

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Carl Ernest Sawatski (November 4, 1927 - November 24, 1991) born in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania was a Catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948, 1950 and 1953), Chicago White Sox (1954), Milwaukee Braves (1957-58), Philadelphia Phillies (1958-59) and St. Louis Cardinals (1960-63).

He helped the Braves win the 1957 World Series and 1958 National League Pennant.

In 11 seasons he played in 633 Games and had 1,449 At Bats, 133 Runs, 351 Hits, 46 Doubles, 5 Triples, 58 Home Runs, 213 RBI, 2 Stolen Bases, 191 Walks, .242 Batting Average, .330 On-base percentage, .401 Slugging Percentage, 581 Total Bases, 2 Sacrifice Hits, 13 Sacrifice Flies and 38 Intentional Walks.

He died in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 64.

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