Dennis Saunders
Dennis James Saunders
Born: January 4, 1949
Alhambra, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 6 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Pioneer HS (Whittier, CA)
Career: 1967-1972
Major League Statistics
Dennis Saunders compiled a career record of 31 wins and 29 losses and a 3.47 ERA in his 142-game pitching career with the Statesville Tigers, Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels, Rocky Mount Leafs, Toledo Mud Hens, Memphis Blues, Tidewater Tides and Tacoma Twins. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Statesville Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.32 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 45 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.58 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 171.0 | 149 | 58 | 49 | 6 | 59 | 5 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.50 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.27 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.78 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96.0 | 101 | 54 | 51 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 29 | .517 | 3.47 | 142 | 61 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 490.0 | 437 | 214 | 189 | 35 | 186 | 15 | 378 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Statesville Tigers | 11 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 25 | 62 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .183 | .197 | .217 | .413 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 10 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 7 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .375 | .412 | .375 | .787 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | (+) Toledo Mud Hens | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | (+) Tidewater Tides | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 56 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .222 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 125 | 168 | 152 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 51 | .178 | .228 | .204 | .432 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Statesville Tigers | P | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .818 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 25 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .925 | 1.480 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .800 |
| 1971 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | P | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | P | 56 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .286 |
| Totals | 142 | 26 | 67 | 6 | 4 | .939 | .655 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | Western Carolinas League | Statesville Tigers | DET | ||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1969 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | DET | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1971 | AA | Texas League | Memphis Blues | NYN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Twins | MIN |
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