1916
Born December 4, 1916
Bonne Terre, MO, USA
Ray Sanders Notable
Ray Sanders divided eight seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1942, then the Boston Braves through 1949.
Across 630 games he batted .274, with 597 hits and 321 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 114 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 596 games at first base, with 5,268 putouts and 50 errors. He turned 510 double plays.
He was born in Bonne Terre, MO, USA on December 4, 1916, and died on October 28, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1944 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | STL | 95 | 282 | 37 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 2 | .252 |
| 1943 | STL | 144 | 478 | 69 | 134 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 77 | 33 | 1 | .280 |
| 1944 | STL | 154 | 601 | 87 | 177 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 2 | .295 |
| 1945 | STL | 143 | 537 | 85 | 148 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 83 | 55 | 3 | .276 |
| 1946 | BSN | 80 | 259 | 43 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 50 | 38 | 0 | .243 |
| 1948 | BSN | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1949 | BSN | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 630 | 2182 | 321 | 597 | 114 | 19 | 42 | 329 | 328 | 216 | 8 | .274 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Died October 28, 1983
Image: Associated Press, public domain