From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Sanford
Jack Sanford
For the first baseman, see Jack Sanford. For other uses, • All-Star selection (1957)
see John Sanford. • 1957 NL Rookie of the Year
Jack Sanford John Stanley Sanford (May 18, 1929 – March 7, 2000) was
an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major
League Baseball, and later in his career a relief pitcher as
well, for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants,
and California Angels. He finished his career playing very
briefly with the Kansas City Athletics.
Sanford was born in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.
He won the National League’s Rookie of the Year award in
1957 with the Phillies for a season with outstanding num-
bers. That year, he was 19-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 33 starts.
He had 15 complete games on the season, including three
shutouts. Impressively, he also finished the season with
188 strikeouts, which led the league.
His next seven years would be extremely solid, but
never quite as impressive as his rookie season; or accord-
ing to some, he never improved much after it. After being
traded to the Giants for the 1959 season, Sanford went
15-12 with a 3.16 ERA in 222 innings pitched and complet-
ed 10 games. That year, he started 31 games and made 36
Sanford in 1958. appearances, 5 out of the bullpen.
Sanford’s best bid for a Cy Young Award came in 1962
Pitcher
when he finished 24-7 with a 3.43 ERA for a very good
Born: May 18, 1929(1929-05-18) Giants team. He won 16 consecutive decisions from mid-
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts June to mid-September and was named Player of the
Died: March 7, 2000(2000-03-07) (aged 70) Month in August for his second straight 6-0 month. San-
Beckley, West Virginia ford led the Giants to the NL pennant and a chance to
face the New York Yankees in the World Series. It was
Batted: Right Threw: Right
the only time he would get to play in the postseason, but
MLB debut the Giants lost to the Yankees after Sanford lost Game 7,
1-0 to Ralph Terry. (The Giants lost the Series by inches:
September 16, 1956 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson caught Wil-
Last MLB appearance lie McCovey’s line drive with Willie Mays on second and
August 6, 1967 for the Kansas City Athletics
Matty Alou on third; a foot or two to either side and both
runners would have scored and the Giants would have
Career statistics won the Series.) But his statistics in the Series were out-
Win–loss record 137–101 standing. He had a 1.93 ERA with 23 innings pitched and
only 16 hits. He had 19 strikeouts and only a 1-2 record
Earned run average 3.69 due to lack of run support. He would also fall short of a Cy
Strikeouts 1,182 Young Award that year, coming in second in the voting
to Don Drysdale.
Teams
After he left the Giants, his best seasons were behind
• Philadelphia Phillies (1956–1958) him. He ended his career on August 6, 1967 with Kansas
• San Francisco Giants (1959–1965) City. In his career, he posted a solid 137-101 record with
• California Angels (1965–1967) a 3.69 overall ERA in 2049 innings pitched. He pitched in
• Kansas City Athletics (1967)
388 games (293 starts), accumulated 1182 strikeouts and
Career highlights and awards gave up only 840 earned runs. He also finished in the Top
10 in MVP Award voting twice in his career (1957, 1962).
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Sanford
Preceded by National League Strikeout Champion Succeeded by
Sam Jones 1957 Sam Jones
Preceded by National League Rookie of the Year Succeeded by
Frank Robinson 1957 Orlando Cepeda
Preceded by Major League Player of the Month Succeeded by
Frank Howard August, 1962 Dick Ellsworth
He finished 2nd in the league in wins twice, losing in 1957
to only Warren Spahn and in 1962 to Cy Young Award
External links
winner Don Drysdale. • Jack Sanford: Wellesley’s Major League Baseball Star
Sanford died at age 70 in Beckley, West Virginia. • Career statistics and player information from
Baseball-Reference
Highlights Persondata
Name Sanford, Jack
• Rookie of the Year in 1957
• Led the league in strikeouts in 1957 (188) Alternative names
• National League All-Star in 1957 Short description
• Led the league in shutouts in 1960 (6) Date of birth May 18, 1929
• 2nd in Cy Young Award voting in 1962 to Don
Place of birth Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Drysdale
Date of death March 7, 2000
See also Place of death Beckley, West Virginia
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
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Categories:
• Major League Baseball pitchers
• 1929 births
• 2000 deaths
• Philadelphia Phillies players
• San Francisco Giants players
• California Angels players
• Kansas City Athletics players
• National League All-Stars
• Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
• National League strikeout champions
• Baseball players from Massachusetts
• Wilmington Blue Rocks (1940–1952) players
• Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
• Syracuse Chiefs players
• Cleveland Indians coaches
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