Jack Sanford

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: June 23, 1917 in Chatham, VA us

Died: January 4, 2005 in Greensboro, NC

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Wilson, NC

High School: Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)

Schools: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC), University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)

Debut: August 24, 1940 (Age 23-062d, 8,919th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1946 (Age 28-320d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Doward Sanford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

153

.209

RBI

OBP

.253

SLG

.288

OPS

.541

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-23 / in Starts: 11-23
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	76 (36-25-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	83 (42-26-13)

Most Driven In
C Travis	4
J Bloodworth	4
B Lewis	1
B Myer	0

Most Driven In By
J Pofahl	3
G Case	1
J Early	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	117 (116)	Aug 24 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.87	-0.437	.00	0.00%	-2.77	1B
2	2	118	Aug 24 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.53	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.03	1B
3	3	119	Aug 25	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	6	.86	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.42	1B
4	4	120	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	6	1.08	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.49	1B
5	5	121	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	6	1.40	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1B
6	6	122	Aug 29 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-6	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	6	.52	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1B
7	7	123	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	6	.87	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.58	1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	124	Sep 1 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	6	2.20	-0.428	.00	0.00%	-2.78	1B
9	9	125	Sep 1 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256	7	1.06	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.04	1B
10	10	126	Sep 2 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG(13)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.139	.323	6	2.36	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.07	1B
11	11	127	Sep 2 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.200	.135	.335	7	1.52	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
12	12	128	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.171	.375	6	.85	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.44	1B
13	13	129	Sep 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.191	.159	.351	6	1.80	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.85	1B
14	14	130	Sep 5 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.196	.167	.363	6	1.06	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.20	1B
15	15	131	Sep 6	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.200	.173	.373	6	.36	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.25	1B
16	16	132	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.186	.161	.347	6						1B
17	17	133	Sep 8 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.148	.188	.164	.351	6						1B
18	18	134	Sep 8 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,0-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.182	.159	.341	6						1B
19	19	135	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.200	.194	.394	6	.77	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.51	1B
20	20	136	Sep 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.169	.203	.197	.400	6	.91	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.02	1B
21	21	137	Sep 12	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	4	4	2	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.267	.497	6	.72	0.210	.00	0.00%	2.98	1B
22	22	138	Sep 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.220	.253	.473	6	.93	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1B
23	23	139	Sep 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.256	.489	6	1.22	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
24	24	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.259	.503	6	.84	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.16	1B
25	25	141	Sep 16	WSH	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.247	.261	.509	6	.26	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.58	1B
26	26	142	Sep 17	WSH	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.196	.237	.250	.487	6	.79	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.87	1B
27	27	143	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	6	.60	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.29	1B
28	28	144	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.240	.253	.493	6	1.18	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1B
29	29	145	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.241	.252	.493	6	1.19	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.44	1B
30	30	147 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.196	.232	.243	.475	6	.78	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.18	1B
31	31	149 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.235	.264	.498	6	.44	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.91	1B
32	32	150	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.242	.263	.505	6	1.30	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.32	1B
33	33	151	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-24	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.242	.271	.513	6	.58	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.16	1B
34	34	153 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG(8)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.234	.262	.497	6	.92	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-1.38	1B
							11-23		128	122	5	24	4	2	0	10	6	0	17	0	0		4	1	0	0	.197	.234	.262	.497		1.09	-1.603	.00	0.00%	-9.94

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