Malone Sanders
Battle Malone Sanders "Bones"
Born: October 23, 1917
Corsicana, TX US
Deceased: January 27, 1961
Primary Position: First base
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Career: 1939-1955
Malone Sanders compiled a career batting average of .295 with 65 home runs and 242 RBI in his 965-game career with the Amarillo Gold Sox, St. Joseph Ponies/Carthage Browns, Canton Terriers, Memphis Chicks, Jersey City Giants, San Francisco Seals, Independence Yankees, Ventura Yankees, Bryan Sports, Hazard Bombers, Harlan Smokies, Texas City Texans and Texas City/Thibodaux Pilots. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 115 | 457 | 457 | 148 | 37 | 7 | 7 | .324 | .324 | .481 | .805 | 220 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 137 | 555 | 555 | 189 | 51 | 7 | 14 | .341 | .341 | .533 | .874 | 296 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NESL | St. Joseph Ponies/Carthage Browns | 46 | 163 | 163 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .288 | .288 | .528 | .816 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 70 | 242 | 242 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 7 | .236 | .236 | .405 | .640 | 98 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 51 | 193 | 145 | 37 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 16 | .283 | .455 | .434 | .890 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 59 | 249 | 211 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 34 | 28 | .294 | .397 | .493 | .890 | 104 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 107 | 344 | 287 | 46 | 89 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 50 | 24 | .310 | .421 | .411 | .832 | 118 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 67 | 88 | 74 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 16 | .270 | .386 | .338 | .724 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 80 | 274 | 243 | 28 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 34 | .263 | .337 | .366 | .703 | 89 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1949 | C | CALL | Ventura Yankees | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Bryan Sports | 51 | 171 | 171 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .292 | .386 | .678 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | D | KOML | Independence Yankees | 11 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .412 | .706 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | D | MTSS | (+) Harlan Smokies | 124 | 403 | 403 | 145 | 22 | 2 | 25 | .360 | .360 | .610 | .970 | 246 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | D | MTSS | (+) Hazard Bombers | 124 | 403 | 403 | 145 | 22 | 2 | 25 | .360 | .360 | .610 | .970 | 246 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 116 | 407 | 357 | 57 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 3 | 48 | 20 | .291 | .377 | .485 | .861 | 173 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 14 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | EVAN | Texas City/Thibodaux Pilots | 5 | 12 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Texas City Texans | 32 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .152 | .200 | .212 | .412 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 965 | 3259 | 3019 | 211 | 890 | 211 | 36 | 65 | 242 | 19 | 1 | 219 | 142 | .295 | .345 | .453 | .798 | 1368 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 1B | 115 | 1004 | 33 | 32 | .970 | 9.017 | |
| 1940 | D | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 1B | 137 | 1213 | 41 | 39 | .970 | 9.153 | |
| 1941 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 1B | 66 | 575 | 38 | 14 | .978 | 9.288 | |
| 1941 | D | NESL | St. Joseph Ponies/Carthage Browns | 1B | 46 | 348 | 18 | 17 | .956 | 7.957 | |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1B | 59 | 476 | 24 | 6 | 52 | .988 | 8.475 |
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 1B | 42 | 385 | 19 | 16 | 39 | .962 | 9.619 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1B | 78 | 733 | 46 | 15 | 66 | .981 | 9.987 |
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1B | 13 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .963 | 6.077 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1B | 67 | 577 | 33 | 10 | 48 | .984 | 9.104 |
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 1B | 116 | 761 | 35 | 12 | 87 | .985 | 6.862 |
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 1B | 13 | 100 | 4 | 3 | .972 | 8.000 | |
| Totals | 752 | 6244 | 298 | 167 | 298 | .975 | 8.699 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1940 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1941 | D | Western League | St. Joseph Ponies/Carthage Browns | SLA | ||
| 1941 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Canton Terriers | BOS | ||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1945 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1948 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Independence Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1949 | C | California League | Ventura Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1950 | C | East Texas League | Bryan Sports | |||
| 1950 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Independence Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1951 | D | Mountain States League | Hazard Bombers | BRO | ||
| 1951 | D | Mountain States League | Harlan Smokies | |||
| 1952 | B | Gulf Coast League | Texas City Texans | |||
| 1953 | B | Gulf Coast League | Texas City Texans | |||
| 1954 | C | Evangeline League | Texas City/Thibodaux Pilots | |||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Texas City Texans |
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