Chance Steven Sanford
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.
Born: June 2, 1972 in Houston, Texas, US
High School: Stratford HS (Houston, TX)
School: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 10th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 27th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--A | PIT | 73 | 302 | 260 | 39 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 49 | .254 | .348 | .381 | .728 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 20 | Welland | NYPL | A- | PIT | 59 | 252 | 214 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 39 | .285 | .381 | .435 | .816 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 20 | Augusta | SALL | A | PIT | 14 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .109 | .180 | .130 | .310 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | Salem | CARL | A+ | PIT | 115 | 467 | 428 | 54 | 109 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 80 | .255 | .308 | .397 | .705 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | Salem | CARL | A+ | PIT | 127 | 537 | 474 | 81 | 130 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 95 | .274 | .351 | .487 | .838 | 231 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA-Rk | PIT | 38 | 137 | 121 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 22 | .298 | .372 | .545 | .918 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 23 | Pirates | GULF | Rk | PIT | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 16 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .333 | .392 | .530 | .922 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 16 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .278 | .381 | .667 | 1.048 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 24 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 131 | 551 | 470 | 62 | 115 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 108 | .245 | .341 | .360 | .700 | 169 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 1997 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PIT | 133 | 550 | 474 | 88 | 134 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 96 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 121 | .283 | .362 | .502 | .864 | 238 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 1997 | 25 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 44 | 177 | 149 | 30 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 39 | .262 | .349 | .537 | .885 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | 25 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | PIT | 89 | 373 | 325 | 58 | 95 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 82 | .292 | .368 | .486 | .854 | 158 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | 27 | 97 | 81 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | .259 | .381 | .519 | .900 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 77 | 261 | 227 | 37 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 55 | .247 | .340 | .423 | .763 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28 | Atlantic City | ATLL | Ind | 110 | 479 | 411 | 57 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 79 | .243 | .344 | .384 | .728 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 Seasons | 831 | 3381 | 2946 | 451 | 767 | 166 | 51 | 78 | 406 | 76 | 49 | 381 | 621 | .260 | .345 | .431 | .775 | 1269 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 11 | |||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 191 | 770 | 655 | 98 | 164 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 102 | 17 | 13 | 97 | 154 | .250 | .345 | .417 | .761 | 273 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| AAA (3 seasons) | AAA | 193 | 731 | 633 | 112 | 172 | 48 | 11 | 18 | 110 | 15 | 11 | 86 | 149 | .272 | .360 | .468 | .828 | 296 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| A+ (3 seasons) | A+ | 258 | 1078 | 968 | 143 | 261 | 57 | 11 | 32 | 129 | 24 | 16 | 96 | 188 | .270 | .335 | .450 | .786 | 436 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 14 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .109 | .180 | .130 | .310 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 59 | 252 | 214 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 39 | .285 | .381 | .435 | .816 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Ind (1 season) | Ind | 110 | 479 | 411 | 57 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 79 | .243 | .344 | .384 | .728 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--A | PIT | 2B | 64 | 278 | 89 | 176 | 13 | 31 | .953 | 4.14 | |||
| 1992 | 20 | Welland | NYPL | A- | PIT | SS | 8 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | .875 | 3.50 | |||
| 1992 | 20 | Welland | NYPL | A- | PIT | 2B | 51 | 218 | 65 | 142 | 11 | 24 | .950 | 4.06 | |||
| 1992 | 20 | Augusta | SALL | A | PIT | 2B | 13 | 60 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 7 | .967 | 4.46 | |||
| 1993 | 21 | Salem | CARL | A+ | PIT | 2B | 108 | 490 | 172 | 284 | 34 | 48 | .931 | 4.22 | |||
| 1994 | 22 | Salem | CARL | A+ | PIT | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1994 | 22 | Salem | CARL | A+ | PIT | 2B | 117 | 560 | 208 | 318 | 34 | 64 | .939 | 4.50 | |||
| 1995 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-Rk | PIT | 2B | 20 | 94 | 42 | 48 | 4 | 12 | .957 | 4.50 | |||
| 1995 | 23 | Pirates | GULF | Rk | PIT | 2B | 4 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 4.25 | |||
| 1995 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 2B | 16 | 76 | 34 | 39 | 3 | 9 | .961 | 4.56 | |||
| 1996 | 24 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 2B | 127 | 571 | 213 | 336 | 22 | 69 | .961 | 4.32 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | PIT | 2B | 38 | 193 | 81 | 109 | 3 | 20 | .984 | 5.00 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PIT | 3B | 89 | 247 | 43 | 184 | 20 | 15 | .919 | 2.55 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 3B | 19 | 63 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 4 | .905 | 3.00 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | PIT | 2B | 23 | 126 | 53 | 71 | 2 | 10 | .984 | 5.39 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | PIT | SS | 5 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .964 | 5.40 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | PIT | 3B | 70 | 184 | 38 | 132 | 14 | 11 | .924 | 2.43 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | PIT | 2B | 15 | 67 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 10 | .985 | 4.40 | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | OF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | LF | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | SS | 4 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 3.75 | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | 3B | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.17 | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | PIT | 2B | 10 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 5 | .974 | 3.80 | |||
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | OF | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.62 | |||
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | CF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | LF | 12 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 3B | 51 | 127 | 27 | 90 | 10 | 10 | .921 | 2.29 | |||
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 2B | 12 | 51 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 7 | .980 | 4.17 | |||
| 2000 | 28 | Atlantic City | ATLL | Ind | 2B | 110 | 556 | 233 | 306 | 17 | 65 | .969 | 4.90 | ||||
| 9 Seasons | 786 | 3309 | 1181 | 1962 | 166 | 351 | .950 | 4.00 | |||||||||
| 2B (9 seasons) | 2B | 606 | 2832 | 1075 | 1628 | 129 | 321 | .954 | 4.46 | ||||||||
| 3B (3 seasons) | 3B | 146 | 387 | 76 | 281 | 30 | 25 | .922 | 2.45 | ||||||||
| OF (3 seasons) | OF | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.76 | ||||||||
| SS (3 seasons) | SS | 17 | 77 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 5 | .909 | 4.12 | ||||||||
| LF (2 seasons) | LF | 15 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| CF (1 season) | CF | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20 | Augusta Pirates | South Atlantic League | A | PIT | |||
| 1992 | 20 | Welland Pirates | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | PIT | |||
| 1993 | 21 | Salem Buccaneers | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 1994 | 22 | Salem Buccaneers | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 1995 | 23 | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 1995 | 23 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 1995 | 23 | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Rk | PIT | |||
| 1996 | 24 | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 1997 | 25 | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | AAA | PIT | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Nashville Sounds | Pacific Coast League | AAA | PIT | |||
| 1998 | 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | MLB | PIT | 1 | 1998-04-30 | 1998-06-06 |
| 1999 | 27 | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | AAA | LAD | |||
| 1999 | 27 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National League | MLB | LAD | 1 | 1999-06-04 | 1999-06-09 |
| 2000 | 28 | Atlantic City Surf | Atlantic League | Ind |
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