Ray Sanders
Raymond Floyd Sanders
Born: December 4, 1916
Bonne Terre, MO USA
Deceased: 1983
Washington, MO USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1942-1949
Minor League Statistics
Ray Sanders compiled a career batting average of .274 with 42 home runs and 329 RBI in his 630-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 328 | 282 | 37 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 31 | .252 | .351 | .379 | .730 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 571 | 478 | 69 | 134 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 33 | .280 | .381 | .414 | .796 | 198 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 683 | 601 | 87 | 177 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 50 | .295 | .371 | .441 | .812 | 265 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 631 | 537 | 85 | 148 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 55 | .276 | .375 | .385 | .760 | 207 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 80 | 314 | 259 | 43 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 38 | .243 | .368 | .359 | .727 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 9 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .143 | .280 | .190 | .470 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 630 | 2557 | 2182 | 321 | 597 | 114 | 19 | 42 | 329 | 8 | 0 | 328 | 216 | .274 | .370 | .401 | .771 | 875 | 39 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 626 | 35 | 6 | 54 | .991 | 8.584 | |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 1302 | 71 | 7 | 142 | .995 | 9.738 | |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1370 | 64 | 8 | 142 | .994 | 9.434 | |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 1259 | 90 | 19 | 113 | .986 | 9.500 | |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 659 | 61 | 9 | 57 | .988 | 9.351 | |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .984 | 8.714 | |
| Totals | 596 | 0 | 0.0 | 5268 | 330 | 50 | 510 | .991 | 9.393 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .294 | .400 | .471 | .871 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .286 | .423 | .429 | .852 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .275 | .408 | .425 | .833 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.628 | 9.200 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.673 | 8.833 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 98.0 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.092 | 9.000 |
Awards
1944 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
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