A native of Delaware City,Delaware,Sadler graduated from Howard High School. [1] He broke in to the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Bacharach Giants as a power-hitting shortstop, [1] and went on to play for the Brooklyn Eagles the following season. [2]
Sadler died in Delaware City in 1987 at age 78,and was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1999. [1]
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