1991 scott sanderson

scott sanderson had intended to return to the a's in 1991 as he re-signed with them in december of 1990.  however, the yankees purchased his contract a couple weeks later, and sanderson was headed to the bronx.  here is his 1991 o-pee-chee card:

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sanderson pitched slightly better in 1991 than he had in 1990.  he was 16-10 (as opposed to 17-11 for the a's in 1990), with a slightly better era (3.81 to his 3.88 from the previous year), but was able to lower his whip from 1.31 to 1.10.  he even made the all-star team for the only time in his career, but he didn't make it into the game.

voici à vous, 1991 scott sanderson!

1990 scott sanderson

after 6 seasons with the cubs, in which he was 42-42, scott sanderson signed a free agent deal with the a's for the 1990 season.  here is his 1990 o-pee-chee card:

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sanderson had just missed getting to the world series in 1989 as the cubs lost in the nlcs to the giants, but his luck improved in 1990 with the a's.  oakland returned to the fall classic for the third consecutive season, but lost to the reds in four games.  sanderson pitched in two of those games, giving up 2 runs in 1.2 innings of work.  still, his regular season was a success as he went 17-11 with an era under 4.

voici à vous, 1990 scott sanderson!

1984 scott sanderson

scott sanderson was traded from the expos to the cubs in december of 1983. here is his 1984 o-pee-chee card:

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in his first season with the cubbies, sanderson was 8-5 with a 3.14 era in 24 starts. his best outing of the season was a 2-hitter against the pirates in april, although he had another complete game victory later in the season in which he gave up just 2 unearned runs while scattering 13 hits. he missed all of june due to injury, but was around for the cubs' drive to the nl east title, going 2-1 in 5 september starts with a 1.79 era. he started game 4 of the nlcs against the padres (the 'garvey game') but obviously had no decision in the outcome.

voici à vous, 1984 scott sanderson!