Ray Sanders

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: December 4, 1916 in Bonne Terre, MO us

Died: October 28, 1983 in Washington, MO

Buried: Mount Hope Mausoleum, St. Louis, MO

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 25-131d, 7,294th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1949 (Age 32-291d)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Raymond Floyd Sanders

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.9

AB

2182

H

597

HR

BA

.274

R

321

RBI

329

SB

OBP

.370

SLG

.401

OPS

.771

OPS+

115

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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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1938	21	STL-min	D	72	276	276		89	22	0	13						.322	.322	.543	.866		150						PAD · KITL
1939	22	STL-min	C	131	487	487		162	43	2	14						.333	.333	.515	.848		251						KIL · ETXL
1940	23	STL-min	B	149	562	562		196	28	16	14						.349	.349	.530	.879		298						CBS · SALL
1941	24	STL-min	AA	152	669	587	119	181	40	9	14	120	6		76	63	.308	.389	.479	.867		281		1	5			CLB · AA
1942	25	STL	NL	95	328	282	37	71	17	2	5	39	2	1	42	31	.252	.351	.379	.730	107	107	7	1	3	6	3
1943	26	STL	NL	144	572	478	69	134	21	5	11	73	1	1	77	33	.280	.381	.414	.796	124	198	10	1	15	10	*3
1944	27	STL	NL	154	682	601	87	177	34	9	12	102	2	2	71	50	.295	.371	.441	.812	125	265	12	2	9	6	*3	MVP-15
1945	28	STL	NL	143	631	537	85	148	29	3	8	78	3	2	83	55	.276	.375	.385	.760	109	207	6	2	9	13	*3
1946	29	BSN	NL	80	314	259	43	63	12	0	6	35	0	0	50	38	.243	.368	.359	.727	106	93	3	1	4	4	3

1948	31	ATL-DET-min	A,AAA	53	184	184	2	60	18	3	1	0	0		0	3	.326	.326	.473	.799		87		0	0			HFD,SLE · EL,PCL
1948	31	BSN	NL	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	1	0	0	0
1949	32	BSN	NL	9	25	21	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	.143	.280	.190	.470	31	4	0	0	0	0	/3
1950	33	ATL-min	AAA	55	186	159	15	31	4	2	1	16	0		26	15	.195	.308	.264	.572		42	2	0	1			MLW · AA
7 Yrs				630	2557	2182	321	597	114	19	42	329	8	6	328	216	.274	.370	.401	.771	115	875	39	7	40	39
162 Game Avg.				162	658	561	83	154	29	5	11	85	2	2	84	56	.274	.370	.401	.771	115	225	10	2	10	10

STL (4 yrs)				536	2213	1898	278	530	101	19	36	292	8	6	273	169	.279	.372	.409	.781	118	777	35	6	36	35
BSN (3 yrs)				94	344	284	43	67	13	0	6	37	0	0	55	47	.236	.362	.345	.707	100	98	4	1	4	4

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ray Sanders

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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Standard Fielding

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