War Sanders
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Warren Williams Sanders
- Bats Right, Throws Left
- Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.
- School University of Tennessee
- Debut April 18, 1903
- Final Game July 4, 1904
- Born August 2, 1877 in Maynardville, TN USA
- Died August 3, 1962 in Chattanooga, TN USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Warren "War" Sanders pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903 and 1904.
Born in Maynardville, TN, north of Knoxville, TN, he attended the University of Tennessee in 1897. He and Charlie Moran were both there in 1897 and both came to the majors in 1903.
Sanders spent many years in the minors, of which nine seasons were with Omaha. He also won 20+ games twice for Nashville in 1901 and 1902.
He also managed one year in the minors.
" 'War' Sanders, of Omaha, is pitching the best ball of his career right now and it is seldom, indeed, that opposing teams garner more than five or six hits off his delivery." - Sporting Life, August 15, 1908
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