Ben Sanders
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[edit] Biography
Born on February 16, 1865 in Catharpin, Virginia, Ben Sanders (Alexander Bennett Sanders) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 5 year career. Sanders broke into the bigs on June 6, 1888 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 1.90 ERA in 275.1 innings pitched in 1888, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ben Sanders's best season was 1888, when he posted a 1.90 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 121 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | PHI | N | 31 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 1.90 | 121 | 100 | 58 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 275.1 | 240 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1889 | PHI | N | 44 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 3.55 | 123 | 217 | 138 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 349.2 | 406 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1890 | PHI | P | 43 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3.76 | 107 | 237 | 145 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 346.2 | 412 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 1891 | PHI | a | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3.79 | 40 | 85 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 157 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1892 | LOU | N | 31 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 3.22 | 77 | 150 | 96 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 268.1 | 281 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | PL | 43 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3.76 | 107 | 237 | 145 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 346.2 | 412 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| Total | NL | 106 | 99 | 50 | 47 | 2.94 | 321 | 467 | 292 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 893.1 | 927 | 18 | 191 | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
| Total | AA | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3.79 | 40 | 85 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 157 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 168 | 157 | 80 | 70 | 3.24 | 468 | 789 | 498 | 144 | 14 | 2 | 1385 | 1496 | 34 | 297 | 0 | 37 | 17 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | PHI | N | P | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1888 | PHI | N | OF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1888 | PHI | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1889 | PHI | N | P | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .879 |
| 1889 | PHI | N | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1890 | PHI | P | OF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .882 |
| 1890 | PHI | P | P | 43 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 93 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .924 |
| 1891 | PHI | a | OF | 22 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .839 |
| 1891 | PHI | a | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .925 |
| 1892 | LOU | N | P | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
| 1892 | LOU | N | 1B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1892 | LOU | N | OF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| Total | 1B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 | ||
| Total | P | 168 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 310 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .916 | ||
| Total | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | OF | 69 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | PHI | N | 57 | 236 | 26 | 58 | 1 | 25 | .246 | .276 | .322 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | PHI | N | 44 | 169 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 21 | .278 | .307 | .349 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | PHI | P | 52 | 189 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 30 | .312 | .347 | .407 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | PHI | a | 40 | 156 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 19 | .250 | .291 | .359 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | LOU | N | 54 | 198 | 30 | 54 | 3 | 18 | .273 | .330 | .399 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | PL | 52 | 189 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 30 | .312 | .347 | .407 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | NL | 155 | 603 | 77 | 159 | 4 | 64 | .264 | .303 | .355 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AA | 40 | 156 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 19 | .250 | .291 | .359 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 247 | 948 | 132 | 257 | 5 | 113 | .271 | .310 | .366 | 43 | 16 | 47 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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