NAME     : Ken Sanders
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/8/1941
  AGE      : 39
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 190
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,400,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    A  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 1  (VS. RHB : 1, VS. LHB : 1, Talent Poor)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 2  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Poor)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1964   3.67  0  2  1  21  0   0  27.0  11  17  18  KC
  1966   3.78  6 10  3  62  0   0 112.0  47  76  74  KC,BOS
  1968   3.60  0  1  0   7  0   0  10.0   4   8   6  OAK
  1970   1.09  9  3 56  94  0   0 107.0  13  32  65  MIN,AL
  1971   1.82  7  4 45  71  0   0  79.0  16  27  46  MIN,AL
  1972   1.70  5  5 43  64  0   0  69.0  13  17  37  MIN,AL
  1973   2.42  7  8 39  69  0   0  78.0  21  33  45  MIN,AL
  1974   2.05  8  6 51  81  0   0  92.0  21  33  48  MIN,AL
  1975   2.86  8  8 35  65  0   0  72.1  23  21  43  MIN
  1976   1.69  4  2 42  68  0   0  69.1  13  19  44  MIN
  1977   1.19  5  4 51  71  0   0  68.1   9  19  43  WAS,AL
  1978   2.18  6  8 36  64  0   0  70.1  17  20  40  WAS,AL
  1979   0.97  6  1 32  57  0   0  65.0   7  16  26  WAS,AL
  1980   2.26  4  6 38  63  0   0  59.2  15  25  15  PHI
 
  Total ERA   : 2.11
  Total Wins  : 75
  Total Losses: 68
  Total Saves : 472
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 550
  Total BB's  : 363
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/3/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Injured on 5/27/1979 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/14/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/1/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year...