Scott Sanderson

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 195lb (196cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1956 in Dearborn, MI us

Died: April 11, 2019 in Lake Forest, IL

Buried: Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).

High School: Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL)

School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Last Game: May 15, 1996 (Age 39-298d)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Dick Moss

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Scott Douglas Sanderson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.6

163

143

ERA

3.84

472

407

2561.2

1611

WHIP

1.255

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1977	20	-1.2	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	5	2	.714	2.68	3.47	10	10		2	1	0	57.0	58	22	17	3	23	2	37	1	0	0		1.421	9.2	0.5	3.6	5.8	1.61
1978	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MON	9	5	.643	4.96	5.64	18	18		2	0	0	107.0	102	67	59	7	49	1	80	4	1	2		1.411	8.6	0.6	4.1	6.7	1.63
1978	21	-3.6	Denver	AA	AAA	MON	4	2	.667	6.06	6.43	9	9		1	0	0	49.0	47	35	33	4	30	0	36	0	1	1		1.571	8.6	0.7	5.5	6.6	1.20
1978	21	-1.6	Memphis	SOUL	AA	MON	5	3	.625	4.03	4.97	9	9		1	0	0	58.0	55	32	26	3	19	1	44	4	0	1		1.276	8.5	0.5	2.9	6.8	2.32
1978	21	-7.0	MON	NL	Maj	MON	4	2	.667	2.51	2.95	10	9	1	1	1	0	61.0	52	20	17	3	21	0	50	1	0	2	251	1.197	7.7	0.4	3.1	7.4	2.38
1979	22	-6.2	MON	NL	Maj	MON	9	8	.529	3.43	3.70	34	24	3	5	3	1	168.0	148	69	64	16	54	4	138	3	3	2	696	1.202	7.9	0.9	2.9	7.4	2.56
1980	23	-5.3	MON	NL	Maj	MON	16	11	.593	3.11	3.24	33	33	0	7	3	0	211.1	206	76	73	18	56	3	125	3	0	6	875	1.240	8.8	0.8	2.4	5.3	2.23
1981	24	-4.7	MON	NL	Maj	MON	9	7	.563	2.95	3.28	22	22	0	4	1	0	137.1	122	50	45	10	31	2	77	1	0	2	560	1.114	8.0	0.7	2.0	5.0	2.48
1982	25	-3.7	MON	NL	Maj	MON	12	12	.500	3.46	3.94	32	32	0	7	0	0	224.0	212	98	86	24	58	5	158	3	1	2	922	1.205	8.5	1.0	2.3	6.3	2.72
1983	26	-2.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	6	7	.462	4.65	5.53	18	16	1	0	0	1	81.1	98	50	42	12	20	0	55	0	0	0	346	1.451	10.8	1.3	2.2	6.1	2.75
1984	27	4.8	Lodi	CALL	A	CHC	0	1	.000	3.60	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	7	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		1.400	12.6	1.8	0.0	3.6
1984	27	-1.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	5	.615	3.14	3.45	24	24	0	3	0	0	140.2	140	54	49	5	24	3	76	2	2	3	571	1.166	9.0	0.3	1.5	4.9	3.17
1985	28	-0.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	6	.455	3.12	3.64	19	19	0	2	0	0	121.0	100	49	42	13	27	4	80	0	0	1	480	1.050	7.4	1.0	2.0	6.0	2.96
1986	29	0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	11	.450	4.19	4.51	37	28	2	1	1	1	169.2	165	85	79	21	37	2	124	2	1	3	697	1.191	8.8	1.1	2.0	6.6	3.35
1987	30	1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	9	.471	4.29	4.48	32	22	5	0	0	2	144.2	156	72	69	23	50	5	106	3	0	1	631	1.424	9.7	1.4	3.1	6.6	2.12
1988	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	CHC	1	0	1.000	3.44	3.93	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	17	8	7	1	2	0	7	1	2	0		1.036	8.3	0.5	1.0	3.4	3.50
1988	31	4.5	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	1	0	1.000	4.73	4.73	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	13	7	7	1	2	0	4	1	0	0		1.125	8.8	0.7	1.4	2.7	2.00
1988	31	9.1	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	0	0		0.00	1.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		0.800	7.2	0.0	0.0	5.4
1988	31	2.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	2	.333	5.28	5.28	11	0	3	0	0	0	15.1	13	9	9	1	3	1	6	0	0	0	62	1.043	7.6	0.6	1.8	3.5	2.00
1989	32	3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	9	.550	3.94	4.24	37	23	2	2	0	0	146.1	155	69	64	16	31	6	86	2	3	1	611	1.271	9.5	1.0	1.9	5.3	2.77
1990	33	4.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	17	11	.607	3.88	4.32	34	34	0	2	1	0	206.1	205	99	89	27	66	2	128	4	1	7	885	1.313	8.9	1.2	2.9	5.6	1.94
1991	34	5.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	10	.615	3.81	4.11	34	34	0	2	2	0	208.0	200	95	88	22	29	0	130	3	1	4	837	1.101	8.7	1.0	1.3	5.6	4.48
1992	35	6.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	11	.522	4.93	5.40	33	33	0	2	1	0	193.1	220	116	106	28	64	5	104	4	1	4	851	1.469	10.2	1.3	3.0	4.8	1.63
1993	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SFG	11	13	.458	4.21	4.74	32	29	1	4	1	0	184.0	201	97	86	27	34	7	102	6	5	1	777	1.277	9.8	1.3	1.7	5.0	3.00
1993	36	7.3	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	7	11	.389	4.46	5.12	21	21	0	4	1	0	135.1	153	77	67	15	27	5	66	5	2	1	576	1.330	10.2	1.0	1.8	4.4	2.44
1993	36	7.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	4	2	.667	3.51	3.70	11	8	1	0	0	0	48.2	48	20	19	12	7	2	36	1	3	0	201	1.130	8.9	2.2	1.3	6.7	5.14
1994	37	7.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	4	.667	5.09	5.58	18	14	0	1	0	0	92.0	110	57	52	20	12	1	36	2	1	0	389	1.326	10.8	2.0	1.2	3.5	3.00
1995	38	9.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	1	3	.250	4.12	5.26	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.1	48	23	18	6	4	1	23	2	1	0	170	1.322	11.0	1.4	0.9	5.3	5.75
1996	39	15.9	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	CAL	1	0	1.000	3.00	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.333	12.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
1996	39	10.7	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	0	2	.000	7.50	10.50	5	4	0	0	0	0	18.0	39	21	15	5	4	0	7	2	2	0	98	2.389	19.5	2.5	2.0	3.5	1.75
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		163	143	.533	3.84	4.25	472	407	18	43	14	5	2561.2	2590	1209	1093	297	625	51	1611	43	22	39	10709	1.255	9.1	1.0	2.2	5.7	2.58
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		16	8	.667	4.05	4.75	34	34	0	4	1	0	193.1	192	102	87	12	74	3	130	6	3	2	26	1.376	8.9	0.6	3.4	6.1	1.76
All Levels (20 Seasons)							179	151	.542	3.85	4.28	506	441	18	47	15	5	2755.0	2782	1311	1180	309	699	54	1741	49	25	41	10735	1.264	9.1	1.0	2.3	5.7	2.49

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	2	.714	5.78	6.06	12	12	0	1	0	0	62.1	60	42	40	5	32	0	40	1	1	1		1.476	8.7	0.7	4.6	5.8	1.25
AA (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	4.03	4.97	9	9		1	0	0	58.0	55	32	26	3	19	1	44	4	0	1		1.276	8.5	0.5	2.9	6.8	2.32
A+ (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	3.00	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.333	12.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
A (3 seasons)					Minors		5	3	.625	2.55	3.36	12	12	0	2	1	0	67.0	69	25	19	4	23	2	42	1	2	0		1.373	9.3	0.5	3.1	5.6	1.83