Fred Sanford Stats

Fred Sanford was born on Saturday, August 9, 1919, in Garfield, Utah. Sanford was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1943, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fred Sanford baseball stats page.

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Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#145)

Fred Sanford Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#145)

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Birth Name:   John Frederick Sanford
Nickname:   Fred
Born On:   08-09-1919  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Garfield, Utah
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-15-2011 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Salt Lake City, Utah
Cemetery:   Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah
High School:   West High School (Salt Lake City, UT)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   05-05-1943 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-14-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable

Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Pitching Stats

1943 24 Browns 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.93 0 0 0 9.1 37 7 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 -
1946 27 Browns 3 3 0 2 1 .667 2.05 2 2 0 22.0 91 19 5 7 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 0
1947 28 Browns 34 23 7 7 16 .304 3.71 9 0 4 186.2 803 186 77 89 17 76 4 62 3 0 0 -
1948 29 Browns 42 33 7 12 21 .364 4.64 9 1 2 227.0 997 250 117 123 19 91 7 79 4 2 0 -
1949 30 Yankees 29 11 6 7 3 .700 3.87 3 0 0 95.1 433 100 41 53 9 57 1 51 0 0 0 -
1950 31 Yankees 26 12 4 5 4 .556 4.55 2 0 0 112.2 503 103 57 60 9 79 0 54 3 1 1 -
1951 32 Yankees 11 2 3 0 3 .000 3.71 0 0 0 26.2 117 15 11 11 2 25 1 10 0 0 0 -
1951 32 Senators 7 7 0 2 3 .400 6.57 0 0 0 37.0 182 51 27 27 5 27 1 12 0 0 0 0
1951 32 Browns 9 7 0 2 4 .333 10.21 1 0 0 27.1 143 37 31 33 6 23 1 7 0 0 0 -
7 Years 164 98 27 37 55 .402 4.45 26 3 6 744.0 3,306 768 368 405 67 391 15 285 10 3 1 0

Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Hitting Stats

1943 24 Browns 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1946 27 Browns 3 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429
1947 28 Browns 34 54 5 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 7 0 0 0 .204 .218 .241
1948 29 Browns 43 73 9 11 3 0 1 0 4 4 0 17 2 0 0 0 .151 .195 .233
1949 30 Yankees 29 34 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 .118 .143 .118
1950 31 Yankees 26 35 4 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 .229 .250 .286
1951 32 Yankees 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1951 32 Senators 7 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 .071 .133 .143
1951 32 Browns 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286
7 Years 165 229 22 39 9 0 1 0 10 12 0 67 14 0 0 1 .170 .212 .223

Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Fielding Stats

1943 Browns P 3 0 28 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.89
1946 Browns P 3 3 66 4 1.3 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1947 Browns P 34 23 560 34 1.0 33 7 26 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.59
1948 Browns P 42 33 681 59 1.4 55 9 46 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 2.18
1949 Yankees P 29 11 286 21 0.7 19 2 17 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .905 1.79
1950 Yankees P 26 12 338 39 1.5 39 9 30 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.12
1951 Yankees P 11 2 80 10 0.9 10 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1951 Senators P 7 7 111 5 0.7 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.22
1951 Browns P 9 7 82 5 0.6 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
P Totals 164 98 2,232 180 1.1 173 33 140 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.09
7 Years 164 98 2,232 180 1.1 173 33 140 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.09

Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Miscellaneous Stats

1943 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 1.93 3.86
1946 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.89 3.27 3.68
1947 Browns 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 54.0 0.82 2.99 3.66
1948 Browns 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 73.0 4.3 18.3 0.87 3.13 3.61
1949 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 34.0 0.89 4.81 5.38
1950 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.8 11.7 0.68 4.31 6.31
1951 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.40 3.37 8.44
1951 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.44 2.92 6.57
1951 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.30 2.30 7.57
7 Years 0 1 .000 0 1 n/a 229.0 3.4 22.9 0.73 3.45 4.73

Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 St. Louis Browns 27 Undetermined - -
1946 St. Louis Browns 41 Undetermined - -
1947 St. Louis Browns 25 Undetermined - -
1948 St. Louis Browns 25 Undetermined - -
1949 New York Yankees 21 Undetermined - -
1950 New York Yankees 21 Undetermined - -
1951 New York Yankees 21 Undetermined - -
1951 Washington Senators 27 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Browns 28, 50 Undetermined - -

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