Scott Sanderson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 195lb (196cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1956 in Dearborn, MI us

Died: April 11, 2019 in Lake Forest, IL

Buried: Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).

High School: Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL)

School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: August 6, 1978 (Age 22-015d, 14,072nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 15, 1996 (Age 39-298d)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Dick Moss

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Scott Douglas Sanderson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.6

163

143

ERA

3.84

472

407

2561.2

1611

WHIP

1.255

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-17 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	32 (19-5-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (17-11-6)

Most Driven In
T Bernazard	1
L Parrish	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	11	3 (2)	Apr 8	MON	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.074	2.44	-0.07%	-0.64	P
2	12	9 (5)	Apr 17	MON		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.044	1.72	-0.06%	-0.52	P
3	13	13 (3)	Apr 22	MON	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.032	2.27	-0.04%	-0.32	P
4	14	17 (3)	Apr 28	MON		SFG	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.77	0.027	1.42	0.03%	0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	15	21 (3)	May 3	MON	@	SDP	L,2-10	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.08	-0.084	2.27	-0.11%	-0.76	P
6	16	25 (3)	May 8	MON	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.19	-0.122	2.53	-0.16%	-0.97	P
7	17	29 (3)	May 12	MON	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.85	-0.023	1.66	-0.03%	-0.22	P
8	18	37 (7)	May 21	MON		PIT	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.89	-0.051	4.70	-0.08%	-0.48	P
9	19	40 (2)	May 27 (1)	MON		STL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.14	0.015	.40	0.03%	-0.25	P
10	20	44 (3)	May 31	MON		PHI	W,1-0	CG	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.58	-0.028	1.94	-0.06%	-0.30	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	21	49 (4)	Jun 5	MON	@	ATL	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9	.78	-0.040	1.93	-0.06%	-0.34	P
12	22	53 (3)	Jun 10	MON	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	.84	-0.042	2.08	-0.06%	-0.32	P
13	23	57 (3)	Jun 15	MON		HOU	L,1-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346	9	.79	-0.020	1.96	-0.03%	-0.22	P
14	24	62 (4)	Jun 20	MON		CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.172	.310	9	.85	-0.065	2.21	-0.10%	-0.46	P
15	25	70 (7)	Jun 30	MON	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.161	.290	9	2.36	-0.119	7.67	-0.23%	-1.00	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	26	74 (3)	Jul 5	MON	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.152	.273	9	.95	-0.048	3.01	-0.09%	-0.41	P
17	27	79 (4)	Jul 10	MON		SFG	L,7-11	GS-5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.206	.353	9	.30	0.023	.80	0.04%	0.48	P
18	28	85 (5)	Jul 15	MON		SDP	W,4-0	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.200	.343	9	1.39	-0.048	4.04	-0.08%	-0.43	P
19	29	90 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	MON	@	SFG	W,15-5	GS-4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.56	0.027	1.67	0.05%	0.29	P
20	30	95 (4)	Jul 27 (2)	MON		PIT	L,1-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9						P
21	31	98 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	MON		STL	L,2-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	32	101 (2)	Aug 1	MON		CHC	W,7-5	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.189	.243	.432	9	1.73	0.054	7.16	0.13%	0.25	P
23	33	103 (1)	Aug 3	MON		NYM	W,10-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.189	.243	.432	9						P
24	34	105 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	MON		NYM	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.189	.243	.432	9						P
25	35	107 (1)	Aug 7	MON	@	PHI	L,2-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.237	.421	9	1.34	-0.034	4.76	-0.07%	-0.23	P
26	36	110 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	MON	@	NYM	L,1-7	1-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	9	.29	-0.007	.90	-0.01%	-0.14	P
27	37	115 (4)	Aug 15	MON	@	HOU	W,3-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.225	.400	9	.50	-0.019	1.42	-0.03%	-0.72	P
28	38	119 (3)	Aug 20	MON	@	CIN	W,5-2	6-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.20	0.005	.68	0.01%	-0.03	P
29	39	123 (3)	Aug 27	MON		HOU	L,0-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	40	130 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	MON		NYM	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9	.73	0.110	2.42	0.22%	1.06	P
31	41	134 (3)	Sep 7	MON	@	STL	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9						P
32	42	144 (9)	Sep 16 (2)	MON		STL	W,5-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.170	.213	.383	9	.97	-0.072	4.61	-0.21%	-0.47	P
33	43	150 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	MON	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.208	.375	9	1.43	-0.073	8.54	-0.26%	-0.50	P
34	44	156 (5)	Sep 25	MON	@	PIT	L,4-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.15	-0.062	19.18	-0.63%	-0.60	P
							17-17		57	50	0	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360		.93	-0.846	3.37	-1.96%	-8.08

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