What is Mike Sandlock?
{{Infobox MLB player | name = Mike Sandlock | image = | caption = | position = [[Catcher]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|10|17}} | birth_place = [[Old Greenwich, Connecticut]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|4|4|1915|10|17}} | death_place = [[Cos Cob, Connecticut]] | bats =Both | throws = Right | debutdate =September 19 | debutyear =1942 | debutteam =Boston Braves | finaldate =September 27 | finalyear =1953 | finalteam =Pittsburgh Pirates | stat1label = [[Batting average]] | stat1value =.240 | stat2label =[[Home run]]s | stat2value =2 | stat3label =[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] | stat3value =31 | teams =<nowiki></nowiki> *[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]] (1942, 1944) *[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1945–1946) *[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1953) }} '''Michael Joseph Sandlock''' (October 17, 1915 &ndash; April 4, 2016) was a former [[utility player]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for three different teams from [[1942 in baseball|1942]] to [[1953 in baseball|1953]]. Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=1}}, 180&nbsp;lb., he was a [[switch-hitter]] and threw [[right-handed]]. He was born in [[Old Greenwich, Connecticut]]. With the death of [[Connie Marrero]] on April 23, 2014, Sandlock was the oldest living former major league player until his death in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/sports/baseball/oldest-living-brooklyn-dodger-mike-sandlock-remembers-ebbets-field.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=At 97, the Oldest Living Brooklyn Dodger Reflects|publisher=[[New York Times]].com|accessdate=July 16, 2014}}</ref> Sandlock died at his home on April 4, 2016 in [[Cos Cob, Connecticut]]. He was 100 years old. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Sandlock BR Bullpen] *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psandm101.htm Retrosheet] {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandlock, Mike}} [[Category:1915 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Brooklyn Dodgers players]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from