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Richard
Sanders		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: February 23, 1928 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 SAC CL $ 1,664,286  
1953 25 SAC CL $ 1,664,286  
1954 26 SAC CL $ 2,178,571  
1955 27 SAC CL $ 2,178,571  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,664,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,178,571  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 SAC CL $ 1,664,286  
1953 25 SAC CL $ 1,664,286  
1954 26 SAC CL $ 2,178,571  
1955 27 SAC CL $ 2,178,571  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,664,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,178,571  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 SAC CL 13 17 .433 37 36 8 2 0 260.3 287 136 27 96 196 4.70 .283 .351 .433 .784 9.9
1953 25 SAC CL 13 16 .448 34 30 10 0 0 238.0 249 128 25 85 156 4.84 .271 .338 .421 .759 10.2
1954 26 SAC CL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 1 0 0 6 3.38 .111 .273 .222 .495 0.5
    AAA   10 10 .500 26 26 3 1 0 175.0 203 71 18 61 159 3.65 .287 .344 .420 .764  
1955 27 SAC CL 3 6 .333 25 10 3 0 3 100.3 125 64 8 38 72 5.74 .313 .378 .476 .855 2.1
4 Years Sim 29 39 .426 100 76 21 2 3 601.3 662 329 60 219 430 4.92 .283 .350 .435 .785 22.7
1 Years AAA 10 10 .500 26 26 3 1 0 175.0 203 71 18 61 159 3.65 .287 .344 .420 .764  
Season Average 7 9 .438 25 19 5 0 0 150.3 165 82 15 54 107 4.92 .283 .350 .435 .785  
Career Highs 13 17 .448 37 36 10 2 3 260.3 287 136 27 96 196 5.74 .313 .378 .476 .855  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   528 264 51 179 314   .291 .354 .456 .811
vs LH   134 65 9 40 116   .256 .309 .361 .669
Home 15 20 .429 53 38 10 2 2 323.3 333 164 30 113 240 4.57 .268 .329 .419 .747
Away 14 19 .424 47 38 11 0 1 278.0 329 165 30 106 190 5.34 .300 .362 .453 .815
Mar/Apr 3 4 .429 11 7 1 0 2 58.0 65 27 3 25 42 4.19 .278 .347 .393 .741
May 11 8 .579 23 20 8 1 1 163.7 157 63 12 47 112 3.46 .256 .309 .378 .686
June 3 10 .231 19 17 3 0 0 113.3 141 83 17 47 81 6.59 .313 .378 .516 .894
July 5 9 .357 19 15 5 1 0 125.3 146 69 13 49 98 4.96 .293 .356 .438 .794
August 6 7 .462 14 12 3 0 0 90.7 106 62 10 36 54 6.15 .301 .366 .463 .829
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 14 5 1 0 0 50.3 47 25 5 15 43 4.47 .245 .300 .422 .721
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 SAC CL 37 88 5 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 34 .034 .124 .057 .181 -2.6 0.0
1953 25 SAC CL 34 84 6 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .155 .172 .167 .339 1.6 0.0
1955 27 SAC CL 25 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 96 205 11 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 11 74 .078 .124 .093 .217 -4.0 0.0
162 Game Average 345 18 27 5 0 0 11 0 0 18 124 .078 .124 .093 .217 -6.8  
Career Highs 37 88 6 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 34 .155 .172 .167 .339 1.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   160 8 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 55 .075 .118 .088 .206 -5.0
vs LH   45 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 19 .089 .146 .111 .257 -0.7
Home 51 103 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 44 .049 .101 .049 .149 -4.9
Away 45 102 9 11 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 30 .108 .148 .137 .285 -0.9
RISP   59 0 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 22 .068 .125 .085 .210 -1.7
Close/Late   23 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .087 .125 .130 .255 -0.5
Mar/Apr 7 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.4
May 23 55 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 17 .145 .200 .182 .382 1.3
June 19 40 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .050 .095 .050 .145 -2.0
July 19 42 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 .048 .070 .048 .117 -2.5
August 12 34 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .059 .059 .088 .147 -1.9
Sep/Oct 7 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .000 .176 .000 .176 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 24 SAC CL P 37 36 260.3 16 36 4 2 .929 1.80    
1953 25 SAC CL P 34 30 238.0 16 31 1 2 .979 1.78    
1954 26 SAC CL P 4 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1955 27 SAC CL P 25 10 100.3 6 15 0 2 1.000 1.88    
Career Totals   100 76 601.3 38 82 5 6 .960 1.80    
Career Highs   37 36 260.3 16 36 4 2 1.000 1.88    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-4-17
1953-3-16
CAR-37-39
 Games Started
1952-9-36
 Shutouts
1952-3-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-9-27
1953-9-25
CAR-46-60
 Walks Allowed
1952-10-96
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 162nd overall pick, by Sacramento in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/1/1952, off Tom Town (LA)
Earned first career win on 5/1/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,664,286 through salary arbitration
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/4/1954 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/7/1954 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration
 
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