Ray Sanders Stats

Ray Sanders was born on Monday, December 4, 1916, in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Sanders was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1942, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Sanders baseball stats page.

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Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#167)

Ray Sanders Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#167)
 

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Birth Name:   Raymond Floyd Sanders
Nickname:   Gabe or Ray
Born On:   12-04-1916  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bonne Terre, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-28-1983 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Washington, Missouri
Cemetery:   Mount Hope Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-14-1942 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-21-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 26 Cardinals 95 282 37 71 17 2 5 0 39 42 - 31 3 - 1 7 .252 .351 .379
1943 27 Cardinals 144 478 69 134 21 5 11 0 73 77 - 33 15 - 1 10 .280 .381 .414
1944 28 Cardinals 154 601 87 177 34 9 12 0 102 71 - 50 9 - 2 12 .295 .371 .441
1945 29 Cardinals 143 537 85 148 29 3 8 0 78 83 - 55 9 - 2 6 .276 .375 .385
1946 30 Braves 80 259 43 63 12 0 6 0 35 50 - 38 4 - 1 3 .243 .368 .359
1948 32 Braves 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 .250 .400 .250
1949 33 Braves 9 21 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 0 - 0 0 .143 .280 .190
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 630 2,182 321 597 114 19 42 0 329 328 - 216 40 - 7 39 .274 .370 .401
Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Cardinals 1B 77 74 1,794 667 8.7 661 626 35 6 54 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.95
1943 Cardinals 1B 141 139 3,531 1,380 9.8 1,373 1,302 71 7 142 n/a n/a n/a .995 10.50
1944 Cardinals 1B 152 150 3,978 1,442 9.5 1,434 1,370 64 8 142 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.73
1945 Cardinals 1B 142 141 3,816 1,368 9.6 1,349 1,259 90 19 113 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.54
1946 Braves 1B 77 74 1,935 729 9.5 720 659 61 9 57 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.05
1949 Braves 1B 7 7 162 62 8.9 61 52 9 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 10.17
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 596 585 15,216 5,648 9.5 5,598 5,268 330 50 510 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.93
6 Years 596 585 15,216 5,648 9.5 5,598 5,268 330 50 510 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.93
Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Cardinals 2 - - 18 0 n/a 56.4 9.1 7.2 - - -
1943 Cardinals 1 - - 3 0 n/a 43.5 14.5 6.5 - - -
1944 Cardinals 2 - - 3 0 n/a 50.1 12.0 5.9 - - -
1945 Cardinals 3 - - 2 0 n/a 67.1 9.8 6.9 - - -
1946 Braves 0 - - 4 0 n/a 43.2 6.8 7.4 - - -
1948 Braves 0 - - 5 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 - - -
1949 Braves 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 8 - - 37 0 n/a 52.0 10.1 6.6 - - -
Ray Sanders

Ray Sanders Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Undetermined - Stats
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Undetermined - Stats
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Boston Braves 4, 5, 37 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Braves 5, 20 Undetermined - Stats
1949 Boston Braves 6 Undetermined - -


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