Red Sangster

Builder
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Silverwood, MB

  • BORN October 15, 1924

  • INDUCTED 1997

 

Red Sangster was born in Silverwood, Manitoba on October 15, 1924. Sangster spent more than 40 years as a coach, manager, and promoter of baseball in northern Manitoba. He was manager of the Flin Flon Cardinals for nine years and the Thompson Reds for 35 years. During this time, Sangster spearheaded the building of Thompson’s baseball facility in 1968, which is not named Red Sangster Field. He received the Order of Thompson award, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Key to the City in October of 2014.

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