About Ed Sanicki
Lived 1923 – 1998 (aged 74). Ed Sanicki was an American baseball player.
Edward Robert "Butch" Sanicki (July 7, 1923 – July 6, 1998) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in 20 Major League games for the and Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Wallington, New Jersey, he attended Clifton High School, In , during spring training, he injured his knee. Although he made the Phils in 1951, his final major-league game was on May 12. During his two MLB trials, Sanicki registered only 17 at bats — but of his five hits, three were home runs and one was a double.
After leaving baseball in 1952, Sanicki graduated from Seton Hall University and became a special-education teacher in New Jersey.
He died on July 6, 1998, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, and is buried at Holy Cross Burial Park in East Brunswick.
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Ed Sanicki was born on 7 July 1923 in Wallington.
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Ed Sanicki died on 6 July 1998 in Old Bridge Township.
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