Bones Sanders

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Battle Malone Sanders

  • Bats Left, Throws Left
  • Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.


First baseman Bones Sanders was a minor league player from 1938-1955 and a manager from 1948-1955. He hit .360 with 25 home runs and 132 RBI in 1951. He spent 1944-1947 in AAA and fared okay at that level but never made the majors.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
1948 Independence Yankees Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League 2nd New York Yankees League Champs replaced Burleigh Grimes
1949 Ventura Yankees California League 80-60 3rd New York Yankees Lost League Finals
1950 Bryan Sports East Texas League 23-65 -- none Team disbanded July 20
Independence Yankees Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League 6th New York Yankees replaced Malcolm "Bunny" Mick August 5
1951 Harlan Smokies Mountain States League -- none -- replaced by John Streza
1952 Texas City Texans Gulf Coast League 8th none temporarily replaced by Derrast Williams
& Zane Skinner (6/5-6/11)
1953 Texas City Texans Gulf Coast League 87-57 2nd none League Champs
1954 Texas City Pilots Evangeline League -- none -- resigned when team moved to Thibodaux
replaced by Bill Dossey
1955 Texas City Texans Big State League 71-67 3rd none Lost in 1st round
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