Gus Sandberg
Catcher, Baseball Player
1895 – 1930
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Who was Gus Sandberg?
Gustave E. Sandberg 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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- Born
- Feb 23, 1895
Long Island City - Also known as
- Gustave E. Sandberg
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 3, 1930
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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