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.

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Birth dateFebruary 23, 1895
Date of deathFebruary 03, 1930

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Baseball player

Career startMay 11, 1923
Career endAugust 08, 1924
batting sideRight
former teams
Cincinnati Reds
position
Catcher
teams
Cincinnati Reds
throwing sideRight

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