Bones Sanders

Battle Malone Sanders

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.
• High School Corsicana High School
• Born October 23, 1917 in Navarro, TX USA
• Died January 27, 1961 in Galveston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Bones Sanders was a minor league player from 1938-1955 and a manager from 1948-1955. He hit .360 with 25 home runs and 132 RBI in 1951. He also hit .341 in 137 games with the Amarillo Gold Sox in 1940. He spent 1944-1947 in AAA and fared okay at that level but never made the majors. Overall, he hit around .303 with at least 1,034 hits, 233 doubles, 38 triples and 89 home runs.

After his baseball career, he worked at Guard, Chemical Co. in Texas.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1948	Independence Yankees	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	71-37	2nd	New York Yankees	League Champs	replaced Burleigh Grimes (2-2) on May 20
1949	Ventura Yankees	California League	80-60	3rd	New York Yankees	Lost League Finals
1950	Bryan Sports	East Texas League	23-65	--	none	Team disbanded July 20
	Independence Yankees	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	17-16	6th	New York Yankees		replaced Lou Michels (2-1) on August 8
1951	Harlan Smokies	Mountain States League		--	none	--	replaced by John Streza August 8
1952	Texas City Texans	Gulf Coast League		8th	none		temporarily replaced by Derrast Williams & Zane Skinner (6/5-6/11)
1953	Texas City Texans	Gulf Coast League	87-57	2nd	none	League Champs
1954	Texas City Pilots	Evangeline League		--	none	--	resigned when team moved to Thibodaux replaced by Bill Dossey
1955	Texas City Texans	Big State League	71-67	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round