Reggie Sanders (first baseman)

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.^[2][3]

Reggie Sanders
First baseman
Born: (1949-09-09)September 9, 1949 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died: January 27, 2002(2002-01-27) (aged 52)[1] 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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1974)

Sanders was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Tigers for Mike Kilkenny and cash on May 9, 1972.^[4] 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.^[5][6] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.^[7]

Sanders died on January 27, 2002.^[1]

See also

List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat