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Ken Sanders
Kenneth George Sanders (Daffy and Bulldog)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 8, 1941 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 6, 1964
Final Game: September 27, 1976
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 22 KCA AL 0 2 .000 3.67 21 0 11 0 0 1 27.0 23 12 11 2 17 4 18 1 0 1 120 105 1.481 7.7 0.7 5.7 6.0 1.06
1966 24 TOT AL 6 10 .375 3.75 62 1 25 0 0 3 112.2 95 50 47 9 76 16 74 3 2 3 495 96 1.518 7.6 0.7 6.1 5.9 0.97
1966 24 BOS AL 3 6 .333 3.80 24 0 12 0 0 2 47.1 36 22 20 2 28 9 33 2 1 1 203 101 1.352 6.8 0.4 5.3 6.3 1.18
1966 24 KCA AL 3 4 .429 3.72 38 1 13 0 0 1 65.1 59 28 27 7 48 7 41 1 1 2 292 91 1.638 8.1 1.0 6.6 5.6 0.85
1968 26 OAK AL 0 1 .000 3.38 7 0 6 0 0 0 10.2 8 5 4 1 8 2 6 0 0 0 45 83 1.500 6.8 0.8 6.8 5.1 0.75
1970 28 MIL AL 5 2 .714 1.75 50 0 30 0 0 13 92.1 64 19 18 1 25 6 64 4 1 2 357 214 0.964 6.2 0.1 2.4 6.2 2.56
1971 29 MIL AL 7 12 .368 1.91 83 0 77 0 0 31 136.1 111 35 29 9 34 10 80 4 0 0 539 181 1.064 7.3 0.6 2.2 5.3 2.35 MVP-16
1972 30 MIL AL 2 9 .182 3.12 62 0 51 0 0 17 92.1 88 38 32 10 31 13 51 2 0 1 397 96 1.289 8.6 1.0 3.0 5.0 1.65
1973 31 TOT AL 7 5 .583 4.40 42 0 34 0 0 13 71.2 71 37 35 6 30 3 33 2 0 1 314 90 1.409 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.1 1.10
1973 31 MIN AL 2 4 .333 6.09 27 0 21 0 0 8 44.1 53 31 30 4 21 1 19 2 0 1 207 65 1.669 10.8 0.8 4.3 3.9 0.90
1973 31 CLE AL 5 1 .833 1.65 15 0 13 0 0 5 27.1 18 6 5 2 9 2 14 0 0 0 107 241 0.988 5.9 0.7 3.0 4.6 1.56
1974 32 TOT AL 0 1 .000 6.53 18 0 14 0 0 2 20.2 31 17 15 5 8 2 8 0 0 1 100 54 1.887 13.5 2.2 3.5 3.5 1.00
1974 32 CLE AL 0 1 .000 9.82 9 0 7 0 0 1 11.0 21 12 12 5 5 2 4 0 0 0 58 37 2.364 17.2 4.1 4.1 3.3 0.80
1974 32 CAL AL 0 0 2.79 9 0 7 0 0 1 9.2 10 5 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 42 122 1.345 9.3 0.0 2.8 3.7 1.33
1975 33 NYM NL 1 1 .500 2.30 29 0 18 0 0 5 43.0 31 11 11 2 14 7 8 0 0 0 172 150 1.047 6.5 0.4 2.9 1.7 0.57
1976 34 TOT MLB 1 2 .333 2.70 34 0 19 0 0 1 50.0 42 16 15 4 15 4 18 1 1 0 202 123 1.140 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.2 1.20
1976 34 NYM NL 1 2 .333 2.87 31 0 18 0 0 1 47.0 39 16 15 4 12 4 16 1 1 0 188 115 1.085 7.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.33
1976 34 KCR AL 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67
10 Seasons 29 45 .392 2.97 408 1 285 0 0 86 656.2 564 240 217 49 258 67 360 17 4 9 2741 118 1.252 7.7 0.7 3.5 4.9 1.40
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .392 2.97 68 0 47 0 0 14 109 94 40 36 8 43 11 60 3 1 1 456 118 1.252 7.7 0.7 3.5 4.9 1.40
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
OAK (3 yrs) 3 7 .300 3.67 66 1 30 0 0 2 103.0 90 45 42 10 73 13 65 2 1 3 457 94 1.583 7.9 0.9 6.4 5.7 0.89
MIL (3 yrs) 14 23 .378 2.21 195 0 158 0 0 61 321.0 263 92 79 20 90 29 195 10 1 3 1293 154 1.100 7.4 0.6 2.5 5.5 2.17
NYM (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 2.60 60 0 36 0 0 6 90.0 70 27 26 6 26 11 24 1 1 0 360 130 1.067 7.0 0.6 2.6 2.4 0.92
CLE (2 yrs) 5 2 .714 3.99 24 0 20 0 0 6 38.1 39 18 17 7 14 4 18 0 0 0 165 97 1.383 9.2 1.6 3.3 4.2 1.29
KCR (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67
MIN (1 yr) 2 4 .333 6.09 27 0 21 0 0 8 44.1 53 31 30 4 21 1 19 2 0 1 207 65 1.669 10.8 0.8 4.3 3.9 0.90
BOS (1 yr) 3 6 .333 3.80 24 0 12 0 0 2 47.1 36 22 20 2 28 9 33 2 1 1 203 101 1.352 6.8 0.4 5.3 6.3 1.18
CAL (1 yr) 0 0 2.79 9 0 7 0 0 1 9.2 10 5 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 42 122 1.345 9.3 0.0 2.8 3.7 1.33
AL (9 yrs) 27 42 .391 3.03 348 1 249 0 0 80 566.2 494 213 191 43 232 56 336 16 3 9 2381 117 1.281 7.8 0.7 3.7 5.3 1.45
NL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 2.60 60 0 36 0 0 6 90.0 70 27 26 6 26 11 24 1 1 0 360 130 1.067 7.0 0.6 2.6 2.4 0.92

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 22 KCA AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 24 TOT AL 62 20 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1966 24 BOS AL 24 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1966 24 KCA AL 38 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 26 OAK AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 28 MIL AL 50 18 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .231 .375 .231 .606 72 3 0 1 2 0 0 1
1971 29 MIL AL 83 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .067 .000 .067 -79 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-16
1972 30 MIL AL 62 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 21 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
1975 33 NYM NL 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 34 TOT MLB 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 34 NYM NL 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 346 67 52 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 13 .115 .220 .115 .336 -1 6 0 2 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 31 24 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .115 .220 .115 .336 -1 3 0 1 4 0 0
OAK (3 yrs) 66 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 2 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (3 yrs) 195 43 34 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .118 .231 .118 .348 2 4 0 2 4 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 61 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 24 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 0 0 0 3 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 285 63 48 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 12 .125 .236 .125 .361 6 6 0 2 8 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 61 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 KCA AL 22 P 21 0 27.0 10 2 7 1 2 .900 3.00 0.43 .960 1.90 0.72
1966 TOT AL 24 P 62 1 112.2 31 8 20 3 2 .903 2.24 0.45 .955 1.99 0.75
1966 BOS AL 24 P 24 0 47.1 12 2 8 2 0 .833 1.90 0.42 .958 2.00 0.75
1966 KCA AL 24 P 38 1 65.1 19 6 12 1 2 .947 2.48 0.47 .953 1.98 0.75
1968 OAK AL 26 P 7 0 10.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.29 .950 1.86 0.73
1970 MIL AL 28 P 50 0 92.1 25 5 19 1 1 .960 2.34 0.48 .952 1.86 0.67
1971 MIL AL 29 P 83 0 136.1 43 12 30 1 1 .977 2.77 0.51 .958 1.98 0.77 MVP-16
1972 MIL AL 30 P 62 0 92.1 26 7 18 1 1 .962 2.44 0.40 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 TOT AL 31 P 42 0 71.2 19 5 13 1 1 .947 2.26 0.43 .947 1.86 0.86
1973 MIN AL 31 P 27 0 44.1 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 2.23 0.41 .945 1.87 0.86
1973 CLE AL 31 P 15 0 27.1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 2.30 0.47 .950 1.84 0.86
1974 TOT AL 32 P 18 0 20.2 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 3.05 0.39 .943 1.83 0.83
1974 CLE AL 32 P 9 0 11.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.22 .950 1.80 0.83
1974 CAL AL 32 P 9 0 9.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 4.66 0.56 .940 1.86 0.83
1975 NYM NL 33 P 29 0 43.0 12 7 5 0 0 1.000 2.51 0.41 .942 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT MLB 34 P 34 0 50.0 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 2.88 0.47 .950 1.87 0.73
1976 NYM NL 34 P 31 0 47.0 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 3.06 0.52 .950 1.88 0.72
1976 KCR AL 34 P 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.87
10 Seasons P 408 1 656.2 191 54 129 8 8 .958 2.51 0.45 .952 1.91 0.75
10 Seasons TOT 408 1 656.2 191 54 129 8 8 .958 2.51 0.45 .910 1.91 0.75
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1971-AL-16-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Games Played s c a p y
1966 AL--62--6th
1971 AL--83--1st
1972 AL--62--4th

Saves s c a p y
1971 AL--31--1st
1972 AL--17--5th
1973 AL--13--9th
Career--86--146th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1966 AL--76--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1971 AL--77--1st
1972 AL--51--2nd
1973 AL--34--7th
Career--285--117th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (460), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (760), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (601), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1965: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

June 13, 1966: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Jim Gosger and Guido Grilli to the Kansas City Athletics for Rollie Sheldon, Jose Tartabull and John Wyatt.

January 15, 1970: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse and Phil Roof to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Don Mincher.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Joe Lis and Ken Reynolds to the Minnesota Twins for Cesar Tovar.

August 3, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Minnesota Twins.

June 17, 1974: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

June 24, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

March 22, 1975: Traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Ike Hampton.

September 17, 1976: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Mets.

December 13, 1976: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 4, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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