Dee Sanders Explained

Dee Sanders
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:8 April 1921
Birth Place:Quitman, Texas
Death Place:McAlester, Oklahoma
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 12
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 13
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games
Stat1value:2
Stat2label:ERA
Stat2value:40.50
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:1
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Dee Wilman Sanders (born April 8, 1921, in Quitman, Texas – August 17, 2007 McAlester, Oklahoma), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the St. Louis Browns. He had signed with the Mexican Baseball League for the following season[1] but soon decided against playing in Mexico.[2] He batted and threw right-handed. Sanders had a 0–0 big league record, with a 40.50 ERA, in two games, in his one-year career. He attended the University of Oklahoma and lettered on the baseball team in 1942.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pitcher Dee Sanders signs with Mexicans. 14 April 1946. The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. 7 July 2010. 29 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160429120744/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nx0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ECUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5021,5475093&dq=baseball+dee-sanders&hl=en. dead.
  2. News: Mexico still seeking starts. 19 April 1946. The Milwaukee Journal. AP. 2. 7 July 2010. 19 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160519205028/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,1543940&dq=baseball+dee-sanders&hl=en. dead.
  3. Web site: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball media guide. University of Oklahoma athletics. February 17, 2022. July 3, 2023.