Scott Sanderson
[edit] Biography
Born on July 22, 1956 in Dearborn, Michigan, Scott Sanderson (Scott Douglas Sanderson) played for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, California Angels and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 19 year career. Sanderson broke into the bigs on August 6, 1978 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 2.51 ERA in 61 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Scott Sanderson's best season was 1991, when he posted a 3.81 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 130 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| 10
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 2.51
| 50
| 20
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 61
| 52
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 34
| 24
| 9
| 8
| 3.43
| 138
| 69
| 64
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 168
| 148
| 16
| 54
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 33
| 33
| 16
| 11
| 3.11
| 125
| 76
| 73
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 211.1
| 206
| 18
| 56
| 3
| 6
| 3
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 22
| 22
| 9
| 7
| 2.95
| 77
| 50
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 137.1
| 122
| 10
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 12
| 3.46
| 158
| 98
| 86
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 212
| 24
| 58
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 18
| 16
| 6
| 7
| 4.65
| 55
| 50
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 81.1
| 98
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 24
| 8
| 5
| 3.14
| 76
| 54
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 140.2
| 140
| 5
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 19
| 5
| 6
| 3.12
| 80
| 49
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 100
| 13
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 28
| 9
| 11
| 4.19
| 124
| 85
| 79
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 169.2
| 165
| 21
| 37
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 22
| 8
| 9
| 4.29
| 106
| 72
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 144.2
| 156
| 23
| 50
| 5
| 1
| 3
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5.28
| 6
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 23
| 11
| 9
| 3.94
| 86
| 69
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 146.1
| 155
| 16
| 31
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 34
| 17
| 11
| 3.88
| 128
| 99
| 89
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 206.1
| 205
| 27
| 66
| 2
| 7
| 4
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 34
| 34
| 16
| 10
| 3.81
| 130
| 95
| 88
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 208
| 200
| 22
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 33
| 33
| 12
| 11
| 4.93
| 104
| 116
| 106
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 193.1
| 220
| 28
| 64
| 5
| 4
| 4
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 11
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 3.51
| 36
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48.2
| 48
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| 21
| 21
| 7
| 11
| 4.46
| 66
| 77
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 135.1
| 153
| 15
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 32
| 29
| 11
| 13
| 4.21
| 102
| 97
| 86
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 184
| 201
| 27
| 34
| 7
| 1
| 6
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 14
| 8
| 4
| 5.09
| 36
| 57
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 110
| 20
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 4.12
| 23
| 23
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 48
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7.50
| 7
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 39
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 320
| 260
| 102
| 91
| 3.55
| 1117
| 721
| 658
| 32
| 9
| 5
| 1669.1
| 1615
| 174
| 419
| 37
| 23
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 152
| 147
| 61
| 52
| 4.39
| 494
| 488
| 435
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 892.1
| 975
| 123
| 206
| 14
| 16
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 472
| 407
| 163
| 143
| 3.84
| 1611
| 1209
| 1093
| 43
| 14
| 5
| 2561.2
| 2590
| 297
| 625
| 51
| 39
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| P
| 10
| 9
| 61
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| P
| 34
| 24
| 168
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 10
| 0
| .957
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 211.1
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 16
| 3
| .972
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 137.1
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 224
| 13
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 1
| .967
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| P
| 18
| 16
| 81.1
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 1
| .833
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| P
| 24
| 24
| 140.2
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 1
| .972
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 19
| 121
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 28
| 169.2
| 11
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 9
| 0
| .939
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 22
| 144.2
| 10
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 6
| 0
| .923
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 23
| 146.1
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 206.1
| 11
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .935
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 208
| 15
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 7
| 0
| .966
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 193.1
| 4
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 8
| 1
| .917
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| P
| 11
| 8
| 48.2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| P
| 21
| 21
| 135.1
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 29
| 184
| 13
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .947
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| P
| 18
| 14
| 92
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| P
| 7
| 7
| 39.1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| P
| 5
| 4
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 472
| 407
| 2561.2
| 153
| 264
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 10
| 194
| 127
| 9
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .105
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 34
| 50
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .160
| .160
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 33
| 64
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .078
| .106
| .125
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 33
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 22
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| .114
| .295
| .171
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 32
| 57
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .140
| .183
| .246
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 18
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .214
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 42
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .119
| .191
| .119
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .065
| .121
| .065
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 51
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .059
| .077
| .078
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .075
| .140
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .047
| .146
| .047
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 11
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .067
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 32
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .067
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 321
| 474
| 20
| 46
| 2
| 26
| .097
| .150
| .137
| 13
| 0
| 26
| 224
| 4
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 473
| 474
| 20
| 46
| 2
| 26
| .097
| .150
| .137
| 13
| 0
| 26
| 224
| 4
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Chicago Cubs as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to Montreal Expos; Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to San Diego Padres; and Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to San Diego Padres (December 7, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 7, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 13, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 19, 1990).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees (December 31, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
- Signed by California Angels (February 11, 1993).
- Claimed on waivers by San Francisco Giants from California Angels (August 3, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 1, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1994).
- Signed by California Angels (April 18, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1995).
- Signed by California Angels (December 7, 1995).
- Released by California Angels (May 16, 1996).
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