Charles Duane Sands (December 17, 1947 – August 22, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter for the New York Yankees (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72), California Angels (1973–74) and Oakland Athletics (1975). Sands stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
| Charlie Sands | |
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| Catcher/Pinch hitter | |
| Born: (1947-12-17)December 17, 1947 Newport News, Virginia | |
| Died: August 22, 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 68) Naples, Florida | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 8, 1975, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 23 |
| Hits | 31 |
| Runs | 15 |
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Sands was a member of the Pirates' 1971 National League and World Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and striking out against eventual Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.[1]
Over six seasons he played in 93 Games and had 145 At Bats, 15 Runs, 31 Hits, 6 Doubles, 1 Triple, 6 Home Runs, 23 RBI, 36 Walks, .214 Batting Average, .372 On-base percentage, .393 Slugging Percentage, 57 Total Bases, 1 Sacrifice Fly and 4 Intentional Walks. He died on August 22, 2016 at the age of 68.[2]
Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series champions | |
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