Dennis Saunders was born on Tuesday, January 4, 1949, in Alhambra, California. Saunders was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 21, 1970, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Dennis Saunders baseball stats page.
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Dennis Saunders![]() Dennis Saunders Autograph on a 1971 Topps Baseball Card (#423) |
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Dennis SaundersDennis Saunders 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 |
| 1970 | 21 | Tigers | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 1 Year | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Dennis SaundersDennis Saunders 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 |
| 1970 | 21 | Tigers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 1 Year | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Dennis SaundersDennis Saunders Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1970 Tigers | P | 8 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 8 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 1 Year | 8 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
Dennis SaundersDennis Saunders 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 |
| 1970 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 5.14 | 3.21 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1 Year | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 5.14 | 3.21 |
Dennis SaundersDennis Saunders Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1970 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
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