Dee Sanders

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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

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.