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Reginald Jerome Sanders (September 9, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama – January 27, 2002), was a Major League Baseball player. He played 26 games, mostly at first base, for the Detroit Tigers in 1974. He hit a home run (off Catfish Hunter) in his first major league at bat.[1][2]

Reggie Sanders
First baseman
Born: (1949-09-09)September 9, 1949
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: January 27, 2002(2002-01-27) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.273
Home runs3
Runs batted in10
Teams
  • Detroit Tigers (1974)

Sanders was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Tigers for Mike Kilkenny and cash on May 9, 1972.[3] He was dealt from the Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Jack Pierce in an exchange of minor-league first basemen on March 30, 1975.[4][5] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.[6]

Sanders died on January 27, 2002.


See also


List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat


References


  1. "A's 5, Tigers 3", UPI in St. Petersburg Times, September 2, 1974.
  2. Scott Ferkovich, "Six Tigers hit homers in their first big league at-bat", Detroit Athletic Co., April 3, 2014.
  3. Detroit Tigers 1974 Press-TV-Radio Guide (scroll down to page 47). Retrieved June 6, 2020
  4. "Tigers Swap For Brave," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, March 31, 1975. Retrieved June 6, 2020
  5. Hawkins, Jim. "'Minor' Trade Becomes a Major Triumph for the Tigers," Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, June 10, 1975. Retrieved June 6, 2020
  6. Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 6, 1977. Retrieved June 6, 2020



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