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) |
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Fred SanfordFred Sanford Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 SanfordFred Sanford Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 165 | 229 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .212 | .223 | ||
Fred SanfordFred Sanford Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 SanfordFred Sanford Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 229.0 | 3.4 | 22.9 | 0.73 | 3.45 | 4.73 |
Fred SanfordFred Sanford Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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