Bubby Sadler | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Birth Date: | February 28, 1909 |
Birth Place: | Delaware City, Delaware |
Death Place: | Delaware City, Delaware |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1934 |
Debutteam: | Bacharach Giants |
Finalyear: | 1944 |
Finalteam: | Atlanta Black Crackers |
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William Andrew Sadler (February 28, 1909 - November 10, 1987), alternately spelled "Saddler", and nicknamed "Bubby", was an American Negro league shortstop between 1934 and 1944.
A native of Delaware City, Delaware, Sadler graduated from Howard High School.[1] He broke in to the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Bacharach Giants as a power-hitting shortstop, and went on to play for the Brooklyn Eagles the following season.[2]
Sadler died in Delaware City in 1987 at age 78, and was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1999.
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