Sanders gained some notoriety during the 1994 season when Pedro Martínez hit him with a pitch to end his bid for a perfect game with one out in the eighth inning. Sanders responded by charging the mound and igniting a bench-clearing brawl. He was ridiculed by some in the press for believing that a pitcher would abandon an attempt at a perfect game to intentionally hit a batter.[1]
On August 20, 2003, Sanders became the fortieth player in MLB history to hit two home runs in an inning, doing so for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 5th inning. He was only the third Pirates player to accomplish the feat. Sanders' first home run of the inning came as the third in a back-to-back-to-back string for the Pirates; the second was a grand slam.[2]
With the Cardinals, Sanders had a breakout of sorts during the 2005 National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. In a three-game sweep of the Padres, Sanders had 10 runs batted in, a new record for a division series. In Game 1 of the 2005 NLCS, Sanders hit a two-run home run to give the Cardinals a two-run lead, making it his seventh career postseason home run. However, the Cardinals would lose the series in six games, giving the Houston Astros their first NL pennant and trip to the World Series.
On June 10, 2006, as a member of the Royals, Sanders hit his 300th home run. This made him the fifth member of Major League Baseball's 300-300 club, as he had stolen the 300th base of his career on May 1. He became the first player in history to join the club at his home stadium. Steve Finley of the San Francisco Giants joined the 300-300 club as its sixth member on June 14, four days after Sanders achieved the feat. Sanders hit 20 or more home runs in one season for six different teams. He hit at least 10 home runs in a season for every major league team he played for (seven in all).[3]
Sanders missed the majority of the 2007 season due to an injury and became a free agent after the season.
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reggie, sanders, first, baseman, first, baseman, reginald, laverne, sanders, born, december, 1967, american, former, right, fielder, major, league, baseball, batted, threw, right, handed, played, professionally, with, cincinnati, reds, louis, cardinals, pittsb. For the first baseman see Reggie Sanders first baseman Reginald Laverne Sanders born December 1 1967 is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball He batted and threw right handed He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds St Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals and was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 World Series championship over the New York Yankees Reggie SandersSanders in 2017OutfielderBorn 1967 12 01 December 1 1967 age 56 Florence South Carolina U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 22 1991 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceJuly 29 2007 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsBatting average 267Home runs305Runs batted in983TeamsCincinnati Reds 1991 1998 San Diego Padres 1999 Atlanta Braves 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 San Francisco Giants 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates 2003 St Louis Cardinals 2004 2005 Kansas City Royals 2006 2007 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1995 World Series champion 2001 Contents 1 Early career 2 Baseball career 3 Career statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly career editSanders was 23 years old when he made his major league debut on August 22 1991 after being selected in the seventh round of the 1987 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds He attended Spartanburg Methodist College before beginning his pro career with the Rookie level Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League in 1988 Baseball career editSanders gained some notoriety during the 1994 season when Pedro Martinez hit him with a pitch to end his bid for a perfect game with one out in the eighth inning Sanders responded by charging the mound and igniting a bench clearing brawl He was ridiculed by some in the press for believing that a pitcher would abandon an attempt at a perfect game to intentionally hit a batter 1 On August 20 2003 Sanders became the fortieth player in MLB history to hit two home runs in an inning doing so for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St Louis Cardinals in the top of the 5th inning He was only the third Pirates player to accomplish the feat Sanders first home run of the inning came as the third in a back to back to back string for the Pirates the second was a grand slam 2 With the Cardinals Sanders had a breakout of sorts during the 2005 National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres In a three game sweep of the Padres Sanders had 10 runs batted in a new record for a division series In Game 1 of the 2005 NLCS Sanders hit a two run home run to give the Cardinals a two run lead making it his seventh career postseason home run However the Cardinals would lose the series in six games giving the Houston Astros their first NL pennant and trip to the World Series On June 10 2006 as a member of the Royals Sanders hit his 300th home run This made him the fifth member of Major League Baseball s 300 300 club as he had stolen the 300th base of his career on May 1 He became the first player in history to join the club at his home stadium Steve Finley of the San Francisco Giants joined the 300 300 club as its sixth member on June 14 four days after Sanders achieved the feat Sanders hit 20 or more home runs in one season for six different teams He hit at least 10 home runs in a season for every major league team he played for seven in all 3 Sanders missed the majority of the 2007 season due to an injury and became a free agent after the season Career statistics editYears Games PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG FLD 17 1777 7043 6241 1037 1666 341 60 305 983 304 674 1614 267 343 487 981In 64 postseason games Sanders batted 195 43 for 221 with 24 runs 7 home runs 25 RBI 9 stolen bases and 26 walks See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leadersReferences edit Cincinnati Reds at Montreal Expos Box Score April 13 1994 Baseball Reference com MLB Players with Two Home Runs in an Inning mlb com Reggie Sanders Stats Baseball Reference com External links editCareer statistics and player information from ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reggie Sanders amp oldid 1182398697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
