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Ken Sanders
Kenneth George Sanders (Daffy or Bulldog)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut August 6, 1964
  vs. NYY 1.7 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 27, 1976
Born July 8, 1941 in St. Louis, MO

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 22 KCA AL   0   2  21   0   0   0  11  1   27.0   23   12   11   2   17   18   1   1   120   4   0  3.67  3.84  105 1.481
 1966 24 TOT AL   6  10  62   1   0   0  25  3  112.7   95   50   47   9   76   74   3   3   495  16   2  3.75  3.59   96 1.518
         BOS AL   3   6  24   0   0   0  12  2   47.3   36   22   20   2   28   33   2   1   203   9   1  3.80  3.85  101 1.352
         KCA AL   3   4  38   1   0   0  13  1   65.3   59   28   27   7   48   41   1   2   292   7   1  3.72  3.40   91 1.638
 1968 26 OAK AL   0   1   7   0   0   0   6  0   10.7    8    5    4   1    8    6   0   0    45   2   0  3.38  2.80   83 1.500
 1970 28 MIL AL   5   2  50   0   0   0  30 13   92.3   64   19   18   1   25   64   4   2   357   6   1  1.75  3.76  214 0.964
 1971 29 MIL AL   7  12  83   0   0   0  77 31  136.3  111   35   29   9   34   80   4   0   539  10   0  1.91  3.47  181 1.064 MVP-16
 1972 30 MIL AL   2   9  62   0   0   0  51 17   92.3   88   38   32  10   31   51   2   1   397  13   0  3.12  3.01   96 1.289
 1973 31 TOT AL   7   5  42   0   0   0  34 13   71.7   71   37   35   6   30   33   2   1   314   3   0  4.40  3.98   90 1.409
         MIN AL   2   4  27   0   0   0  21  8   44.3   53   31   30   4   21   19   2   1   207   1   0  6.09  3.98   65 1.669
         CLE AL   5   1  15   0   0   0  13  5   27.3   18    6    5   2    9   14   0   0   107   2   0  1.65  3.98  241 0.988
 1974 32 TOT AL   0   1  18   0   0   0  14  2   20.7   31   17   15   5    8    8   0   1   100   2   0  6.53  3.52   54 1.887
         CLE AL   0   1   9   0   0   0   7  1   11.0   21   12   12   5    5    4   0   0    58   2   0  9.82  3.63   37 2.364
         CAL AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   7  1    9.7   10    5    3   0    3    4   0   1    42   0   0  2.79  3.41  122 1.345
 1975 33 NYM NL   1   1  29   0   0   0  18  5   43.0   31   11   11   2   14    8   0   0   172   7   0  2.30  3.45  150 1.047
 1976 34 TOT      1   2  34   0   0   0  19  1   50.0   42   16   15   4   15   18   1   0   202   4   1  2.70  3.31  123 1.140
         NYM NL   1   2  31   0   0   0  18  1   47.0   39   16   15   4   12   16   1   0   188   4   1  2.87  3.30  115 1.085
         KCR AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    3    0    0   0    3    2   0   0    14   0   0  0.00  3.52  inf 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .392  29  45 408   1   0   0 285 86  656.7  564  240  217  49  258  360  17   9  2741  67   4  2.97  3.51  118 1.252
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   7  67   0   0   0  47 14  109.0   93   39   36   8   42   59   2   1   455  11   0  2.97  3.51  118 1.252
 Career High      7  12  83   1   0   0  77 31  136.3  111   50   47  10   76   80   4   3   539  16   2  1.75  3.98  214 0.964
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 24 TOT AL  62   14    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   1  .143  .250  .143   15    2   4   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  24    6    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .000  .250  .000  -24    0   3   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  38    8    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   47    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1970 28 MIL AL  50   13    3    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .231  .375  .231   72    3   2   0   0   1   0
 1971 29 MIL AL  83   14    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .067  .000  -79    0   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-16
 1972 30 MIL AL  62    7    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .143  .250  .143   21    1   1   0   0   1   0
 1975 33 NYM NL  30    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 34 TOT     34    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  31    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     409   52    6    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  13  .115  .220  .115   -1    6   8   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         21    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5  .115  .220  .115   -1    2   3   0   0   1   0
 Career High     83   14    3    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   7                           3   4   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 24 TOT AL   20   16    1   1.7    92| .143  .251| .250  .320| .143  .388| .393  .707|  15  .176  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         BOS AL   11    9    0   0.0    98| .000  .260| .250  .328| .000  .401| .250  .729| -24  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         KCA AL    9    7    1   3.8    87| .250  .245| .250  .311| .250  .378| .500  .689|  47  .493  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1970 28 MIL AL   18   12    2   4.5    98| .231  .258| .375  .332| .231  .394| .606  .726|  72  .519  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1971 29 MIL AL   16   15    0   0.0    91| .000  .253| .067  .324| .000  .375| .067  .699| -79  .000  -3.3  -0.4   0%
 1972 30 MIL AL    9    7    0   0.0    81| .143  .243| .250  .311| .143  .351| .393  .662|  21  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1975 33 NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0    93| .000  .260| .000  .330| .000  .376| .000  .707|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1976 34 TOT       2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .256| .000  .321| .000  .364| .000  .685|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .256| .000  .321| .000  .364| .000  .685|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       67   54    3   1.5    91| .115  .253| .220  .324| .115  .379| .335  .703|  -1  .140  -7.0  -0.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 22 KCA AL P 21 2 7 1 2 .900 .957 0.43 0.72 3.00 1.90 0 27.0 1966 24 TOT AL P 62 8 20 3 2 .903 .952 0.45 0.75 2.24 1.99 1 112.6 BOS AL P 24 2 8 2 0 .833 .952 0.42 0.75 1.90 2.00 0 47.3 KCA AL P 38 6 12 1 2 .947 .952 0.47 0.75 2.48 1.98 1 65.3 1968 26 OAK AL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.73 1.68 1.85 0 10.7 1970 28 MIL AL P 50 5 19 1 1 .960 .952 0.48 0.67 2.34 1.86 0 92.3 1971 29 MIL AL P 83 12 30 1 1 .977 .959 0.51 0.77 2.77 1.98 0 136.3 1972 30 MIL AL P 62 7 18 1 1 .962 .951 0.40 0.75 2.44 1.86 0 92.3 1973 31 TOT AL P 42 5 13 1 1 .947 .947 0.43 0.86 2.26 1.86 0 71.6 MIN AL P 27 2 9 0 1 1.000 .948 0.41 0.86 2.23 1.87 0 44.3 CLE AL P 15 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 0.47 0.86 2.31 1.85 0 27.3 1974 32 TOT AL P 18 0 7 0 0 1.000 .946 0.39 0.83 3.04 1.83 0 20.7 CLE AL P 9 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.83 1.64 1.80 0 11.0 CAL AL P 9 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.83 4.64 1.86 0 9.7 1975 33 NYM NL P 29 7 5 0 0 1.000 .945 0.41 0.72 2.51 1.86 0 43.0 1976 34 TOT P 34 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.47 0.73 2.88 1.87 0 50.0 NYM NL P 31 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.52 0.72 3.06 1.88 0 47.0 KCR AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.87 0.00 1.80 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 22 KCA AL P 21 2 7 1 2 .900 .957 0.43 0.72 3.00 1.90 0 27.0 1966 24 TOT AL P 62 8 20 3 2 .903 .952 0.45 0.75 2.24 1.99 1 112.6 BOS AL P 24 2 8 2 0 .833 .952 0.42 0.75 1.90 2.00 0 47.3 KCA AL P 38 6 12 1 2 .947 .952 0.47 0.75 2.48 1.98 1 65.3 1968 26 OAK AL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.73 1.68 1.85 0 10.7 1970 28 MIL AL P 50 5 19 1 1 .960 .952 0.48 0.67 2.34 1.86 0 92.3 1971 29 MIL AL P 83 12 30 1 1 .977 .959 0.51 0.77 2.77 1.98 0 136.3 1972 30 MIL AL P 62 7 18 1 1 .962 .951 0.40 0.75 2.44 1.86 0 92.3 1973 31 TOT AL P 42 5 13 1 1 .947 .947 0.43 0.86 2.26 1.86 0 71.6 MIN AL P 27 2 9 0 1 1.000 .948 0.41 0.86 2.23 1.87 0 44.3 CLE AL P 15 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 0.47 0.86 2.31 1.85 0 27.3 1974 32 TOT AL P 18 0 7 0 0 1.000 .946 0.39 0.83 3.04 1.83 0 20.7 CLE AL P 9 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.83 1.64 1.80 0 11.0 CAL AL P 9 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.83 4.64 1.86 0 9.7 1975 33 NYM NL P 29 7 5 0 0 1.000 .945 0.41 0.72 2.51 1.86 0 43.0 1976 34 TOT P 34 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.47 0.73 2.88 1.87 0 50.0 NYM NL P 31 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.52 0.72 3.06 1.88 0 47.0 KCR AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.87 0.00 1.80 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 408 54 129 8 8 .958 .953 0.45 0.75 2.51 1.91 1 656.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 408 54 129 8 8 .958 .953 0.45 0.75 2.51 1.91 1 657
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1971-AL-16-0.04
Car-1135-0.04 shares

Games
1966 AL-62-6
1971 AL-83-1
1972 AL-62-4

Saves
1971 AL-31-1
1972 AL-17-5
1973 AL-13-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1966 AL-76-10

Games Finished
1971 AL-77-1
1972 AL-51-2
1973 AL-34-7

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1336) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 14.0 (750) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 John Wyatt, Rollie Sheldon, and Jose Tartabull.

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

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

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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