Dee Sanders

American baseball player (1921-2007)

Baseball player
Dee Sanders
Pitcher
Born: (1921-04-08)8 April 1921
Quitman, Texas
Died: 17 August 2007(2007-08-17) (aged 86)
McAlester, Oklahoma
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1945, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 13, 1945, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Games2
ERA40.50
Strikeouts1
Teams
  • St. Louis Browns (1945)

Dee Wilman Sanders (born April 8, 1921, in Quitman, Texas – August 17, 2007 McAlester, Oklahoma), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1945 with the St. Louis Browns. He had signed with the Mexican Baseball League for the following season[1] but soon decided against playing in Mexico.[2] He batted and threw right-handed. Sanders had a 0–0 big league record, with a 40.50 ERA, in two games, in his one-year career. He attended the University of Oklahoma and lettered on the baseball team in 1942.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pitcher Dee Sanders signs with Mexicans". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 14, 1946. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mexico still seeking starts". The Milwaukee Journal. AP. April 19, 1946. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball media guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. February 17, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)


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