Gus Sandberg
Baseball player
Gustave E. Sandberg (February 23, 1895 – February 3, 1930) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds. While playing for the Los Angeles Angels in the Pacific Coast League, Sandberg died when he suffered first, second and third degree burns after he lit a match to see how much fuel he had left in his car's fuel tank, after siphoning petrol into the car of manager Marty Krug.
Personal facts
Birth date | February 23, 1895 |
Date of death | February 03, 1930 |