Reggie Sanders (first baseman)

Reggie Sanders
First baseman
Born: (1949-09-09)September 9, 1949
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: January 27, 2002(2002-01-27) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average .273
Home runs 3
Runs batted in 10
Teams

Reginald Jerome Sanders (September 9, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama - January 27, 2002), was a Major League Baseball player. He played 26 games, mostly at first base, for the Detroit Tigers in 1974. He hit a home run (off Catfish Hunter) in his first major league at bat.[1][2]

Sanders died on January 27, 2002.

See also

List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat

References

  1. "A's 5, Tigers 3", UPI in St. Petersburg Times, September 2, 1974.
  2. Scott Ferkovich, "Six Tigers hit homers in their first big league at-bat", Detroit Athletic Co., April 3, 2014.

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