On the blog today, a 1978 "career-capper" for pitcher Ray Sadecki, who had himself a nice Major League career before retiring after the 1977 season:
Sadecki put together a nice 18-year career on a big league mound, both as a starter and a reliever between 1960 and 1977.
He was a 20-game winner in 1964 with the St Louis Cardinals, and three-times posted an earned run average under 3.00, with a low of 2.78 in 1967 with the San Francisco Giants.
All told he pitched for six teams (Cardinals, Giants, Mets, Royals,
Braves and Brewers), posting a final record of 135-131 with a 3.78 ERA
and 1614 K’s over 563 games and 2500.1 innings, tossing 20 shutouts and starting 328 games.
He was a 20-game winner in 1964 with the St Louis Cardinals, and three-times posted an earned run average under 3.00, with a low of 2.78 in 1967 with the San Francisco Giants.