1919
Born August 9, 1919
Garfield, UT, USA
Fred Sanford Notable
b. August 9, 1919 · St. Louis Browns 1943, 1946–1948, 1951, New York Yankees 1949–1951, Washington Senators 1951
Fred Sanford played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1943 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1951.
He went 37 and 55 with a 4.45 earned run average, pitching 744 innings in 164 games. He struck out 285, completed 26 of his 98 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 165 games he batted .170, with 39 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 9 doubles.
He was born in Garfield, UT, USA on August 9, 1919, and died on March 15, 2011. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | SLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | SLB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1947 | SLB | 34 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .204 |
| 1948 | SLB | 43 | 73 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .151 |
| 1949 | NYY | 29 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .118 |
| 1950 | NYY | 26 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .229 |
| 1951 | NYY/SLB/WSH | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .115 |
| Career | — | 165 | 229 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.93 |
| 1946 | SLB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2.05 |
| 1947 | SLB | 7 | 16 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 186.2 | 186 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 3.71 |
| 1948 | SLB | 12 | 21 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 227.0 | 250 | 117 | 91 | 79 | 4.64 |
| 1949 | NYY | 7 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 95.1 | 100 | 41 | 57 | 51 | 3.87 |
| 1950 | NYY | 5 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 112.2 | 103 | 57 | 79 | 54 | 4.55 |
| 1951 | NYY/SLB/WSH | 4 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 91.0 | 103 | 69 | 75 | 29 | 6.82 |
| Career | — | 37 | 55 | 164 | 98 | 6 | 744.0 | 768 | 368 | 391 | 285 | 4.45 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died March 15, 2011
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain