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Fred Sanford
John Frederick Sanford
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 9, 1919 in Garfield, UT
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1943
Final Game: September 14, 1951
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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
1943 23 SLB AL 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37 173 1.179 6.8 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
1946 26 SLB AL 2 1 .667 2.05 3 3 0 2 2 0 22.0 19 7 5 0 9 8 0 0 0 91 182 1.273 7.8 0.0 3.7 3.3 0.89
1947 27 SLB AL 7 16 .304 3.71 34 23 7 9 0 4 186.2 186 89 77 17 76 62 0 0 3 803 105 1.404 9.0 0.8 3.7 3.0 0.82
1948 28 SLB AL 12 21 .364 4.64 42 33 7 9 1 2 227.0 250 123 117 19 91 79 2 0 4 997 98 1.502 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.1 0.87
1949 29 NYY AL 7 3 .700 3.87 29 11 6 3 0 0 95.1 100 53 41 9 57 51 0 0 0 433 105 1.647 9.4 0.8 5.4 4.8 0.89
1950 30 NYY AL 5 4 .556 4.55 26 12 4 2 0 0 112.2 103 60 57 9 79 54 1 1 3 503 94 1.615 8.2 0.7 6.3 4.3 0.68
1951 31 TOT AL 4 10 .286 6.82 27 16 3 1 0 0 91.0 103 71 69 13 75 29 0 0 0 442 60 1.956 10.2 1.3 7.4 2.9 0.39
1951 31 NYY AL 0 3 .000 3.71 11 2 3 0 0 0 26.2 15 11 11 2 25 10 0 0 0 117 103 1.500 5.1 0.7 8.4 3.4 0.40
1951 31 WSH AL 2 3 .400 6.57 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.0 51 27 27 5 27 12 0 0 0 182 62 2.108 12.4 1.2 6.6 2.9 0.44
1951 31 SLB AL 2 4 .333 10.21 9 7 0 1 0 0 27.1 37 33 31 6 23 7 0 0 0 143 43 2.195 12.2 2.0 7.6 2.3 0.30
7 Seasons 37 55 .402 4.45 164 98 27 26 3 6 744.0 768 405 368 67 391 285 3 1 10 3306 94 1.558 9.3 0.8 4.7 3.4 0.73
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .402 4.45 43 25 7 7 1 2 193 199 105 96 17 101 74 1 0 3 858 94 1.558 9.3 0.8 4.7 3.4 0.73
SLB (5 yrs) 23 42 .354 4.42 91 66 14 21 3 6 472.1 499 254 232 42 203 158 2 0 7 2071 95 1.486 9.5 0.8 3.9 3.0 0.78
NYY (3 yrs) 12 10 .545 4.18 66 25 13 5 0 0 234.2 218 124 109 20 161 115 1 1 3 1053 99 1.615 8.4 0.8 6.2 4.4 0.71
WSH (1 yr) 2 3 .400 6.57 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.0 51 27 27 5 27 12 0 0 0 182 62 2.108 12.4 1.2 6.6 2.9 0.44
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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
1943 23 SLB AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 /1
1946 26 SLB AL 3 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 119 3 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 SLB AL 34 62 54 5 11 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 23 .204 .218 .241 .459 26 13 0 0 7 1
1948 28 SLB AL 43 79 73 9 11 3 0 1 4 0 0 4 17 .151 .195 .233 .428 13 17 0 0 2 1
1949 29 NYY AL 29 37 34 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .118 .143 .118 .261 -31 4 0 0 2 1
1950 30 NYY AL 26 37 35 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .229 .250 .286 .536 39 10 1 0 1 1
1951 31 TOT AL 27 31 26 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .115 .233 .154 .387 7 4 0 0 1 1
1951 31 NYY AL 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 1
1951 31 WSH AL 7 16 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .071 .133 .143 .276 -25 2 0 0 1 /1
1951 31 SLB AL 9 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 .444 .286 .730 98 2 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 165 255 229 22 39 9 0 1 10 0 1 12 67 .170 .212 .223 .434 16 51 1 0 14
162 Game Avg. 162 250 225 22 38 9 0 1 10 0 1 12 66 .170 .212 .223 .434 16 50 1 0 14
SLB (5 yrs) 92 159 141 15 26 6 0 1 6 0 1 8 43 .184 .228 .248 .476 28 35 0 0 10
NYY (3 yrs) 66 80 74 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 16 .162 .195 .189 .384 1 14 1 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 7 16 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .071 .133 .143 .276 -25 2 0 0 1
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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
1943 SLB AL 23 P 3 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 1.27
1946 SLB AL 26 P 3 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.33 .950 1.00
1947 SLB AL 27 P 34 34 7 26 1 0 .971 0.97 .953 0.95
1948 SLB AL 28 P 42 59 9 46 4 1 .932 1.31 .964 0.91
1949 NYY AL 29 P 29 21 2 17 2 1 .905 0.66 .962 1.01
1950 NYY AL 30 P 26 39 9 30 0 5 1.000 1.50 .946 0.96
1951 TOT AL 31 P 27 20 5 15 0 0 1.000 0.74 .955 0.99
1951 NYY AL 31 P 11 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 0.91 .950 0.99
1951 WSH AL 31 P 7 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.71 .960 0.99
1951 SLB AL 31 P 9 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.56 .960 0.99
7 Seasons P 164 180 33 140 7 8 .961 1.05 .957 0.97
7 Seasons TOT 164 180 33 140 7 8 .961 1.05 .918 0.97

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1948 AL--227.0--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1948 AL--33--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1947 AL--17--2nd
1948 AL--19--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL--250--2nd

Losses s c a p y
1947 AL--16--2nd
1948 AL--21--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1948 AL--117--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1948 AL--997--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2064), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1948: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Roy Partee to the New York Yankees for Red Embree, Sherm Lollar, Dick Starr and $100,000.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tom Ferrick and Bob Porterfield to the Washington Senators for Bob Kuzava.

July 30, 1951: Traded by the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Dick Starr.

October 11, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Jack Maguire and cash to Portland (PCL) for Leo Thomas.

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