Reginald Jerome Sanders (September 9, 1949 – January 27, 2002), was an American 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.[2][3]

Sanders was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Tigers for Mike Kilkenny and cash on May 9, 1972.[4] He was dealt from the Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Jack Pierce in an exchange of minor-league first basemen on March 30, 1975.[5][6] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.[7]

Sanders died on January 27, 2002.[1]

See also

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Reggie Sanders". MLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "A's 5, Tigers 3", UPI in St. Petersburg Times, September 2, 1974.
  3. ^ Scott Ferkovich, "Six Tigers hit homers in their first big league at-bat" Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Detroit Athletic Co., April 3, 2014.
  4. ^ Detroit Tigers 1974 Press-TV-Radio Guide (scroll down to page 47). Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 6, 2020
  5. ^ "Tigers Swap For Brave," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, March 31, 1975. Retrieved June 6, 2020
  6. ^ Hawkins, Jim. "'Minor' Trade Becomes a Major Triumph for the Tigers," Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, June 10, 1975. Retrieved June 6, 2020
  7. ^ Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 6, 1977. Retrieved June 6, 2020


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