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Duke Snider League
3-7-2079
Bill Sanford Catcher
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .661 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 641 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 08-09-1928
HR 48 Drafted Round 5, Pick 74
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(30 games)
RBI 328
SB 40
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR D 
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL D 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 CHN
154
593
49
124
17
4
9
67
48
 96 3 5
4
 3 18
.566
.270
.297
.088
.209
1952 CHN
162
601
64
121
13
6
12
69
63
 111 2 5
3
 4 12
.580
.277
.303
.101
.201
1953 CHN
23
57
8
12
1
0
0
4
7
 11 0 0
5
 0 7
.525
.297
.228
.018
.211
1954 CHN-NYN
53
164
26
50
17
1
5
25
15
 33 0 1
4
 3 7
.873
.361
.512
.207
.305
1955 NYN
106
350
35
93
23
0
7
53
33
 64 1 2
13
 9 3
.720
.329
.391
.126
.266
1956 NYN
51
173
15
47
7
0
1
16
13
 24 2 1
1
 4 3
.658
.328
.329
.058
.272
1957 NYN
39
126
22
35
9
2
3
15
16
 28 1 0
1
 1 2
.816
.364
.452
.175
.278
1958 NYN
38
133
18
35
1
1
4
19
14
 28 1 3
2
 2 5
.707
.331
.376
.113
.263
1959 NYN
50
157
16
40
9
2
3
19
12
 28 0 1
1
 2 1
.701
.306
.395
.140
.255
1960 NYN
16
53
3
12
3
1
0
7
3
 7 1 1
1
 2 1
.597
.276
.321
.094
.226
1961 NYN-BAL
37
124
11
40
9
0
2
16
12
 20 0 2
3
 1 0
.820
.377
.444
.121
.323
1962 BAL-CLE
49
96
10
29
4
3
2
14
7
 14 0 0
2
 0 1
.818
.350
.469
.167
.302
1963 CLE
19
21
2
3
1
0
0
4
2
 3 0 1
0
 0 1
.399
.208
.190
.048
.143
Total
797
2648
279
641
114
20
48
328
245
 467 11 22
40
 31 61
.661
.307
.355
.113
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Bill Sanford has retired from the Cleveland Wahoos
1962-10-23The Cleveland Wahoos have acquired Bill Sanford from the waiver wire.
1962-10-03The Baltimore Roughnecks have promoted Steve McCue to the major league team. The Baltimore Roughnecks have designated Bill Sanford for assignment.
1961-05-23The Baltimore Roughnecks have promoted Bill Sanford to the major league team.
1961-04-24The Baltimore Roughnecks have acquired Bill Sanford from the waiver wire.
1961-04-02The New York Spikes have waived Bill Sanford.
1960-06-27The New York Spikes have promoted Enos Kenworthy to the major league team. The New York Spikes have promoted Vicente Fuller to the major league team. The New York Spikes have designated Bill Sanford for assignment.
1954-05-20The New York Spikes have promoted Tommy Whaling to the major league team. The New York Spikes have promoted Bill Sanford to the major league team. The New York Spikes have sent Rob Smith to the minors. The New York Spikes have sent Barry Hartzell to the minors.
1954-05-02The New York Spikes have promoted Barry Hartzell to the major league team. The New York Spikes have sent Bill Sanford to the minors.
1954-04-20The New York Spikes have promoted Ullysis S Grant to the major league team. The New York Spikes have promoted Bill Sanford to the major league team. The New York Spikes have promoted Bibb Ausanio to the major league team. The New York Spikes have sent Doug Drysdale to the minors. The New York Spikes have sent Barry Hartzell to the minors. The New York Spikes have sent George Scharein to the minors.
1954-04-03A trade has been completed between the New York Spikes and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Geoff Taber from the New York Spikes in exchange for Bill Sanford.
1953-06-05The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Sanford down to the minors.
1951-04-04The Chicago Farm Hands have promoted Bill Sanford to the major league team. The Chicago Farm Hands have sent Jose Watson to the minors.