Baseball player
| Charlie Sands | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: (1947-12-17)December 17, 1947 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: August 22, 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 68) Naples, Florida, U.S. | |
| Batted: LeftThrew: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 8, 1975, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 23 |
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Charles Duane Sands (December 17, 1947 – August 22, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter for the New York Yankees (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72), California Angels (1973–74) and Oakland Athletics (1975). Sands stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Sands was a member of the Pirates' 1971 National League and World Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and striking out against eventual Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.
Over six seasons he played in 93 games and had 145 at-bats, 15 runs, 31 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, 36 walks, .214 batting average, .372 on-base percentage, .393 slugging percentage, 57 total bases, 1 sacrifice fly and 4 intentional walks. He died on August 22, 2016, at the age of 68.
References
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
| Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series champions | |
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- 1947 births
- 2016 deaths
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Baseball players from Newport News, Virginia
- New York Yankees players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- California Angels players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Águilas Cibaeñas players
- American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Charleston Charlies players
- Salt Lake City Angels players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Manchester Yankees players
- Kinston Eagles players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Miami Marlins (FSL) players
- Tucson Toros players
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Morehead State University alumni