Ben Sanders Notable

b. February 16, 1865 · Philadelphia Quakers 1888–1889, Philadelphia Athletics 1890–1891, Louisville Colonels 1892

Ben Sanders played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1892.

He went 80 and 70 with a 3.24 earned run average, pitching 1,385 innings in 168 games. He struck out 468, completed 144 of his 157 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 247 games he batted .271, with 257 hits and 132 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 43 doubles and 27 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1888, with 8.

He was born in Catharpin, VA, USA on February 16, 1865, and died on August 29, 1930. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1888	PHI	57	236	26	58	11	2	1	25	8	12	13	.246
1889	PHI	44	169	21	47	8	2	0	21	6	11	4	.278
1890	PHQ	52	189	31	59	6	6	0	30	10	10	2	.312
1891	PHA	40	156	24	39	6	4	1	19	7	12	2	.250
1892	LOU	54	198	30	54	12	2	3	18	16	17	6	.273
Career	—	247	948	132	257	43	16	5	113	47	62	27	.271

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1888	PHI	19	10	31	29	0	275.1	240	58	33	121	1.90
1889	PHI	19	18	44	39	1	349.2	406	138	96	123	3.55
1890	PHQ	19	18	43	40	1	346.2	412	145	69	107	3.76
1891	PHA	11	5	19	18	0	145.0	157	61	37	40	3.79
1892	LOU	12	19	31	31	0	268.1	281	96	62	77	3.22
Career	—	80	70	168	157	2	1385.0	1496	498	297	468	3.24

On this day & linked events

1865

Born February 16, 1865

Catharpin, VA, USA

1930

Died August 29, 1930

Image: Gilbert & Bacon -- Photographer, public domain