Reggie Sanders (first baseman)
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Reginald Jerome Sanders (September 9, 1949 – January 27, 2002), was an American Major League Baseball player. He played 26 games, mostly at first base, for the Detroit Tigers in 1974. He hit a home run (off Catfish Hunter) in his first major league at bat.[1][2]
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Reggie Sanders | |
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First baseman | |
Born: (1949-09-09)September 9, 1949 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
Died: January 27, 2002(2002-01-27) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .273 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 10 |
Teams | |
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Sanders was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Tigers for Mike Kilkenny and cash on May 9, 1972.[3] He was dealt from the Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Jack Pierce in an exchange of minor-league first basemen on March 30, 1975.[4][5] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.[6]
Sanders died on January 27, 2002.