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Roy Sanders
Roy Garvin Sanders (Butch and Pepe)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 1, 1892 in Stafford, KS
Schools: William Jewell College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1917
Final Game: August 27, 1918
Died: January 17, 1950 in Kansas City, MO
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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
1917 24 CIN NL 0 1 .000 4.50 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 12 7 7 0 16 3 1 0 1 65 58 2.000 7.7 0.0 10.3 1.9 0.19
1918 25 PIT NL 7 9 .438 2.60 28 14 14 6 1 1 156.0 135 59 45 1 52 55 2 1 4 644 111 1.199 7.8 0.1 3.0 3.2 1.06
2 Seasons 7 10 .412 2.75 30 16 14 7 1 1 170.0 147 66 52 1 68 58 3 1 5 709 104 1.265 7.8 0.1 3.6 3.1 0.85
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .412 2.75 44 24 21 10 1 1 251 217 98 77 1 101 86 4 1 7 1048 104 1.265 7.8 0.1 3.6 3.1 0.85
PIT (1 yr) 7 9 .438 2.60 28 14 14 6 1 1 156.0 135 59 45 1 52 55 2 1 4 644 111 1.199 7.8 0.1 3.0 3.2 1.06
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.50 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 12 7 7 0 16 3 1 0 1 65 58 2.000 7.7 0.0 10.3 1.9 0.19

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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
1917 24 CIN NL 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1918 25 PIT NL 28 58 53 7 8 0 2 0 5 0 3 7 .151 .196 .226 .423 27 12 0 2 1
2 Seasons 31 64 59 7 8 0 2 0 5 0 3 9 .136 .177 .203 .381 15 12 0 2
162 Game Avg. 162 334 308 37 42 0 10 0 26 0 16 47 .136 .177 .203 .381 15 63 0 10
PIT (1 yr) 28 58 53 7 8 0 2 0 5 0 3 7 .151 .196 .226 .423 27 12 0 2
CIN (1 yr) 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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
1917 CIN NL 24 P 2 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.50 .957 1.80
1918 PIT NL 25 P 28 58 5 51 2 5 .966 2.00 .966 2.03
2 Seasons P 30 65 6 57 2 6 .969 2.10 .965 2.01
2 Seasons TOT 30 65 6 57 2 6 .969 2.10 .934 2.01

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL--7.789--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL--.058--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1918 NL--4--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1918 NL--14--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2774), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1856), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

May, 1917: Purchased by Kansas City (American Association) from the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 26, 1917: Sent by Kansas City (American Association) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August, 1917. Kansas City (American Association) sent a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. Kansas City (American Association) sent Roy Sanders (August 26, 1917) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Alex McCarthy (February, 1918), Ray Miller (February, 1918) and Ike McAuley (February, 1918) to Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade.

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