Ray Sanders
1942–1949 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals
630G
.274AVG
.370OBP
.401SLG
597H
42HR
326RBI
8SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630 | 2,557 | 2,182 | 320 | 597 | 114 | 19 | 42 | 326 | 328 | 217 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 875 | .274 | .370 | .401 | .771 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1944-07-16 to 1944-07-27
48longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1944-07-09 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1943-05-02 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1944-04-23 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 298 | 1155 | 272 | 22 | 164 | 180 | 93 | .284 | .391 | .435 |
| Away | 332 | 1402 | 325 | 20 | 162 | 148 | 124 | .266 | .337 | .374 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 204 | 48 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 22 | .261 | .328 | .391 |
| May | 128 | 554 | 124 | 12 | 76 | 80 | 47 | .267 | .368 | .397 |
| June | 101 | 409 | 74 | 3 | 35 | 61 | 35 | .217 | .330 | .296 |
| July | 129 | 526 | 142 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 34 | .319 | .403 | .494 |
| August | 114 | 472 | 118 | 8 | 63 | 53 | 34 | .289 | .362 | .419 |
| September | 103 | 369 | 85 | 4 | 37 | 44 | 43 | .267 | .350 | .368 |
| October | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .304 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 96 | 393 | 104 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 31 | .310 | .397 | .478 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 91 | 378 | 87 | 7 | 57 | 60 | 36 | .282 | .389 | .432 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 90 | 366 | 83 | 5 | 43 | 41 | 34 | .263 | .339 | .389 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 90 | 354 | 79 | 2 | 43 | 36 | 31 | .253 | .325 | .343 |
| cincinnati-reds | 87 | 354 | 69 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 25 | .231 | .336 | .328 |
| chicago-cubs | 86 | 342 | 78 | 2 | 39 | 42 | 39 | .262 | .351 | .339 |
| boston-braves | 78 | 331 | 88 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 15 | .313 | .396 | .491 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 12 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .273 | .333 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 282 | 71 | 5 | 39 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 478 | 134 | 11 | 73 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 601 | 177 | 12 | 102 | 2 | .295 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 537 | 148 | 8 | 75 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Boston Braves | 80 | 259 | 63 | 6 | 35 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 9 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |