Ben Sanders
[edit] Biography
Born on February 16, 1865 in Catharpin, Virginia, Ben Sanders (Alexander Bennett Sanders) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 5 year career. Sanders broke into the bigs on June 6, 1888 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 1.90 ERA in 275.1 innings pitched in 1888, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ben Sanders's best season was 1888, when he posted a 1.90 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 121 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 29
| 19
| 10
| 1.90
| 121
| 100
| 58
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 275.1
| 240
| 3
| 33
| 0
| 14
| 3
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 39
| 19
| 18
| 3.55
| 123
| 217
| 138
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 349.2
| 406
| 9
| 96
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 43
| 40
| 19
| 18
| 3.76
| 107
| 237
| 145
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 346.2
| 412
| 13
| 69
| 0
| 8
| 10
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 19
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 3.79
| 40
| 85
| 61
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 145
| 157
| 3
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 31
| 31
| 12
| 19
| 3.22
| 77
| 150
| 96
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 268.1
| 281
| 6
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 43
| 40
| 19
| 18
| 3.76
| 107
| 237
| 145
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 346.2
| 412
| 13
| 69
| 0
| 8
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 106
| 99
| 50
| 47
| 2.94
| 321
| 467
| 292
| 92
| 12
| 1
| 893.1
| 927
| 18
| 191
| 0
| 27
| 7
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 19
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 3.79
| 40
| 85
| 61
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 145
| 157
| 3
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 168
| 157
| 80
| 70
| 3.24
| 468
| 789
| 498
| 144
| 14
| 2
| 1385
| 1496
| 34
| 297
| 0
| 37
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 74
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 58
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 93
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .839
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 168
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 310
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 236
| 26
| 58
| 1
| 25
| .246
| .276
| .322
| 11
| 2
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 169
| 21
| 47
| 0
| 21
| .278
| .307
| .349
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 52
| 189
| 31
| 59
| 0
| 30
| .312
| .347
| .407
| 6
| 6
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 40
| 156
| 24
| 39
| 1
| 19
| .250
| .291
| .359
| 6
| 4
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 54
| 198
| 30
| 54
| 3
| 18
| .273
| .330
| .399
| 12
| 2
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 52
| 189
| 31
| 59
| 0
| 30
| .312
| .347
| .407
| 6
| 6
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 155
| 603
| 77
| 159
| 4
| 64
| .264
| .303
| .355
| 31
| 6
| 30
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 40
| 156
| 24
| 39
| 1
| 19
| .250
| .291
| .359
| 6
| 4
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 247
| 948
| 132
| 257
| 5
| 113
| .271
| .310
| .366
| 43
| 16
| 47
| 62
| 6
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
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