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Ken Sanders

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: July 8, 1941 in St. Louis, MO us

School: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: August 6, 1964 (Age 23-029d, 12,272nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1976 (Age 35-081d)
vs. OAK 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth George Sanders

Nicknames: Daffy or Bulldog

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.2

ERA

2.97

409

656.2

360

WHIP

1.252

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-1	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 18	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (2)	Apr 23	MIL		DET	W,3-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (3)	Apr 29	MIL		OAK	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	10	Apr 30	MIL		OAK	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (3)	May 7	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	18 (3)	May 12 susp	MIL	@	MIN	W,4-3		18	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	21 (2)	May 16	MIL		BOS	L,1-5		15	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	22	May 17	MIL		BOS	W,4-1	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	23	May 19	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	27 (3)	May 24	MIL	@	DET	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	29 (1)	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	34 (4)	May 31	MIL		NYY	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	35	Jun 1	MIL		NYY	W,9-8	GF	14	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	38 (2)	Jun 4	MIL		TEX	L,0-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	40 (1)	Jun 7	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	14	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	41	Jun 8	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	44 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45	Jun 11 (2)	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	46	Jun 12	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	48 (1)	Jun 14	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	49	Jun 16	MIL		KCR	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
23	53 (3)	Jun 21	MIL		CHW	L,3-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55 (1)	Jun 23	MIL		BOS	W,8-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	57 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	58	Jun 25 (2)	MIL		BOS	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	59	Jun 26	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-0	GF	2	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
28	60	Jun 27	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-4	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	70 (9)	Jul 7	MIL	@	OAK	W,9-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71	Jul 8	MIL	@	OAK	L,0-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	73 (1)	Jul 10	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	75 (1)	Jul 12	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	76	Jul 14	MIL		CAL	W,7-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	77	Jul 15	MIL		CAL	L,3-4	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	80 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	MIL		OAK	L,0-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	82 (1)	Jul 19	MIL		OAK	L,6-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	86 (3)	Jul 23 (1)	MIL		MIN	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	89 (2)	Jul 27 (2)	MIL		DET	L,5-8	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	97 (7)	Aug 2	MIL	@	DET	W,13-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	99 (1)	Aug 4	MIL		NYY	L,4-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	101 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
42	102	Aug 6 (2)	MIL		NYY	L,4-6	GF	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	104 (1)	Aug 8	MIL		BAL	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	108 (3)	Aug 12	MIL	@	NYY	L,6-10		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	112 (3)	Aug 16	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	114 (1)	Aug 19	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	117 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	MIL		TEX	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	119 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	MIL		CHW	L,1-3		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	122 (2)	Aug 29	MIL		KCR	L,4-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	127 (4)	Sep 3	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	128	Sep 4 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	131 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	132	Sep 6 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-2	GF	13	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
54	135 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-8		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	136	Sep 10	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	138 (1)	Sep 12 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	139	Sep 12 (2)	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	141 (1)	Sep 14	MIL		CLE	W,4-3		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	143 (1)	Sep 16	MIL		DET	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	146 (2)	Sep 21	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	152 (5)	Sep 30	MIL	@	DET	L,4-13		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	153	Oct 1	MIL	@	DET	L,1-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							62gm		92.1	7	18	1	26	1